mgrif104
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| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? @jasonbourne52 I never listen at enough volume to approach clipping. In this system, it’s a relatively small listening area | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? @antigrunge2 thanks for the smile! @kr4 thanks for the recommendations! I just listened to the Vanska/Minnesota and it’s much better! I should have tried that one without prompting because I’m often surprised at how much I enjoy both their play... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? @jhills I didn't ask if you thought all DACs and amps sounded the same. I asked you to consider why they sound different (if you do perceive a difference) and then consider if some of the same factors might apply to streamers. Based on your res... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? @jhills Which specific streamers have you actually auditioned to reach your conclusion? Are you able to hear differences between DACs? Have you perceived differences between amplifiers? To what might you attribute those different sonic charac... | |
| DAC - DCS Bartok or the new Berkeley Alpha DAC 3 While I can’t add constructively to the discussion between the two DACs you’re considering, I do want to share an observation which I hope will be helpful. Given the level of the two DACs you’re evaluating, I believe you will be leaving a signifi... | |
| How to get into high end digital? (Feeding a DAC) @jasonbourne52This forum is generally assumed to be for those who want to intelligently discuss making their audio systems better. Certainly the OP is of that mindset. The information you shared just isn’t remotely true in any modestly high perfo... | |
| KEF Reference 3 or Raidho X2? I suspect you’ll get a range of opinions shared here from those who like KEF or Raidho and those who suggest you look elsewhere. As i own KEF Ref 3s after taking a very long time in evaluating them against many others in their general price range... | |
| BluOS Node vs Auralic software (or other streamer) I own both a Node 2i in a cabin system, and an Auralic Aries G2 in my primary system. I used to have a Roon subscription but dropped it (see below). I’ve auditioned Lumin and Simaudio and formerly owned Aurender. For user interface in terms of p... | |
| Seeking lower cost alternatives to Berkeley Audio Design Alpha USB converter The Schiit Eitr does the same thing (USB > SPDIF coax and works very well. I bought one a couple of years ago but it’s now retired as I went to streamers and DACs that are better w/ USB. I hadn’t planned on selling it - because i forgot about... | |
| Auralic Aries @rfnoise - I personally use a google WiFi mesh system with 3 waypoints, plugging the primary unit into my initial router, (which I have completely locked down for security purposes and have turned off WiFi broadcasting), In essence, I can have tw... | |
| Auralic Aries @paulcreed I found Auralic actually plays fine with Roon. However, as I noted in an earlier post in this thread, Lighting DS (“LDS”), sounds significantly better than Roon whether streaming Qobuz or playing a file on a NAS. I’m not the only user ... | |
| Auralic Aries Congrats on your purchase @rfnoise! A couple of observations/user experiences that might be helpful to you:It’s likely (but not assured) that you would be rewarded by improving the quality of your USB cable. Though i can’t explain why, the diffe... | |
| Auralic Aries I’d like to restate that others have a very different experience with the Auralic Aries G2 series. My own experience (and in direct A/B comparison with other units from Aurender, Lumin and Simaudio) indicates that it does not have a high noise fl... | |
| Auralic Aries @ghdprentice Interesting. I’m not going to suggest the Aries G2 is the equal of the W20SE, but I have one and had an Aurender N100H. The G2 is/was quite a bit the better unit between those two (I sold the N100H) and I know several who think it’... | |
| Sonic differences between servers IronlungAt the time, I was running Roon Core on an optimized Mac mini and using the Auralic Aries G2 streamer. I had (at the time) both Tidal and Qobuz though I’ve since dropped Tidal as Qobuz sounds better and their library is satisfactory. I ho... |