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| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma FWIW - Most of my listening is at night when the wife is asleep, so volume is always low to moderate- and I've realized that every power cord enhancement has made low volume resolution noticeably better. My power cords are all Shunyata Delta or Ve... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? I ran into an industry exec in a store one day, by chance, who told me 1) the high end industry is larger outside the U.S. 2) the fastest growing segment of consumer electronics world wide is audio systems over $50k | |
| Qobuz vs. Tidal I've used both Tidal and Qobuz, and have stayed with Qobuz for the SQ. However content curation and the recommendation engine of Tidal are MUCH better. In my view it's fair to say Qobuz offers the best SQ and the worst content curation. | |
| Ethernet cables They absolutely make a difference and as mentioned should be commensurate in quality to the rest of your system. The "zeros and ones" argument is a false one because the issue is with noise on the line - if not removed - will travel to downstream ... | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? This forum gives way too much oxygen to ASR. Ignoring them completely is the best way to relegate their thinking to obscurity. | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? While I totally get the argument for beefier power supplies, and it's probably never wrong for a DAC to have one/them, but life once again showed me nothing is universally true, with a wonderful sounding DAC (MHDT Orchid) that's light as a feather... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito I get everyone's feelings about the obvious misreprentation, but going forward shouldn't we ultimately judge them by the value proposition of their products, i.e. the incremental quality relative to the incremental price? | |
| 2-3k budget - adding DAC/Server to Bluesound Node? I upgraded my DAC from the one integrated in the Cambridge Azur 851N to an MHDT Orchid which ran $1400 (with an upgraded tube). I went from very happy with the Cambridge DAC to totally thrilled with the Orchid. The Orchid is very organic, musical,... | |
| 48kHz vs 96kHz: audible? Qobuz is my sole front end, and I hear a slightly more refined attack on each note on most hi-res selections. However I find hi-res content overall of inconsistent quality and less the driver of SQ (compared to Redbook) than the recording/masterin... | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R I have an Azur 851N as well, but also have the Schiit Loki. The addition of the Loki is all positive (no downside at all). I also, just recently, added the Synergistic Research MiG's under the 851N, and am blown away at the improvement they made, ... | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit There's an additional factor accounting for (most if not all of) the SQ difference that's not be considered, which is the RFI and EMI noise traveling with the bits that 1) alter the timing of the bits arriving at the streamer/DAC (i.e. jitt... | |
| Replacement for current speakers suggestions First - my sincerest well wishes to you Bogiedr. But I struggle to see how MC was trying to be anything but helpful, and i can't understand the vitriol he regularly receives. Yes he can be provocative at times but that's a good thing. This forum b... | |
| HiRes lossless FLAC Radio streams The Jazz Groove, a treat station, offers FLAC streaming with a tax deductible donation. However one must stream the music through the app on the phone (after logging in) and Bluetooth it to the streamer. Unfortunately one can't login from the stre... | |
| High Quality dac with network streamer saves $1,000s I agree on the utility of a combined streamer and DAC, I have one (a Cambridge Audio Azur 851N) and am happy with it, but I wish one could insert room correction between the streamer and DAC, similar to an amplifier Pre Out. Does anyone know of an... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? I'm digital only, took a 30 year hiatus from audio after selling my MoFi collection, dont know if memory is serving me well but their SQ was amazing. I stream exclusively now out of convenience and ease of discovery, and am happy with it. Planning... |