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Getting lossless Apple Music to my dac
My ipad is older and has lightning as opposed to usb c. The new basic ipad still has lightning, and I don't want to spend the money for an ipad Air because it's just going to be used for streaming. Does anyone know if there is a sound quality diff... 
Getting lossless Apple Music to my dac
Looks like that's going to be the only option. I was trying to do it without a direct connection. Then again, this means I don't need a streamer.  
Getting lossless Apple Music to my dac
It's just a very basic HP laptop that I kept as an extra. I guess that's one of the things I'm trying to figure out. When you stream Apple music on a pc, there are no settings, so you don't really know if it's sending out lossless or not. Saw a vi... 
Phono Stage That's not Schiit
I picked up a Moon 110lp v2 for less than $500 and am pleasantly surprised at how good it is. I like it better than the built in phono stage of my McIntosh integrated and also better than my Music Reference RM5. I’m using Cardas Iridium from tt to... 
Cat Scratch Fever?
An earlier post asked how he got it. He got it at a Naples Florida market called Seed to Table. I can see the store from the end of my street and it has become yet another national embarrassment for Florida. The connection to Nugent was in our loc... 
Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy?
Most of my interconnects are at least 30 years old. These include Purist Aqeous, Tara Labs Analogue Standard, Cardas Twinlink and Audioquest Emerald hyperlitz. I no longer need 4 sets of ICs, but I still use the Purist and the Tara. The Purist wer... 
Audioquest Rocket 33, anyone knows how to take off the banana plug end?
I have 33 and have changed from bananas to spades and it’s pretty simple. If you go to approx 3 minutes into this video you can see them being applied to Rocket 11, and it’s the same process.https://youtu.be/XuqXoNAnXLUBasically the two tiny allen... 
CD Player, the same old question/sorry
If you have a separate dac, the audiolab cdt6000 is a fantastic transport for $550.00. But it’s just a transport. 
Purist Audio Design in One word
I have an original set of Aqueous interconnects that I purchased almost 30 years ago and still love them. They are very “rich” as was previously mentioned. The opposite of harsh or shrill. Mine have the clear jackets so you can see the water, and ... 
Well Tempered Labs Record Player, thoughts on a used one?
I do happen to have an original WTRP with an upgraded platter, which is called the black damped platter, which I purchased in 1992. The table is really phenomenal and has a wonderful, full sound. Adjustment can be a little finicky because any time... 
Looking for cartridge recommendations (after a 20 year hiatus)
Thanks for the input. I'm leaning towards the Shure or the Denon. l remember really liking the Shure, but that was close to 30 years ago on a Sonographe table with Dahlquist speakers. So it's really not relevant to today's situation.Just out of cu...