romanesq
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| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @lalitk Can’t take any credit on the amplifier focus at onset as I heard it mentioned originally by Mike Moffat or Schiit Audio. He emphasized some years ago that the DAC craze was out of hand and the changes between varied ones was not that l... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? Yes, @mclinnguy, there’s numerous factors to weigh and consider often system dependent. As another small example, the Cisco Meraki was better than the Cisco Catalyst 2960. Had read about Meraki couplings and other adjustments. Removed the power su... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? Not too surprised by this streaming discussion. It’s apparent that if you have a well performing system, you will see bigger gains in other areas as the streaming factors have been advancing steadily over recent years. The streamer vs. DAC chatte... | |
| DAC upgrade from RME Have the RME coupled with tube mono blocks in a full range system and nothing strident there. Had made some EQ settings in the RME but the biggest improvement as it turned out was adding a tube type preamp and not run direct into the amps. Others ... | |
| DSD coming to Qobuz streaming? It's almost two years later, let the DSD flow! | |
| DSD coming to Qobuz streaming? MQA is dead. It's dead, Jim. Hallelujah. DSD files would be awesome but I doubt streaming it would be so easy. Not impossible but unlikely. DSD downloads however sounds like a great match for Qobuz and I guess we're all sorry we didn't get tha... | |
| Comparing Aurender N20 vs eversolo dmp A8 Thanks @saurabhgarg for sharing your findings with us. This is great to hear. If you have a component using LPS, it sounds like a waste of money to add a costly power cable. As for the component improvement, it seems more the type of connection... | |
| Comparing Aurender N20 vs eversolo dmp A8 Agreed with pinwa. Not altogether surprised as the A8 is the flagship product using the top AKM chipset with a lot of quality components. The A8 is similar to another giant killer, the Wiim Pro and Plus combo when used as pure streamers to good DA... | |
| Streamer only @soix - Typically, but the RME ADI-2 DAC receives the 192K 24 bit toslink signal and utilize it without any drops. The WiiM Pro app is set to 192K output and it works a charm. The app also sees regular updates and is Roon Ready in my system. | |
| Streamer only Going to add to the comments pile here because sometimes people are looking for an answer to their question, not justification for what others are doing. First, forget using any computer. Streamers are too good and too cheap not to utilize them a... | |
| Stepping into streaming, finally bondmanp - that's just a filter there. This is about cascading Cisco switches. Ethernet goes from the router to the Cisco. The Finisar transceiver goes into the gigabit port on the right. A fiber optical cable is connected to the transceiver ... | |
| New streamer needed riccitone - haven’t tried many switches but did try two different Cisco switches: 2960 & Meraki. Alpha Audio has done a lot of tests on various models (via YouTube) in great detail but they go the copper (ethernet) way and not optical fiber. ... | |
| New streamer needed WiiM Pro, 5v LPS, Roon into a RME ADI-2. Super nice when cascading Cisco switches, Finisar FTLX1475D3BTL transceivers and a short Blue Jeans ethernet cable into the WiiM Pro. Before dropping a ton of money, consider using the WiiM Pro as a strea... | |
| Stepping into streaming, finally My mistake, somehow I muffed the model number: Finisar FTLX1475D3BTL 10km 1310nm Single Mode. Have also heard very good about other similar Finisar models (typically used with 1GB limited switches) like this one: Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL 1310nm SFP... | |
| Stepping into streaming, finally Just an add on for those considering or using a fiber optic solution run between switches (Cisco here) to the WiiM Pro. The Finisar FLTX1474D3BTL (10km 1310 Single Mode) SFP+ is a significant improvement with one added to either end of a three me... |