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| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? @malibu457 In my estimation implementation of greatly improved ADC in recording studios was responsible for much of digital SQ improvement. For streaming , lossless services. I've never had a single long term failure with streaming, user error... | |
| Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon? Charles, good for you taking plunge into streaming. Streaming was simple affair in beginning for me, now completely OCD with it! Just can't seem to stop with the experimentation, has replaced my diy modding with rest of system. With rest of sy... | |
| Musetec Audio MH-DA005 ES9038 Pro x2 DAC VS the Lab12 dac1 reference Tube Hybrid Dac I'd expect these two dacs to sound quite different from each other. I'm with melm on this, 005 neutral voiced, I'd expect the Lab 12 to be the warm dac here. I've compared the 005 directly with LKS 004, Okto Dac 8 stereo, Auralic Vega, been pa... | |
| Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon? @audioman58 The embedded HQPlayer is impressive, far superior to Roon for dsp. Incredible number of settings, haven't even begun to explore many, although the settings I've used have provided very high quality sound. HQP just sounds a bit artifici... | |
| Streamer upgrade? follow up. South Korea, and most Asian countries for that matter have thriving middle class, seems we have income issues here based on citizen discontent I observe. | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Not sure I mentioned this previously, but jitter minimization is key to best quality streaming, not sure there is any amount of jitter humans can't detect. This is where large measure of resources should be concentrated, relatively high levels of ... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? I've built a number of systems over the years, I'm not an equipment churner, rather system builder, so the following pattern repeated itself over the years. A series of upgrades resulting in marginal gains until system was completed. I considered ... | |
| Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon? @antigrunge2 I agree clocking is critical. Attention to that paid through JCAT Net Card XE, powered by external LPS, this card has top flight clock and dedicated power supply. Sonore OpticalModule and OpticalRendu also have upgraded clocks, power ... | |
| Streamer upgrade? follow up. I'm not going to get into the moral implications of privilege, I'd estimate all of us audiophiles in top tier here, level of guilt subjective. I do believe value for money is valid question, personally, I don't see parts and assembly costs of ... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Can't count the many times I've observed the oft repeated mantra of illogic that believes no further improvements available, and this applied to every single component in audio systems. And then these individuals open their minds to trying the thi... | |
| Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon? I get the logic of low power processor, minimal processing equals lower noise. But I and many others, specifically many individuals over at audiophilestyle.com have taken another path. Specifically, high power processors in custom build windows ba... | |
| Does USB quality matter when ripping CDs? Here is detailed explanation of cd ripping, http://www.dbpoweramp.com/spoons-audio-guide-cd-ripping.htm | |
| Steamer upgrade? Follow up follow up @ianrmack Plenty have described the improvements brought about by higher end streamers and network products. Assuming you have highly resolving system, generally, you're going to get more analog like presentation, should compete in same neighb... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Oh boy, more preaching from the biblical, oh forgot, measurement pulpit, you know, the place where all truths known, The heretics believe in things like ghosts and their senses, best not to trust your senses, you really aren't experiencing the thi... | |
| More Roon Questions @jbuhl You are correct no ability to download within Roon, just for streaming. |