rbstehno
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| Home network router question A lot of wrong info here. You don’t need the modem to be out in the open, the function of the modem is to connect it to a router and that router needs to be in the open for better WiFi distribution. The best setup is to have the modem and the rout... | |
| DAC connection to computer USB is flawed. Why would you go from fiber to usb? You’re going backwards. All dacs in preamps/integrateds are compromised compared to quality standalone dacs. It’s funny when people say don’t hook up a computer directly to your dac but every st... | |
| about ready to dive in to streaming... PS Audio AirLens vs Aurender N10? If you want the best sound quality, the airlens hands down. Years ago I went with Auralic over the Aurender because of sq and lightning DS is light years ahead of aurenders software. The airlens only has 2 output interfaces and you want to use th... | |
| PayPal Friends & Family listings. Why is this becoming so common? Cash and local pickup only. I’ve had people drive hundreds and over 1000 miles to pickup the item, even when I had the original boxes. When I have sold items overseas, there is no signature required option after it leaves the states, so I demanded... | |
| Looking for my End Game Speaker The small room is the problem. It is so easy to buy speakers for large rooms. My prior dedicated audio rooms were fairly large up to 26’ long with 15’ ceilings. For my smallish room, I have found that speakers with multiple smaller woofers provid... | |
| The Great DAC Mystery FPGA days are the best (I won't buy a dac that isn't fpga based) for current and future use. DSD is the best. i2s or network are the best interfaces to a dac/streamer, network into streamer, i2s to the dac, or network straight into the dac. USB i... | |
| Interaural Crosstalk And Loudspeaker Setup Every room sounds different depending on diffusion panels and absorption panels, corner traps, and reflection treatments, which can be either absorption or diffusion. Done right, it allows your system to be able to sound its best. If you buy these... | |
| Streaming, Getting the Signal, Then What? Wrong. The mk2 is noisy according to reviewers, not the mk1 version. And it matters which input you are using. Maybe the usb is noisy, I would never use usb to any dac, but the i2s and Ethernet inputs are not noisy. Maybe you had an old release of... | |
| Streaming, Getting the Signal, Then What? Ignore the bs about the ps audio ds dac mk1, the guy doesn’t know what he is talking about. He also doesn’t know that the airlens with i2s makes the ds sr dac sound better. He probably uses usb which is the worst sounding interface to use, the OP ... | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? All audio mag reviews are worthless. I subscribe to all of them and when a new issue arrives, I scan the conclusion paragraph looking for: best product I’ve ever heard and I’m never dissapointed. When was the last time you saw a negative review? ... | |
| Choose between McIntosh MA9000 used vs MA8950 new All dacs in a McIntosh integrated or in their preamps are a compromise. Same goes for their phono stages. I would get the 9000 with the extra power, and get a good external dac now or later on. So many better dacs for a couple thousand dollars tha... | |
| How to set up volume control on a DAC without a preamp I have used the ps audio dac with Ethernet for years and had Roon use the dac as an endpoint which I controlled the volume thru Roon. Since I wanted to use i2s, I am using the airlens in front of the dac and Roon connects to the airlens as an end... | |
| I Sold my CD Player!!! Streaming sounds so incredible!!! I’ve been streaming for almost 20 years, using Apple iTunes, amarra, pure music, audirvana, lightning DS, Lumin, and now Roon. 5 years ago when I upgraded my dac that uses i2s and Ethernet, running dsd and MQA, I sold all my vinyl and all my analo... | |
| Updating my streamer I’ll bet if the dealer carried Aurender he would change his view on what sounded best. It’s always amazing what they recommend is always the best. I have also thought most other high end streamers sounded better than aurenders. I bought the Aural... | |
| why expensive streamers The only reason I went with a streamer was to use i2s, I used ethernet prior to using i2s. All the streamer does is to accept data from another server using ethernet, then output using i2s to my dac. |