seanheis1
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| Sound quality of Roon According to the CEO of Roon in a livestream interview, Roon does not have its own sound. It is pulling information directly from the streaming services... unless you are using its built in parametric EQ or other DSP functions. | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer It was when I heard the difference between the Mac and the Innuos Zenith Mk3 and the differences between usb cables when I truly began to understand that a streamer was sending an analog representation of a digital wavestream and that all of the ... | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer I was in your camp until I heard the difference. @ghasley I'm in the camp that you have to hear for yourself before discrediting or promoting. Otherwise, I would discredit First Watt due to relatively high noise and distortion and go with Hype... | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer You got this wrong bud! They all are consumer grade computers not designed and optimized for streaming audio. You get streaming functionality but they sound nothing like a dedicated streamer, not even remotely close. @lalitk if you're hearing d... | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer Why do you never read about Streamer A vs Streamer B ? Cause noboby can hear a difference. this is overly simplistic, and incorrect different streamers sound different because they manage noise, clocking, power supply, and physical isolation d... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement JV is confusing Class D amps with poor digital playback (usual digital-like upper-mid/lower-treble glare). Overall, Class D amps don’t sound like that, to the contrary, they are flat and artificially smooth, and unresolving. FWIW, I have heard ... | |
| DAC diminishing returns The RME is a good transparent DAC. Looking at OP's gear, I don't think he is interested in neutrality. Currently, I’m using a Schiit Bifrost Multibit DAC. It’s connected to my Naim Nait 5Si and that drives Zu Omen ii speakers. | |
| Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed! May be defective. A digital transport shouldn’t sound like anything. It’s a computer passing digital. | |
| Getting good sound quality below 200Hz The room has a ton to do with bass under 200hz. Is your room small or square? When I hear about slow, sloppy, undefined bass, it is usually a room with a long decay time and ringing. | |
| DAC diminishing returns Many dacs don't have any means of volume control, others strip bits. In order extracting maximum potential from these dacs requires some form of volume control, the quality of that volume control has major bearing on sound quality of that dac. ... | |
| DAC diminishing returns IMHO there are likely 10 other things in your system that need far more attention. I have heard DACs with intentional sound differences using tubes, and I have heard DACs that allow you to change the filter settings that causes an apparently audi... | |
| DAC diminishing returns DACs are fascinating. All DACs present you with a tradeoff between detail and soundstage. If you are looking for fine inner detail, great separation of strings, etc... be prepared to compromise in terms of soundstage. If your priority is sound... | |
| DAC diminishing returns @mayoradamwest transparent DACs are becoming a dime a dozen. This is easily measured. Transparent DACs are also no fun and that is why we have tube DACs, R2R and options such as NOS and slow filters. | |
| DAC diminishing returns @jjss49 credibility comes from the wife noticing all the way from the next room. | |
| Amp's that are better sounding than a nad 3020 @holmz for sure. also adjusted for inflation, $135 in 1978 is equal to $606 in 2022. The Rega IO is probably the equivalent modern amp, which is $725 |