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| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp @jbuhl +1 Simaudio Moon 791 Preamp/DAC/Network player is $16k. It also has a built in phono section that is supposed to be quite good. Their Mind2 app is also supposed to be quite good. And if you run - or want to run - Roon, just get a sonic... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @mitch2 Kudos to you for this observation: “I have however found that I perceive sonic differences between streamers which, if true, would imply that it might be more likely to perceive sonic differences….” How refreshing to hear someone who “... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @tonywinga Pretty sure you’re not talking about me, right? First, I have about $100k invested in 4 systems, over $80k of which is in my two reference level systems (including cables). Second, I have 4 different DACs in those 4 systems, and h... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @steakster Totally agree that you can spend a lot less on the digital side and have a state of the art digital front end. And, yes, I also agree that you have to spend a lot more to have a state of the art analog front end. And as you can see ... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @fastfreight Hey, I get it, and I’m not trying to tell you how to spend your money. I just feel compelled to give an alternative perspective for those other members who might use this thread to help inform their purchase decisions. And I offer... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @fastfreight So to summarize: TP-Link - $20 (rounded up) LHY SW-8 - $600 Ether Regen - $680 English Electric - $700 GTT Switch X - $3,500 Network Acoustics Tempus - $4,130 JCAT M12 Gold - $4,800 And our conclusion is that it’s a waste of... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? Oh dear. Ok, so both of the manufacturers of the devices you have claim that they reduce noise. And Amir measures noise in several different ways. Tell me what he should be measuring? What different measurements do those manufacturers use to ... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @tonywinga Oh Tony, say it ain’t so! A network switch? So I understand a lot of folks on Audiogon have problems with ASR and Amir. And as I’ve previously shared, I find the ASR approach to be highly reductive in the analog realm. But ASR doe... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @jji666 It’s downright tribal. Am reminded of Lord of the Flies; remember what happens to poor Simon when he tries to tell the other boys his discovered truth about the beast? | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @tonywinga Sorry, missed your question above. Yes, I do much of my “serious” listening using my vinyl front end, both on my “big rig”, and on my “vintage” basement system. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I find well engineered digital syste... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @tonywinga Thx, I totally get your point. Here’s mine: Avg DAC + Avg. Server = Average Sound Good DAC + Avg. Server = Good Sound Great DAC + Avg. Server = Great Sound. The main difference is I can explain why, and I saved alot of $ on a se... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @tonywinga I think your example misses the point (by a mile or more). My home system is way more resolving than my car system, of course. I always hear more on a more resolving system, of course. The only question here is whether a change in ... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? I absolutely agree with @jji666 . And there’s a ton of support for his position from a subset of the audiophile community, that includes engineers, designers, Roon Labs itself! There seems to be a bias embedded in the arguments from a differen... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? @mitch2 Then this would be my recommendation: https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/products/sonictransporter-i9-optical-gen-3 | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? http://archimago.blogspot.com/2023/12/do-bit-perfect-digital-sources-affect.html My own experience is that confirmation bias is a huge challenge for all of us. A/B comparisons are really hard, and aural memory sucks. And the potential diff... |