malibu457

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Streamer upgrade? follow up.
i have the new Pontus 12th for playback of my lossless files. i believe source matters a lot. Rega Amp. another point is that i often travel and can not always depend on a wifi connection to stream. i attend the symphony in various countries aroun... 
Streamer upgrade? follow up.
for serious listening you can purchase and download CD quality and beyond now.  plus you can play back the files on your personal music player anywhere and not have to rely on a WiFi connection.  great when traveling.   
Streamer upgrade? follow up.
the Node is good enough to discover new artist via streaming.  do i want to pay thousands for something like an Aruender?  nope. i can get just as good sound quality by purchasing and downloading the same  lossless file from Presto if i really rea... 
Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system?
i am also referring to recording decades old, back in the analog days...they sound so much better now either as digital playback or streamed. i would love to read a history of the last four decades of the parallel milestones in both the recording ... 
Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system?
when and what where the breakthroughs in digital sound? 2010? what technological breakthrough brought the most improvements?  i would like to see and incremental technological history on how we got here.  was it software i.e. recording techniques,... 
Streamer upgrade? follow up.
i borrowed a Denafrips Pontus from a my dealer yesterday.  i hooked up to my Bluesound Node 2i via coax and streamed via Roon.  not impressed.  the unit i was told had less than 20 hours on it.  ok.  i than connected the Pontus via coax to my Oppo... 
Atoll IN200SE Integrated Amplifier
anyone have the opportunity to compare the Atoll with any of the Rega Amps?  
Streamers/DACs
i would like to see a blind test between a Bluesound Node and a Aurender.  
Upgrading Bluesound Node power supply with PD Creative (Hans B. reviews on Youtube)
i have asked PD Creative to look at the measurements of both the Zen Stream and the Node 2i and compare them.  i have not received an answer from them. i suspect that the Zen Stream is better than the Node 2i even after their PSU upgrade.  
Aurender
what is needed is a excellent $1k streamer without a DAC that has no connection issues like a popular option.  something with a OS like the Bluesound and the sound of the iFi Zen Stream.  currently the next level up starts at $2,500.  pity.  
If you’ve heard an iFi Zen stream, anything better under $1k?
has anyone compared the Node 2i after the PD Creative psu mod to that of the Zen Stream?  both measurements can be found on the PD website and on the GoldenSound website.    
Upgrading Bluesound Node power supply with PD Creative (Hans B. reviews on Youtube)
has anyone compared the measurements of the iFi Zen Stream to that of the measurements of the Bluesound Node after the PD Creative PSU mod?  trying to confirm this?  does the after market PD mod make the Node sound as transparent?  
My Ifi Zen Stream Review: 3D Soundstage!
now iFi has introduced an new streamer that included a DAC. most of us who have struggled with the Zen Stream where using an external DAC and where awaiting an Zen Stream MK2 that resolved all the issues associated with its predecessor. instead, i... 
My Ifi Zen Stream Review: 3D Soundstage!
the PD Creative upgrade  
Ifi Zen Streamer plus upgraded power supply - the streamer to beat??
curious to know how the Zen Stream would compare to the Bluesound Node with the PD Creative power supply upgrade.