markmuse
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| Hegel H390 DAC @mm1tt77 Thanks. A good USB cable to try is DH Labs Mirage. Very good at a reasonable price. https://silversonic.com/products/digital-cables/mirage-usb/ | |
| Hegel H390 DAC @mm1tt77 same, U2 Mini. But what is the SBooster? Using USB to the DAC. I compared USB to AES, and USB was smoother, more musical. The cable matters a lot. Thinking about the U2, but the Mini sounds great. Sometimes one doesn’t know what improvem... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC A few months ago I did a direct comparison between the T+A 200 DAC and a PS Audio DSD Mk2 DAC in my system. I ended up keeping the Mk2. The T+A was slightly more sibilant emphasizing and fatiguing. The Mk2 a bit more dimensional. (Lumin>DAC&g... | |
| Most recent speaker you audited in room and returned? Why did you return it? KEF Reference 1 (pre meta). There was nothing overtly wrong with them, but they were rather flat and lifeless. I think they need a beefy class A amp to really grab them by the short hairs – I was not willing to go there. But my son-in-law seems to... | |
| Does a DAC like this even exist? Lumin | |
| Help with streamer software @jji666 I knew I would be using JPlay for Qobuz. The question was and remains how do I access internet radio. There does not seem to be a solution short of TuneIn (or similar) via Airplay, or Roon - neither of which are satisfactory. | |
| Help with streamer software @lalitk U2 Mini. More TC as things settle in. | |
| Help with streamer software @dickieboy @vandy357 Listening to it now. Works perfectly with JPlay. Sonically, sans burn-in and with the supplied HDMI cable, it is a bit more immediate and slightly more detailed (better textures) than the Lumin. Kinda unfair to start judgin... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? I think Dekay has the answer. | |
| Help with streamer software @vandy357 To use Roon you need a computer of some sort, like a Nucleus. You cannot just download and use the software. And then of course there is the monthly subscription fee. Yes, PS A seems to be relying upon Roon to provide the interface. Gi... | |
| Help with streamer software @vandy357 While the AirLens is 'Roon Ready' you really don't need it. JPlay (2wk free trial, $50/year) is an excellent sounding and full featured app for a number of OS, including iOS. That is what I will be using. I'm really quite interested in... | |
| Help with streamer software @vandy357 Same as me, except my DAC is the only other PS A piece I have. And I'm with you on the return policy. I hate to do it, but will if necessary. | |
| Help with streamer software @vandy357 I downloaded Jplay to test. Using it now on my Lumen and it is very good. Full featured and sounds great. The Airhead is due here on Wednesday. But if you have the N20 now I wouldn’t change unless you also have a PS A DAC, in which cas... | |
| Help with streamer software @mahler123 @lalitk I did compare Roon to other apps and found it lacking in sound quality. Not vastly, but it was definitely there. Regarding sound quality of IR, Jazz24 has two streams, one is MP3, the other is redbook. This is my primary musi... | |
| Help with streamer software @fuzztone Thanks. I did ask PS A. They are basically counting on Roon to drive the thing. Volumia won't work for me, it requires Raspberry or Windows. @ghdprentice I know Aurender has great software and I might end up there at some point. Cu... |