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| Mahler on vinyl - your favorite I dislike vinyl as a medium. So I would only go for the Jascha Horenstein/LSO Third, because apparently the digital remix changed the balances for the worse relative to the lp | |
| Streamer Upgrade Bluesound Node To Aurender N10 The OP seems to indicate that he is using AirPlay with the Node. Does he intend to continue using AirPlay with the Aurender? If so I suspect he is wasting his money. If he intends to ditch AirPlay and use the Aurender either with WiFi or Ethern... | |
| Node 2i what is better at that price, just need the streamer section? I really like the Cambridge Audio CXN 60 streamer/DAC combo, which also offers the very useful features of Chromecast and AirPlay. It costs a couple hundred above the $1 G budget but perhaps a used can be had | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Can it be used as a DAC? If it has a digital input and if it’s the DAC that makes the player special then try using it with another transport. | |
| The character of analog and digital Well, the vinylphiles better hang on to their lps from back in the day, because due to tape storage issues most reissues have to go through a digital phase, as the MoFi mess shows. So enjoy using those expensive analog rigs to extract digital fil... | |
| To preamp or not to preamp. That is the question. My two cents: A few years ago I was using a Mytek Manhattan as a DAC . Amplification was Parasound, the JC pre and power amps. Had a problem with the pre and it took weeks to get it repaired so I tried using the Manhattan as the pre. Mytek was ... | |
| DAC’s I detect a sense of exhaustion from the OP. This is supposed to be fun. My 2 cents is keep the DAC and streamer separate. The DAC is the larger determinant of the sound, but the streamer can make or break the experience. A great sounding strea... | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy I find that most salespeople that I encounter in real stores are old line audio guys who know something about amps, CD players, turntables, speakers, etc. Streamers however are networking computers housed in audio component casework and many of th... | |
| Do audiophiles creat the high prices we complain about. Not every company is the baby of some innovator spending his 401K slaving away in his garage to build a better product. At some point the successful ones have large R&D and then manufacture abroad. When they release a new product, I am sure th... | |
| Current model DVD with 5.1 / 7.1 analog out - "Oppo Like" features Just out of curiosity, what do you have against using a processor or an AVR? | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? My guess is that the OP is correct, that since usb is the most jitter prone interface, the lack of the femto clock isn’t so important. I remember looking at the W4S DAC a few years back and they were offering the non Femto for about $1900 and the ... | |
| Streamer/DAC - Where is the value? Bryston’s DAC is fantastic. The streamer sounds great but has the worst software management program imaginable. I would avoid. My personal setup is the aforementioned Bryston DAC with the Cambridge Audio CXN 60. If you purchased the Bryston... | |
| Best wireless headphones for flying Sony Bluetooth Noise canceling. I have worn them comfortably on a plane for 3 hours or more, but then again I have been told that I have a very fat head | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? I agree that a sound system should be the last consideration when buying a vehicle but I remember reading some comments by musicians, I think one was Neil Young, when some manufacturer released a luxury car with an SACD multichannel system, that t... | |
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss Just what I wanted to read-I’m going for my Sleep test tonight. I’ve also been in denial for years. I used to be in great shape but relied on exercise, about 2 hours a day high intensity, to keep my weight down, but I turned 50 and developed leu... |