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| CD transport vs.streaming @nitewulf Agree mastering most important variable. By the way, what is your conclusion as to cd transport vs. streaming? Bottom line for me is while I haven't listened with transport in a long time, I don't doubt cd playing has a rightful place i... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sirnui Goes to show you how unique streaming setups can be. I can see how your usb chain could be improved, but the Grimm seems to be optimized for AES. So question is would better optimized usb beat AES in your setup? And then, could your AE... | |
| Am I a hopeless audio snob? The newer Technics tt's certainly have strong visual connection to the cheaper DJ tt's. The SP line is another tt altogether, visual appearance up to user, many routes with custom plinths such as mine. And I prefer my SP MKII to VPI I formerl... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming 1. Yes, requires two fiber media converters, two ethernet cables,one into first fmc, one out into bluesound. 2. Shorter is better. 3. Lengths your talking about, no. | |
| Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO... @audiom3 Prior to inserting Opticalrendu I had diasy chained SOTM SMS200Neo to Uptone usb regen, I had gone back and forth any number of times leaving Uptone out or replacing, always preferred the daisy chain. I then inserted Opticalrendu forgetti... | |
| Choice between two different integrated tube amps (SET & PP) Plenty of Chinese products use top notch parts from all over the world, not limited to using only Chinese parts. And yes, nearly every audio component made in more recent past and today is hybrid Chinese product. And I don't mean to say the Wi... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sirnui You're correct in how router is acting. I still have my audiophile switch and want to experiment with replacing router with switch. I presume the switch will be quieter and know it has superior clock, in fact I did hear a bit more detail w... | |
| Choice between two different integrated tube amps (SET & PP) @blkwrxwgn They do have similar exterior, LM is point to point wiring vs. circuit boards in Willsenton, here's pic, https://www.phantom-audio.com/product/line-magnetic-integrated-lm-805ia/ I prefer point to point, especially with high heat gen... | |
| Would you pay more than 25% of MSRP for a used cartridge? I find it difficult to purchase used consumables, used tubes same issue for me. Wouldn't it be great if they could build in some kind of hour counter on these consumables. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sirnui It seems I have pretty unique setup in that I have second ethernet port on my server, therefore: modem>router (powered by over spec. lps) via short run of Audioquest Vodka ethernet>server, via another short run of AQ Vodka>FMC (po... | |
| This 60 Hz hum is driving me crazy Yep, dc offset can be problem, check your house grounding system. | |
| Choice between two different integrated tube amps (SET & PP) The Willsenton runs 48wpc, so power output may not be issue. I owned PL Dialogue Four, self modded with Takman and MIflex caps, until very recently. I also own 845 and 300B SET amps. High power SET creates lots of heat, heat is enemy of audio comp... | |
| Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO... As debjit_g mentioned above, conversion of optical back to ethernet is somewhat detrimental, place for noise to re-enter network. And the boards in generic FMC are not optimum. Understanding this is what motivated me to upgrade to Opticalrendu. ... | |
| Contenders are here I ran various model Alons for years, loved the open baffle design. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sirnui I find your experiments extremely interesting. In my limited experience and knowledge of clocks I find a number of issues. I recently tried an audiophile network switch with TXCO clock (marketed as OXCO clock) inferior to router straight o... |