pwayland
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| New streamer or dac? @bikeboy52, All I can offer with regards to a recommendation is sharing my process. I did recently buy my PS Audio Perfect Wave with Bridge II network card and in doing so I spent a lot of time educating myself on the technology and feel I made a ... | |
| New streamer or dac? @bikeboy52 looks like your cooking up the goods analog source. Sweet man! I'm a pure digital source guy who digs deep into analog Class A amplification and exact phase and time coherent speakers. The goods are DAC streamer to you preamp, unless y... | |
| New streamer or dac? Streamer dac preamp would be my recommendation. And one that can receive tidal connect. The best way to get the most bits. A streamer dac eliminates the need to convert outdated transmission protocol (spdif,usb,coax) to a bit perfect signal. My u... | |
| Weakest digital link: DAC - Streamer - Server? @alexb76 I have recently been asking myself the same question regarding source and chain of hardware and software to achieve the best results with streaming. The one thing I've learned for sure is it for me it has been a nebulous topic, although... | |
| a remarkably basic question about Roon @shooter41 Fair enough. I knew that would be a potentially controversial statement and as such I'm hoping to hear some more A B comparisons to broaden the depth of knowledge. | |
| a remarkably basic question about Roon @thyname Yes to both, although you have to turn the switch on the back to roon position to allow it to function as an endpoint. @rsf507 Indeed. @shooter41 Interesting. I'm not a headphone guy and don't have any knowledge of those setups, but I app... | |
| a remarkably basic question about Roon @thyname Thanks for your suggestion. I just tried hooking up the NUC directly to the DAC via usb and it streamed 96Khz 24bit, but same result.... I also tried using the iFi Zen Stream as a bridge for Roon via the dial in the back which has a roon ... | |
| a remarkably basic question about Roon I recently did an A B test between the following 2 setups: A. Streaming Tidal master tracks through Roon ROCK NUC7 hard wired to ethernet with cat7 cables. The NUC is powered by the stock SMPS. The endpoint is PS Audio Perfect wave Mk II DAC with... | |
| The return of the DIYer I would venture to say DIY is alive and well in this hobby and may be gaining momentum. For me it's about self-reliance and extends beyond just updating and modifying electronics. I hope the Right to Repair takes hold, although I'm personally not ... | |
| Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)? Bloody hell man, It has all been best bang for the buck since day 1. Began with JBL 4311's for 1/2 price in 1979, paired with an Onkyo TX 6500 and HK turntable with ortofon cart. I conned a friend into transporting for me from Crazy Eddie's in NY... | |
| Help/advice, upgrading my vintage amplifier! Yeah, Only go Class D if you want to contribute to the global electronics waste problem and the planned obsolesce of the manufacturers to keep the cash flow rolling.... Find a sweet used Class A. Or find a rebuilt AB adcom or musical concepts hafl... | |
| Please Suggest An Electronic Crossover +1 to eric_squires. Bloody hell man!, Unless your vintage x-covers have electrolytic caps don't f* with them! Just pass enough juice to reform those old Mylars or what have you. Replacement of resistors if they have gone out of spec could clean ... | |
| Does listening to music increase your IQ? Depends on if you prescribe to the mind body spirit theory of health. I heard an npr story on how music which overlays melody with rhythm has the effect of putting the brain in a meditative state. Meditation has been clinically proven to allow the... | |
| How To Do You Measure the Quality of Your AC Power? Sounds like a classic bad mains issue. I had a similar issue with dimming upon load. Turned out to be a bad connector on one of the 120v mains on the power pole. As many above have suggested, call the Power Co. If mains are good, find a better ele... | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs Dunlavy IVa crossover modification JD, Thanks for sharing you experience! Lots of good info. I am curious about the inductor values you posted of 4.42 mH and .082 mH. Were these the Duelund Engineers tested values ? and were they the final values used? also could you share the me... |