mdalton
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| New streamer needed The pro-ject is designed to facilitate the direct connection of an external drive to a usb input, and I think the iFi is as well. not sure about the others I referenced, but you should check. Regarding the difference in sound you heard, there are... | |
| New streamer needed oh, btw, totally disagree with @ghdprentice regarding the long-term prospects of Roon (keeping in mind what I’ve already said, which is that I’m a fan). Roon very powerfully integrates your cd collection, burned on a NAS and/or residing on a dedi... | |
| New streamer needed ugh. There are so many threads on this exact topic, just in the last month. You should do a search on the topic. But, in a nutshell, there are two separate camps on this topic lurking here on this forum. One argues that spending a significan... | |
| Replacement for Shindo what about Kondo? No experience myself, but legendary. I vaguely recall an Art Dudley (RIP!) piece where he compared his shindo stuff to kondo. | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! @abnerjack hah! interesting theory on car maintenance there. Need to consult the science, and will get back to you. @audioguy85 see @jji666 ’s post above. Tubes on DACs make sense because there is an analog signal involved there. @hifiguy4... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! For the record, I really love my server and all 4 of my streamers. I almost never participate in the vinyl vs. digital debates because it is all so system dependent. I am often amazed at how good my digital side sounds, even though I prefer my v... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! @jc4659 very nice. yes, it’s for the same reason i’ve thought that if the moment ever comes, I might double-clutch (pun definitely intended!), and go for the Cayman S. | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! @jc4659 carrera 4s is my dream car. I call my chipped Golf R the poor man’s Porsche. After I chipped it, it increased hp from 256 to 311. The S4 is my wife’s (yes, I know, I married the perfect woman); anyway, since it got my car close to the... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! @audphile1 It is absolutely not personal, but my apology stands. The irony is that my system reflects a complete lack of dogma, including with respect to measurements. I do tubes and vinyl for goodness sakes! I know that the amp in my big rig... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! btw, that apology is to all members. | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! @jji666 Thanks for your comments. On your last point, I would like to apologize for my tone. I did mean to mock an idea, not a person, but I can see how it came off the same way; I’m sorry. And hobestly, I did mean to be click-baitey, but may... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! so i used the car example to try to take some of the audiophile mysticism out of the equation. (Another common example is that most people have very different responses to a man with a deep voice saying something, vs. a woman -or man - with a hig... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! As I said, anybody who thinks they’re immune is in denial. Other thoughts? | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! But seriously, it’s stuff like this that make all of us the deserving objects of ridicule from our non- audiophile friends. I’m convinced that confirmation bias is the dirty little secret in all our lives that we need to acknowledge before we can... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! @audphile1 gosh, a lot of anger there. I actually didn’t remember who said it; didn’t really matter, as it’s just a metaphor for what I see as a broader problem with the hobby. are you saying you want to invest in my company? |