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| Network optimization for serious streamers @singingg Nice, very thorough explanation with many iterations you've tried. Optical vs ethernet seems a tossup, optical inherently filters, various ethernet filters also do fine job with lessening noise. | |
| 845 or 300b with Agalme? Looking at specs on that speaker I'd expect 845 to be better match. While I have no experience with Hornings, 90db efficiency and 4ohm nominal impedance, calling for 10-20wpc amp points to 300b SET being iffy proposition. I have both 300B and 845 ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @debjit_g I have Synergistic orange, purple is on radar. Voicing is so subjective, dependent on system and/or personal preference. In any case 005 close enough to neutral, can't imagine anyone finding it highly colored. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Keep in mind @yyzsantabarbara comparing $14k Lumin to $3k 005. Still, this interesting comparison as Lumin also uses 9038 Sabre chips. Based on my comparisons to other dacs and allied with a variety of different components in my system I'd co... | |
| The 300B World Here is my reference for tubes, Andy knows. https://vintagetubeservices.com/rectifiers/ | |
| The 300B World @dweller Don't know there is a single best one, but NOS Mullards are certainly top flight. In my case NOS Mullard GZ34. Love my 300b's with modded Klipschorns, present setup very likely end game. Really can't think of better DHT tube better ma... | |
| The 300B World My present custom build 300B SET monoblocks are my all time favorite amps. I've been though class A/B, class A SS, push pull tubes with some of KT family, 6550, EL34, 2A4, 845 and 300B SET. What you're hearing is what I call immediacy, SET has per... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? I can recommend the Musetec as purchase piece, Holo May KTE great choice as well. I've seen both of these compared to much more expensive dacs, held their own or were preferred in some cases. KTE may be highest resolving R2R dac, and the Sabre 903... | |
| Future DACs with Fibre Optical @yyzsantabarbara Yep, that is correct package. I could see this Finisar as great upgrade for any fiber capable device with removable transceiver, problem is there have been instances of incompatibility. I'd estimate this upgrade to OpticalRendu at... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? @auxinput That is correct, Euphony Version 4 is reportedly big upgrade on 3, never had 3 so can't say. I'd agree quality power supply may not make that great a difference with Windows computer, the Windows based motherboard music server I'm ru... | |
| Future DACs with Fibre Optical I doubt there is a large market for this, most dac manufacturers assume one will do all the rendering via large variety of streamers. Already not that many ethernet streaming dacs around, optical users likely a small minority of that minority. Sti... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @agisthos I understand that, simply can't find this ability to assign speed to individual ports. I have pretty good knowledge of Netgear interface, even in advanced settings don't see this ability. In any case, the only reason I could imagine this... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @agisthos Just for curiosities sake I looked for ability to assign these setting to ports, didn't see this in my Netgear router. Regardless, I hear better SQ with 500mb vs 300, 1gb may soon be tried. But then I'm running JCAT Net XE in my streamer... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? Having a conscious here is not about guilt, its about being mindful that most of us here live privileged lives. Keeping mindful of that tends to make one more humble, empathic and happy, one not always comparing themselves to those who have it bet... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? @dweller This is true, but the vast, vast majority of my vinyl was purchased when a typical album sold for between $3-$10, and many were gifted by people leaving vinyl behind. |