mgrif104
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| Auralic Vega G2.1 vs Lumin T3 @julie_priest you’re welcome - happy to help if I can. I will be very curious as to your findings with the setups you hope to demo. I haven’t heard the MMT, but it’s supposed to be very, very good. Bill at GTT Audio often pairs it with the Arie... | |
| Auralic Vega G2.1 vs Lumin T3 @julie_priest 1) The Vega G2x (and now G3) are DACs with a streaming client built in. However, it is only a streaming client and can’t access network shares. The Aries can. That said, the two units also talk to one another over lightning link an... | |
| Testing Ethernet switch @jeffrey125 Thanks much - and ditto! Best, | |
| Testing Ethernet switch I’ll add my experience. I initially purchased the Network Acoustics Eno filter system. I had a 30 day trial period within which I could return it for a full refund. I had also ordered the English Electric 8 network switch but it hadn’t come in as ... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates @russbutton I’m not familiar with the D&D unit you’re referring to. But, it does seem like such a unit attempts to be a one box solution that cuts out the variables. The only thing I think you’re missing is that each component can be optimiz... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates @russbutton not what I’m saying at all. Yes, digital data is represented as 1s and 0s. But, it is transmitted as a voltage across a wire just like any other signal with a rise and fall to that signal that is interpreted as a 1 and a 0 when it re... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates @russbutton Cool system. Are your speakers DIY? If so, nice woodworking! You hold a viewpoint that “bits are bits”. I’m curious if you’ve actually auditioned any dedicated streamer. Is your opinion based on belief or direct experience? If the... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates @asmithkash If you’re looking for a wide/deep soundstage, then I do think you’ll be rewarded by investing in a streamer at least comparable to your DAC - and perhaps a better one. Again - my experience only but more spatial information is what a... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates May I ask how you listen to music and what type of music you listen to? What are the important criterion? Since your room is well treated, i expect you pay attention to those details. An audition of the variations you’re considering will inform... | |
| Streamer Selection - Thoughts Requested Please! As far as build quality, I think Aurender is best in class at most any price point. And, I think the conductor app that runs their systems is very good. Not as good as Roon for meta data, but arguably better than Lightning DS (Auralic), BluOS, and... | |
| Some observations from a former skeptic - and a question I thought I’d close the loop on this. I decided to purchase an Odin 1 cable (from an authorized dealer - it has a warranty) to complete the loom. I have it going to my amp with the Valhalla 2s going to everything else. I haven’t done an a/b comp... | |
| Some observations from a former skeptic - and a question @alexatpos I appreciate your experience here. I’ll likely continue with Valhalla 2 since I’m so far down the road. Incidentally, the Nordost loom is not feeding an NAD amp - but T+A and Auralic G2.1 series digital stack. The NAD is my gear at ... | |
| Some observations from a former skeptic - and a question @ahuvia Her degrees will be in biomedical engineering and computational analytics. Yes, she’s a nerd, but our entire family is as well - she wears it well. I’d enjoy connecting and will keep that in mind. I can just imagine my daughter’s eye... | |
| Some observations from a former skeptic - and a question To all - I started this thread to share an experience which greatly surprised me and which I thought might be interesting to some and perhaps encouraging to others. It certainly has generated some interest… @ahuvia Thank you for the thoughtf... | |
| Some observations from a former skeptic - and a question @ossicle2brain Did you actually read my original post and follow up comments? I’m well educated and frequently discuss confirmation bias in my own work. I started this journey having already proved to myself that power cables don’t make a dif... |