mgrif104
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| Holo Audio May DAC Like many here, I’m intrigued by the KTE version of the May. I’m generally happy with my current unit, but am considering an upgrade. Have any here compared the May KTE against something like the Mola Mola Tambaqui? Completely different price po... | |
| Connectivity of an external DAC to an NAD M33 integrated amp I had a similar problem. I had the M12 (the preamp/DAC) which likewise had no upgrade path (other than to a better server than the BluOS module). I ended up selling the unit because of this perceived limitation. In hindsight, I shouldn’t have so... | |
| Sonics of Streaming I can speculate on why there are differences but this won’t be helpful to you because it will remain my speculation. Of course, this very question has been addressed in many related threads so you might find value in reading through them. While Y... | |
| Upgrade in streamer changed my mind on the Tidal vs Qobuz option My suspicion is that it’s your better digital front end letting you hear the difference. Qobuz is pretty consistently better sounding than Tidal on my system. And has been that way since I signed up. | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC To the OP:Yes - the streamer function makes a significant difference. I started with a Node 2 going into an outboard DAC. I personally experienced a greater improvement by going to a better streamer than I did going to a better DAC. Others feel o... | |
| Best Cable Option: Streamer to DAC It’s a very good question. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t nearly as good: It depends.It depends on your particular components. In newer units, and only in general, it would appear to most forum participants that USB tends to sound better than ... | |
| KEF Reference 3 I own KEF Reference 3s so you should understand that I’m biased in their favor. I am also not familiar w/ the Q acoustics Concepts. We are all guilty of promoting gear we own. That cleared up: the KEFs are well regarding for imaging and soundsta... | |
| Auralic Aries G2.1 or Innuos Zenith mk3 I have the Aries G2 (not 2.1) and wasn’t able to compare it to the Innuous, unfortunately. So, I won’t opine on which is better. I will say that the G2’s build quality is very high and that it sounds better than my Aurender N100H in direct compa... | |
| Audirvana VS Roon, and Mac Mini VS Innuos Zenith MkII @nyev,good post. I don’t have the same equipment, but I do have a similar experience to share. I tried Roon at the suggestion of many on here. From a user interface - it’s unmatched. But, on a whim, I compared the same streamed file through Ro... | |
| 0s & 1s are all the same aren’t they? Is it really worth paying for a “better” Streamer? You’ll find there’s a recent thread just a few below this one that covers the same subject. And, in that thread you’ll find scores of us who find better streamers make a very significant difference and a good number of respondents who believe in ... | |
| Upgrading power cable to AQ Niagara 5000? @gshepardbuster interesting. Can you tell me more about what you experienced? Which did you like best? And, what cords are you using from the Niagara to your power amp? | |
| Point of higher priced streamer? Good grief. Expectation/confirmation bias goes both ways. All devices were level matched. I went in a skeptic. | |
| Point of higher priced streamer? Sangbro: May I suggest you go back and read your postings? I, too, have a healthy sense of skepticism. Further, I don’t enjoy throwing money around - I enjoy saving it. But I also enjoy music immensely and so I feed a hobby which costs more th... | |
| Upgrading power cable to AQ Niagara 5000? Thanks fuzztone and Rodman. I’ll try the cable company in January.Best, | |
| Point of higher priced streamer? I’m really surprised there are so many who say no difference at all. My experience says otherwise. And yes, I have DACs which reject jitter well. My journey started with a fully optimized and dedicated Mac mini for serving music only. I then bo... |