mgrif104
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| Will upsampling of new DAC make lossy sound as good as Lossless I agree with the answers above, but want to add a couple of points. 1) It’s my understanding that the purpose of upsampling is not to create new and/or better data, but to move the digital filtering to a much higher frequency so that the steep sl... | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? To the question of “needing” an audio grade network switch - no. However, in my and many other’s experience - they can make an improvement. It’s not because they deliver better bit packets, but because they do not add as much noise on the signal... | |
| Streamer vs renderer vs music server...help @crandell25 as you own a Vega G2, I’m going to suggest you consider trying Auralic’s Aries G2.1 streamer. I have a different view than Carlsbad - The streamer or source is at least as important as the DAC in my experience. I know of several wh... | |
| Burning in question Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ll be able to make some progress before installing it. Appreciated. Best, | |
| Sound Better w/Amp Directly Into Wall Then Thru Zero Surge If they are within your budget, may I suggest you try an Audioquest Niagara 5000 or 7000? They are designed to address the current limiting issue of most conditioners by providing a power bank which can actually provide more current than what’s a... | |
| streamer Lumin U1 or Aries G2.1 @fastfreight I was told by the distributor of the Tambaqui that the Aries G2.1 is a better source than using its built in function. I have compared my Aries to Lumin U1, Aurender (N100 which I owned), Node 2i (which I own in another system) and... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) There are some good thoughts here. I’m generally in agreement with @ghdprentice in that a well optimized streaming setup will surprise you with how good it can be. You might never want to spin a disc again if you put some effort into it up front... | |
| Which Integrated with Magico A3 I personally haven’t heard Vitus (you don’t mention which one) or Burmester gear so I’m not familiar with their sound signature. However, based on what I’ve read - smooth and detailed so the suggestion by @ryder seems appropriate as the Gryphon is... | |
| Conditioner vs. Surge protector A couple of quick thoughts. While I cannot comment on the affects of whole house surge suppression, I can say that the upper end Audioquest Niagara units do not compress dynamics in power amps as they’re specifically designed to offer current rese... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? I’ll relate two experiences that I think illustrate the difference. Both experiences occurred while demoing speakers - though at different stores. First experience - I was listening to Paradigm Signature speakers (I don’t remember the specific mo... | |
| Your opinion members of the sonics of the Bricasti M21 and Berkeley Alpha Reference 3 @efoo You mention your source for your DAC is a Bluesound Node 2i. I’m curious if you’ve tried a better streamer. While there is a wide variety of opinions on the importance of source, in my own experience, I enjoyed a bigger performance gain ... | |
| KEF Reference 1 bass response? While I bought the KEF Reference 3s, I seriously considered the 1s. First off - as an owner of the brand/line, I am, of course, biased. That out of the way, driven properly, the 1s are very good. Whether or not you will need/want a sub will depend... | |
| Roon Streaming Service actually Degrades the sound I’ll add my $.02. It would appear to be equipment dependent. In my case, I was a subscriber to Roon and, out of curiosity, tried streaming the same file using Lighting DS (Auralic’s software). I dropped Roon the same day. Incidentally, I was ru... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? Thanks to all for the thoughtful discussion. I’ve been enjoying the MN/Vanska reading of the 2nd and will look for more of this pairing. With regard to the brightness issue: I do have an update. One of my suspicions was that my system was su... | |
| Why do all Mahler recordings seem too bright? @lowrider57 I don’t have any room treatments - But again, I don’t experience brightness or harshness as problematic on most recorded music. You may be right that my amp is clipping when I have it turned up a bit so I’ll reconsider that. (Inte... |