mdalton
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| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes honestly, I think there are folks who champion high end streamers whose arguments are the functional equivalent of those who call themselves “Creationists”. It’s essentially pseudo-science. | |
| Integrated all in one for a second system I’d look at an Accuphase integrated, and a separate dac/streamer, which wouldn’t cost much and can be tiny (if that matters), and prob still outperform most internal streamer/dacs. Thst way you get the warmer, legendary sound of the Accuphase. | |
| Integrated amp under $5k btw, if you relax the class d requirement, but definitely want solid state, you might want to consider Simaudio 340i X. Priced at $5k. | |
| Integrated amp under $5k @aj523 You didn’t mention speakers it would be paired with, but I’m assuming the Fyne 1-8S from previous thread? If so, I’d be careful with a hypex/class d - my understanding is they’re optimized for 4 ohm speakers, and your Fynes are efficient... | |
| Are streamers digitally enhanced? yes, there’s a whole new class of plastic surgeons popping up in LA. | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @kckrs Cool! Let us know how it goes. What’s the ETA? | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @devinplombier Yep, I get it. My streamer journey started with my first post-retirement project, which is when I built a raspberry pi. My “bias” was that I was gonna hear a huge difference between it and my better streamers - everyone (almost)... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @kckrs Interesting re Volumio and wifi. While I have no direct experience of that streamer, I do have experience with 4 others using wifi in my house. They are: iFi Zen streamer, Pro-ject S2 Ultra, Okto DAC8 with raspberry pi self-installed, a... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @devinplombier Very interesting topic. And I’m sure all will be shocked that I have a different view than @kevn does as it relates to digital v analog. I think perhaps a more apt analogy is as follows: 1) Reading the source - in the analog r... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers lol! We’ll just have to disagree on that. I’ve provided my 20+ years’ streaming experience, links to discussions where multiple perspectives have been shared, industry resources for helping others evaluate products, and credible explanations for ... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @kevn Sure, it makes sense, but is not really responsive to my fundamental points. Jitter is well understood and measured. And there are folks who know a lot more than me about the science who have done all sorts of tests on the limits of huma... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @kevn ”sigh”. You slightly misrepresented my position. Please see my post on 4/25 at 4:05 pm. I do and have heard differences across streamers, and I believe many others do as well. However, due to a misunderstanding of what streamers do or ... | |
| Building a second, vinyl focused system. Speaker advice needed! (<$10k) They’re a little polarizing, but I’m a big fan of the Rethms. The Trishna started out @ $10k, but may be up to $12k now. Perfect for virtually any tube amplification, even SET. They use a full range driver combined with a powered low end featur... | |
| Need Recommendation for Coffee Shop klipsch the three | |
| Need Recommendation for Coffee Shop If you’re going midcentury vibe, Klipsch the three might be a good choice. |