oddiofyl
Responses from oddiofyl
| DAC Advice - Benchmark DAC 3 I remember being at a trade show a long time ago and everyone was crowded around the DAC 1. I think that was the product that really made DAC / Headphone amp combos a huge segment of HiFi | |
| You want a DAC that sounds *different.* What factor helps you find it? “Implementation of the analog stage Quality of the DAC’s clock Quality of the power supply Must have USB & AES inputs Ability to play both PCM and DSD Sturdiness of build and interior organization for isolation” All good points of consider... | |
| Aurender N200 I thought my switching DSD off and limiting 384k sample was my problem but no.... Those settings revert back to default at power off TOTAL PILOT ERROR !!! I was trying to compare USB via Coax with them both plugged in and it was confusing the... | |
| Where to invest the most in the "digital chain"? I have no filters or anything special "cleaning " the ethernet. Just the N200 connected via SPDIF so yes, the streamer is the clock. The N200 with my DAC sounds great, it's much better than the Vault. Like I said before, demo a really go... | |
| Aurender N200 Exactly, maybe their experience was indifferent for what ever reason but there are a lot of lateral moves in this hobby that can be very flavor of the month club impulse buys. This obviously was a major upgrade but with 80% of my content str... | |
| Aurender N200 Yes. The Aurender sounds better, absolutely It sounded good via USB but via coax with the Aurender as the clock it is markedly better. More weight , shimmer in the upper registers I swear I could hear the brass of a cymbal crash’s warble … th... | |
| Aurender N200 FYI Aurender Owners. It's NOT the DAC after all. After getting familiar with the Aurender set up and output options I figured out what was going on. In the Aurender settings in the Main Square Aurender Tab , displaying Library there is an ... | |
| Where to invest the most in the "digital chain"? I invested in the streamer and it was worth it. DAC too, but that was more based on listening to it. The streamer decision was easy after weighing what Aurender does / can do . You can't recover lost DATA after the source , so I think of th... | |
| Anyone using 2 preamps in their rig? Always spend more on the preamp , everything downstream will benefit and quality sources will not be shortchanged by the most common bottleneck in HiFi.... mediocre preamps. I just sold a Zesto Leto. That was the best sounding preamp I have e... | |
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? Manufacturer's Marketplace in West Roxbury MA. Great store, had the best close out deals. I purchased many things there in my early teens. My first CD player , a Sony CDP 101 was purchased there. Bought my first receiver there , JVC RX44. | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? Just received an Aurender N200 yesterday, it's awesome . One more piece under construction and that will be it for a while. Next and final toy will be Toolshed Amps 101d DHT Line Stage. Will be done if a few months . | |
| Aurender N200 I have no doubt they will take care of me. It's under warranty and it sounds like they have addressed this in new builds. | |
| Aurender N200 Yes , it's definitely the DAC's input board. There is a socketed upgrade that should take care of it. Waiting to hear back from my dealer . Still sounds great,via USB so it's not like I can't use it. The Aurender does a lot of cool thing... | |
| Aurender N200 Yes, super easy. Just click on NAS and follow prompt. It found my Vault right away. I just signed in as guest and I could see all of my songs. It is in Folder layout but easy to navigate | |
| Aurender N200 Build quality seems high on this unit. It is built like a tank. Real solid |