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| Old phones as streaming sources @soix I didn’t actually make such a blanket statement, no. I can imagine there are $10k DACs that do a poor job of cleaning up noise on the incoming digital signal, in which case I would definitely recommend a well-engineered, noise-free stream... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources posted this earlier, but in case you missed it. noise is easy to measure. so while different streamers can be noisier and have higher levels of jitter, some, but not all, DACs can level the playing field, making it unnecessary to spend big $ on ... | |
| Need Guidance for Next/Last Pair of Speakers check out my vintage rig posted on my systems page. I had a pair of Altec Santiagos resto/modded by aural hifi in denver (jeremy). cost was within your budget. he could source a pair of vintage speakers for you. | |
| A quick question on what streamers to consider....... Aurender is made in Korea. Not sure why you want to spend $2000; seems like overkill, but Sonore products are made in U.S., are highly regarded, and you can get a roon ready streamer for less than $2k | |
| A quick question on what streamers to consider....... Aurender is made in Korea. Not sure why you want to spend $2000; seems like overkill, but Sonore products are made in U.S., are highly regarded, and you can get a roon ready streamer for less than $2k | |
| Aurender Model Choices @jfrmusic This topic has received quite alot of attention on Audiogon - and other forums - recently. There are definitely opposing views on this, so I would encourage you to do what you’re doing; keep an open mind and sort thru the issues in a ... | |
| Aurender Model Choices Here’s another thread, this one on Roon Labs, where several Benchmark DAC owners swear by their Raspberry Pi’s - one discusses his comparison to an Aurender unit: https://community.roonlabs.com/t/what-led-you-to-benchmark/238494 | |
| Aurender Model Choices Ran across this thread on another forum. Another Benchmark DAC owner reached out to Benchmark to ask about streamers. Interesting response: https://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?t=52456 Not really a surprise though. This is the same ... | |
| Aurender Model Choices oops, sorry, you need both a server for your use case. But same idea, even more so on the server side. For that, there are a lot of cheaper alternatives; one that I have alot of experience with are the sonicTransporters from Snall Green Computer... | |
| Aurender Model Choices have to agree with @benanders on this one. The extent to which streamers have a “sound” is somewhat controversial in some circles (i.e., if jitter and power source noise is minimized). So spending a lot of $ on your first streamer seems like a b... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range You have a cool system, and the Octave has more guts than most tube amps, particularly with the black box. I know one dealer who has paired it with Wilson Sabrinas and really likes the combo. Re speakers, I heard some Rethm Trishnas at Capital A... | |
| Ways to make your digital streaming sound better @bill_peloquin Great question. Have thought a lot about this, and here are two of the reasons I’ve come up with: 1) Internet anonymity has diminished the obligation of common civility, which is traditionally reinforced by the social norms of o... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources “A friend of mine mentioned that Aurender said somewhere in their literature that the streamer accounts for 70% of the sound quality of a system vs 30% DAC…” I don’t mean any disrespect, and I am sure your system sounds great, but that’s absurd (... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources I don’t know. but it seems to me that in order to be so definitive about a position, it would seem incumbent on the person arguing that position to cite something other than “people who have better streamers”, particularly in light of the science ... | |
| Looking for recommendations for integrated with a more “organic” sound. Synthesis Roma 96DC for about $3k. |