rockrider
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| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming Hi @romney80,Would you mind sharing the specific Ethernet > Fiber > Ethernet items from Amazon you used resulting in your SQ improvement? If your are more comfortable with private messaging this, please do. Thanks! | |
| Forest audioquest cable any good? Interesting read, although a few years old now. http://passionforsound.lachlanfennen.com/massive-usb-comparison-test/ | |
| Forest audioquest cable any good? Haven’t tried the Forest USB but do have the Cinnamon and Carbon. And I like the Carbon better. I think your Chord tt2 deserves a better cable than the Forest, but it’s your choice, and trying them is part of the fun. | |
| Hi-res streaming on Qobuz @rvpiano, just to confirm, are you using both rPlay and Node as streamers only, going digital out to your Gungnir? Regardless, glad your streaming is sounding so good! | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output I suspect that is Roon telling you what the Authenticated MQA decoded resolution would be, if your DAC could do it. But I’m not a Roon expert. The base MQA file is 24bit/48khz, so that’s likely what you are hearing. By the way, if you are using R... | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output The LUMIN D2 has an internal DAC, pretty similar functionally to the Arcam ST60. I don’t think the D2 has a USB Audio output for attaching an external MQA DAC, but they routinely update their operating system so it might. I own the LUMIN D1 with e... | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output Hi @zombiedad,Wow, that Arcam ST60 looks almost as pretty as the CXN! Might be a great choice for you, so long as you like the internal DAC. There is a USB-A port on the rear, but I suspect it is for attaching USB storage devices and not for digi... | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output Sorry. What else can I say?The CXN is your MQA barrier. Many streamers have USB output, but the CXN does not. I just went through this looking for an MQA capable solution and decided to go with an Aurender N100H, which has USB output and allows me... | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output @zombiedad,The only MQA DACs I know of that will decode MQA from an SPDIF input (coaxial or optical) are the Luxman D-03X and D-10X. The D-03X is somewhat reasonable price. Otherwise you’ll need to replace your CXN with a streamer with integral MQ... | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output Sorry @zombiedad, this won’t work because all the DACs you mentioned only decode MQA files from their USB input, and the CXN only has coaxial and optical digital outputs. Also, the decoded MQA would only be output from the DACs through analog outp... | |
| Hi-res streaming on Qobuz Found this note in the rPlay manual: “Files up to 16-bit/48 kHz are streamed without compression or transcoding. High resolution audio files (24-bit/192kHz), are down-sampled to 16-bit/48kHz for transmission. This allows for the most reliable stre... | |
| Lumin D1, has anyone heard it? @vpi,Yes, you can do that. I started out that way, but eventually reorganized my internet to allow hard wiring, just to eliminate any signal quality paranoia. 🙂 | |
| Looking for preamp reccomendations @jjss49,It is your reading. MC7270 is solid state. Way to be an A$$. | |
| According to the RIAA, It doesn't look good for physical media On the bright side, the total is up 5.6%. Very interesting that 85% of the total is streaming. And encouraging that sales are trending up from the 2014 low, which was way down from the historical peak in 1999. By subscribing we are “buying” music! | |
| Thoughts on Lumin D2 Upgrade from Node 2i @alienqueen,How long have you had the LUMIN vs the Node 2i? Just wondering because I’ve had Bluesound, LUMIN, Roon, and Conductor. I thought they all took a bit to get used to, but not so bad after a while. |