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| What DAC to buy? That's a reasonable amount to spend for your system. I would get a used RME ADI-2 DAC. You'll never regret it and you'll have a great piece in the future with any other system changes. Yes, I own one in a big tube monoblock floor standing speake... | |
| Ethernet streaming If funds were available, I'd go with the dCS Lina and a separate streamer. Lots of good streamers now, lots. | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? There’s a break in the entire audio business with the WiiM Pro and its latest the Pro+ which now features an AKM DAC chip. That’s $150 and 220 respectively. Been using the Wiim Pro since December in a high-end tube monoblocks system with McIntosh... | |
| Mac Mini As A Streaming Source Try a Wiim Pro. | |
| Best way to A/B two different streamers Easy. Buy a Wiim Pro. Connect via coax. Compare. 🎯 | |
| Inexpensive Streaming Wiim Pro - the industry disruptor. Have been using it since release in December. It sounds great and I use a 5v LPS with it. Recently, I was fortunate to get the Verizon fiber optic network installed and that just elevated the performance. Happ... | |
| Tidal Adopting Hi-Res FLAC Tidal has no option but to go the FLAC Hi Res route. It's an inevitable road with MQA going down the drain. Tidal held up MQA for a while but now it's over. | |
| MQA Declares Bankruptcy The MQA lossy standard reeked with control motivation from the very beginning. While they amped up some selective recordings pleasing some, on the whole it was considered a product for control more than improvement in sound. Good riddance. This ... | |
| Streamers? If you're not fixated on USB, well the Wiim streamer is killer. I've had it in my high end tubes monoblock system and it's super. They update the software all the time. I use it for streaming Qobuz and Amazon since December via coax. Super and sup... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus Van Halen and Rush were the loudest I heard, both playing Madison Square Garden for the first time early 80s. The Who at Shea Stadium were loud but it's outside and they had other crowd problems far worse. Had tickets in the first five rows to th... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers There are some things useful and others not dependent on your setup of course. Length of ethernet is one that matters IMHO. I’ve run a fiber set up in my big monoblocks amp system and it was a nice improvement. When I recently put in the Wiim Pro... | |
| Starting from Basically Scratch. Help me power some Wilson Watt Puppys Wilson pups, wow. Heard them at a show way back. Tremendous. You need best power with watts. 300 watts with McCormack DNA Revision versions would deliver if you get ahold of one. RME ADI-2 as preamp and DAC, yes that is another great idea. Throw... | |
| New streamer? N150 vs U2 Many are noting how important the software is and this is clearly significant. So, how does the Wiim Pro software compare in their new Wiim Pro? Just changed the LPS from a battery type to another 5v LPS and the improvement is not small. For the... | |
| Requesting recommendations for simple and easy to use music streaming devices Before you drop hundreds or over a grand, please check out the Wiim Pro. It has coax and optical audio with bit-perfect hi-res performance. The software is outstanding. It is updated frequently and it is making waves. $150 and is available at A... | |
| Looking for a McIntosh amp that gives a great example of the “McIntosh Sound” Have heard and had most of the old McIntosh tube amps. The MC225 is nice and people like it a lot. Not so fond of the 240. But the old tube version of the 275? Now, I've heard one rebuilt and it is just a superb McIntosh amp. If you can get one i... |