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| DAC + NAS streamer combo (NOT Tidal/Qobuz etc) @rego Roon Ready is not the same as Roon Core. A Roon Ready device is like a Roon RAAT Client, while the Roon Core is like a Roon RAAT Server. The Sigma Streamer is only ever described as Roon Ready.From the Sigma Streamer manual, page 10:The Roon... | |
| DAC + NAS streamer combo (NOT Tidal/Qobuz etc) Actually, the Mac is not redundant. You need a Roon Core somewhere. Your Mac computer is acting as the Roon Core. The Sigma Streamer cannot act as a Roon Core, only as a Roon Ready endpoint.Some audio components can run Roon Core on them, with har... | |
| DAC + NAS streamer combo (NOT Tidal/Qobuz etc) @ssmaudio the Exasound Sigma is your network streamer already. It's just not a DAC + streamer, since it only outputs digital audio.Functionally, there is no advantage to you purchasing something else given you already have the Sigma network stream... | |
| DAC + NAS streamer combo (NOT Tidal/Qobuz etc) @ssmaudio Roon doesn't actually deliver audio to your DAC, unless the Roon Core (your Mac) is connected to your DAC via a USB audio connection.In all other cases you still need a Roon "receiver" for the Roon Core to send the music data to, and tha... | |
| DAC + NAS streamer combo (NOT Tidal/Qobuz etc) @ssmaudio the only two "inputs" to the Lumin T2 are Ethernet or a USB drive. Over Ethernet, it receives the original audio data via UPnP (or Roon RAAT), so it will get the DSD512 audio file directly and play it. Same for a DSD512 file on a USB dri... | |
| Magico Customer service I made my earlier post to try and make clear that in my experience it doesn't matter if your Magico speakers are out of warranty or were purchased second hand, but that Magico and us Magico dealers will treat you the same and take care of you.Read... | |
| XLR or RCA for my new DAC All other considerations equal you can get a benefit from using balanced XLR interconnects, and it shouldn't hurt anything.In some cases, one of the XLR or RCA input of a component may be of significant higher quality over the other to an audible ... | |
| Magico Customer service I've provided service to Magico owners without knowing if they are the original owners or not. I have not experienced any difference in support from Magico in support of that service or repair. Nor have any of those owners reported anything about ... | |
| DAC + NAS streamer combo (NOT Tidal/Qobuz etc) I'd recommend looking into the Lumin T2. MSRP is $4500 but a used or maybe demo unit is definitely inside your budget. I also think you will appreciate its excellent sound quality given the critical demands of classical and jazz.It will stream mus... | |
| Dirac vs 8-band McIntosh EQ Dirac is significantly better than graphic or parametric EQ, and most other room / speaker correction products. If you want to keep Dirac but have more flexibility in your choice of audio hardware, you may consider picking up an outboard Dirac uni... | |
| Best AV receiver for B&W 703 S2? The Marantz SR7015 is a good receiver. I agree with soix that a more detailed explanation of what you think is incorrect or missing is necessary. But to start with if your room is an unfinished basement I would kind of guess everything will sound ... | |
| Blu-Ray/4K player or stream from Amazon Prime/Netflix Video quality on 1080p Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray is usually significantly better than 1080p streaming and 4K streaming respectively. A lot of times 4K streaming looks like well upscaled/post-processed 1080p Blu-ray video. There will not be as much of... | |
| Blasphemy! I want an 1/3 octave EQ @fastninja12 since you're using Roon, you can implement 1/3 octave EQ in Roon itself. For your other sources, something relatively inexpensive like the miniDSP SHD will let you perform 1/3 octave EQ for anything, if you place it before your pre-am... | |
| Class H vs nCore for multi channel to match Class AB front stage. If you want something that matches what you hear from your Parasound amps (which you've described as warm and clear), I don't think you'll find it from an Outlaw Audio or Emotiva amp, or from nCore/ICEPower amps. Even among AB designs, there are v... | |
| Setting up a Mac mini as a music server, and other digital music questions @sar67 assuming "FLAC USB" means a USB drive like an external hard disk or stick, you need a DAC or network streamer or processor/receiver that accepts USB drives. The analog output of that unit would then go into your pre-amp, alongside your CD p... |