melvinjames

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What are you streaming tonight?
Melody Gardot "Sunset In The Blue"QobuzThis release seems to be mislabeled. The HI-RES version on Qobuz plays at 16/44.1. Two non-labeled versions play at MP3 320, and another at 16/44.1.  
What are you streaming tonight?
And now that it's later ..Abbey Lincoln "You Gotta Pay The Band"Qobuz 
What are you streaming tonight?
@jjss49 .. I don't recall hearing that album. It's now in my Qobuz favorites, I'll have a listen later. Thanks! 
Can a dac really be future proof?
Really future proof? As in SW only upgrades without a hardware upgrade? I don't see how future proof is possible in that light.   SW upgrades will keep obsolescence at bay but Hardware moves on every year.   So you spring big bucks for a 24 bit,... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Stan Getz "Getz Au Go Go"Qobuz (24/192) 
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Bob Mamet "London House Blues"Qobuz 
What are you streaming tonight?
John Coltrane "The Prestige Recordings" Disc 16personal library 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Donald Byrd "Ethiopian Knights"Grant Green "Born To Be Blue"Lee Morgan "Cornbread" 
What are you streaming tonight?
Bill Evans Trio "Portrait In Jazz"personal library 
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Tord Gustavsen Trio "The Other Side"Qobuz 
What are you streaming tonight?
Art Pepper "Gettin' Together!"Qobuz 
Hi-res streaming on Qobuz
Well @rvpiano, now you can rest assured you made the right choice to begin with. I have the Node 2 and didn’t detect much (if any) burn-n so I doubt it’s much of a factor. It’s a nice streamer, no question, but it’s certainly not the end-all. FWIW... 
What's your favorite boutique speaker maker
Another + for Omega. Does Magnepan qualify as boutique? If yes, +. If no, ignore me (except for the Omega part). 
Need streaming App that “connects to Qobuz” & plays using my DLNA/UPnP device?
@hgeifman .. I've looked high and low for a setting to increase text size and artwork to no avail. The developer must have MUCH better eyesight than me. I also use mconnect on my Android phone and it's basically the same, unfortunately. That said,... 
Mini Toslink adapters... degrade sound?
While I have't used those particular adapters, I have used cheap no-name ones and haven't detected any difference. If you only need mini-Toslink on 1 end Lifatec makes a nice glass cable. I've had one for years.http://www.lifatec.com/toslink2.html