pwayland
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| Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed! @last_lemming "What I mean is the song is the song (the digital data), from a digital standpoint unless it get modified in the digital realm," It does get modified in the digital realm by xmos chip or similar when converting the streaming sign... | |
| DAC comparison Roon rock core Intel NUC >optical lan>PS audio network Bridge II >PS audio Perfect wave DAC Mk II. Such an eloquent solution.. perfect I2s integration without the need for cables. The whole streamer DAC problem is the connection and how t... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media Man, I appreciate the deep dive of the analog vinyl aficionados. I'm lazy to this end and just love the Qobuz & Tidal feed to my Roon Rock Nuc>Optical Lan> PS audio Bridge>PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC MKII. 192Khz 24 bit is better than ... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? @Nyev my 2 cents would be... if you are going to the trouble to provide low impedance AC mains, please rethink any "power conditioner". The power supply of your sweet amp will absolutely have all the power conditioning it requires... I run my sour... | |
| Many higher end preamps are dated and ugly, why is this? In my mind, albeit right or wrong line stage with lowest possible noise pre is the only way to go. The harmonic distortion of tubes, although, I understand sounds good to some, for me dulls the accuracy.. maybe that's needed for some speakers. Dun... | |
| Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno In my opinion, My Modified JBL 4312 MKII with properly dialed in sub are my choice for really loud rock. And yes, I'll hook them up when I'm in the mood. Otherwise, Dunlavy... | |
| GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager? | |
| Why don't upgrade the wires and components inside our units? @vanson1 In my opinion, you could not be further from the truth in your statement thet "there is much more to be gained there". And there is certainly a lot of low hanging fruit to be had to this end especially if you have some basic mechanical s... | |
| Dunlavy SC IV Speaker- Any Good??? I owned the SC-IVA's and had to sell them due to selling the house where the room was almost large enough..... Amazing speakers in my opinion. I was tempted to replace x-over caps, but after reading about the fact they were individually hand match... | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? My understanding is that ethernet cabling and switches powered by smps etc. are noisy and can adversely affect the circuits they are plugged into. This has nothing to do with the digital packets and how the network hands them off to the streamer. ... | |
| A different world Those in the know just know. The technology from the stream just keeps getting better. And if DSD takes hold oh man ! @ghdprentice spot on man! The exploration is seemingly endless. The only problem I foresee is not having enough time to hear it a... | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? For me it really depends on the room or live concert venue as to how good live can be. Honestly what I can reproduce at home from studio recordings is better than most concerts I've been to. But that's an entirely different sound space. What I c... | |
| Why I'm not adding a sub to my 2-way monitors for music Personally, I feel DSP and it's ilk "spoils the cow's milk". I would never think to alter the eq of what the producers in the studio intended. In fact, the goal for my source gear is to preserve that source as purely as possible to feed my phase a... | |
| Appreciate Some Dac Advice I would suggest trying ifi zen streamer to your Krell dac first. That strikes me as your weak link. Comes with silent PS and can stream Tidal connect, which pulls direct from the cloud and uses the phone as a remote. I would think your Krell would... | |
| New streamer or dac? @lordmelton , Yes you would be correct if I had a PSA DS with bridge II. I actually have the Perfect Wave MkII with bridge II, which does not process DSD, so my card is using the I2S communication protocol. For $3k, I can upgrade my PW with a kit ... |