mastering92

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Fuzzy playback
Yes, that is correct. Just like USB. Although packet errors from using a damaged or otherwise defective ethernet cable can cause dropouts. It will always try to retransmit, but failures (even in the field) are not uncommon. I use the 22 AWG versi... 
Solving the "complex music problem"?
What @kota1 said ✅️   ​  
Fuzzy playback
If you want to test whether or not it's ethernet, buy a cheap CAT 8 cable. The specification is improved overall vs older CATs.  And if it is ethernet, end-game ethernet cable: LINKUP - [GHMT & DSX8000 Certified] Cat8 Ethernet Patch Cable I ... 
Worth upgrading my cables?
@mceljo  Well new tubes - different sound. Just like in a solid-state amplifier, the main filter capacitors, power transformer(s), and small changes the circuit design can vastly improve or detract from sound quality, or objectively accurate audi... 
Worth upgrading my cables?
@mceljo Thank you for the write-up. I have also experimented with power cords, interconnects etc. I have found that the shortest interconnects seem to provide a tiny amount of gain vs longer ones. Or rather, the long interconnects seem to be r... 
Worth upgrading my cables?
   
DVD player disc cleaner
Allsop Eight Brush CD Laser Lens Cleaner it really works. Eject the disc after about a minute.  
Worth upgrading my cables?
No cheap calls. I asked you first.  
Worth upgrading my cables?
@thyname  What does your audition process look like, step-by-step?  
Worth upgrading my cables?
@thyname maybe ask an electrician what he thinks of that power cord... before willing to part with your money and maybe give it to a stranger on the internet.    
Worth upgrading my cables?
@designtaylor When we want to understand cables, we measure them. The inductance, capacitance and resistance of a cable can define what it can do, vs what it can’t. Cables are just a bridge between 2 points...and low resistance is the most impor... 
Worth upgrading my cables?
@designtaylor I don’t use cables to fine-tune a system, but I will say that upgrading my DAC’s power cord to a monoprice hospital-grade cord ($11 on amazon) (up to 1625w, up to 105 degrees, and 13A with all required/over-the-top certifications i... 
Headphones Amp, Sound card, Bluetooth Dongle Questions
I’m going to try and give you insight on these things. Before you go out and buy anything, are you listening to .mp3s , .wav files (CD quality) or .flac ? If you are listening to lossy music (rather than lossless) the entire premise of achieving ... 
mhdt Orchid - hum noise
There are products you can buy which claim to eliminate ground loops; that cause hum to occur; such as the Ebtech Hum X. More likely than not, if this is sporadic or new behavior altogether from the Orchid DAC, it could mean a bad power transforme... 
Worth upgrading my cables?
I read some good things about the audioquest robin hood speaker cables. What do you think the system is missing in terms of sound quality?