mdalton
Responses from mdalton
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp @jim2 Now see, that’s just trying to put other people in little boxes. We do that in audio, just as we do it in politics (religion, etc.). In the audio world, for example, if I raise measurements, I’m accused of only caring about measurements. P... | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp @audphile1 lol! as long as someone agrees with you you’re cool! | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp @audphile1 @jim2 aah, jeez, I don’t know, why would anybody care that some moron is in a position to destroy the democracy we’ve managed to maintain for the last 235 years. easy come, easy go I guess. let’s just talk about expensive servers an... | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp Gold Note is another good choice. You could go with a DS-1000 Evo DAC/streamer that has a class A preamp stage, for only $7,500. If/when you decide to go vinyl, Gold Note has 3 different, highly regarded phono preamps ranging in price from $2k t... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources @bruce19 here’s someone who actually measured the results of using a phone as a streamer vs several other options. His takeaway, no surprise, is that the DAC matters a lot. Jitter rejection and noise filtering at the DAC can level the playing ... | |
| 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... |