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| What software are you running on your music server "Unless you are doing digital processing, and I don't think you are, there is no sound quality improvement available in software" Audirvana Studio will significantly improve sound quality. It optimizes the server in multiple steps by minimizing ... | |
| Bel Canto Pre2 Preamp plays in mono. Glad that worked. The Bel Canto gear is usually bulletproof and awesome. | |
| Bel Canto Pre2 Preamp plays in mono. Maybe double-check your connections, as RCA's are paired vertically and XLR's are paired horizontally? | |
| Solid State Integrated Amp Purchase Options and Online/Audition Strategy Used Ayre Acoustics AX-5 TWENTY if you can find one. | |
| What software are you running on your music server Audirvana Studio. | |
| Ayre Acoustics MXR-Twenty and KX-5 Twenty owners... If your decision is close, I would personally opt for the Ayre based on synergy with your gear, and Ayre Acoustics' unsurpassed service and support. | |
| Will a new Dac improve the sound? Are you suggesting to reduce your Cary Audio player with its Class A analog section to a CD transport? If all is working well, that's a testament to build quality and be glad you own it. That said, why not go ahead and try a new DAC or two? Ju... | |
| Audirvana Studio vs. Apple OS 11.6: what's going on? Thanks, Whart. Good info. | |
| Using my TV as a node, buy a streamer? First, Keep volume control on tv where it is and let superior controls on your Moon Audio unit handle this, as well as the DA conversion. To that point, it is Very unlikely that the DAC on a Node will be even as good as your Moon Audio's. To ... | |
| Sparkler CD players They can be a little on the bright side. I prefer the M-80's.* *Apologies, but that was just too easy. | |
| Audirvana Studio vs. Apple OS 11.6: what's going on? Apple Store, yes. But also copy your above description of the problem as a ticket item to Audirvana Support. My experience has been that you'll get an informed response within 24 hrs, and followup. Good luck. | |
| Best Integrated Amp You Ever Heard? The Zombie thread that refuses to die! OP bailed in ... what, 2012? LOL | |
| 48kHz vs 96kHz: audible? Isn't it possible that you are simply hearing the artifacts of JRiver's extra step to downsample the file due to your software setting? Maybe you're just comparing the effects of "native" to improperly refiltered/resampled streams. Hard to actu... | |
| CD transports; do they really matter Coincidentally, Ayre Acoustics released a new CD player today, the CX-8. Also apparently Ayre's best DAC is on board, and includes both streaming connectivity in, as well as digital and analog out. Interesting.... https://www.ayre.com/produ... | |
| who in SoCal does Av Receiver and Amp upgrades? You might give a call to Mark or others at DSS (Dynamic Sound Systems) in Carlsbad. They've been around for 20+ years in sales and service and are also well connected with local audio resources. |