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| DAC Advice - Benchmark DAC 3 It’s a perfect choice. Just do it! | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer I have a Cambridge Evo 150 and have compared various sources for streaming including the on board streamer and class 2 USB audio input from Remote Desktop computer using the same source files. Both sound very similar, top notch. I’d really have to... | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer You can’t categorize one type of device as inherently superior to another in regards to digital sound “quality”. The devil is always in the details…..what two items specifically are being compared. It will sound really good either way these days w... | |
| Is symphonic music kind of like Phil Spector got hold of chamber music? Kinda like that but symphonic music came along way before Phil Spector. So it’s more like Phil Spector is like symphonic music got hold of Robert Johnson or Louis Armstrong or Billie Holliday or Bob Dylan. | |
| Why don't we tire of music? People tire eventually if too much of most anything. Perhaps not money. | |
| Does dose anyone see these speakers in real? Those are beautiful. I think I’m going to cry….🥹🥲😭🤣😂😂🥲🥹 | |
| We Can Make Classic Cars Outperform Today's "SuperCars": Why Not Vintage Audio? Ain’t nothing to it but to do it. | |
| Unison Research Simply Italy - amazing Nice little amp. | |
| Did you notice.... In some cases people have their systems tuned to deal with all the issues associated with analog so when pure clean accurate digital comes into the picture it is a problem that requires more changes. In other cases the reverse is true. In others... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? The wild Wild West was truly wild. There was a lot to conquer and master by frontier folk of various kinds. People should admire that spirit even if at times it was to the detriment of others I suppose. Talking about native Americans and wildlif... | |
| Shakti Stone You never know until you try. Much cheaper ways to accomplish stated goal if it is even a problem to start with. Maybe or maybe not. Each case is different and can be assessed systematically. See @mahgister system on this very site. Beware of ex... | |
| What do the arrows mean on my cable? Arrows indicate signal direction which is from source to preamp if present to amp. Usually used with analog signals not digital. Does it matter? Try it and see. If the arrows are there best to follow directions if you must choose. | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? @jderson I hear you. Some People like to over complicate things. It’s a hard habit to break. Streaming is not so hard. Only when one becomes obsessed with always trying to find something better. So I guess in some cases it is made out to be ... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? Yippee ki-yay!!! | |
| Are you discovering new music? Streaming music services like Roon and Plex are designed specifically to help people discover new music. |