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| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @tk21 Good points. Another thing that needs to be pointed out. The optimal mode of transmission depends a lot on the quality of the rendering in streamer. Some streamers take great pains in optimizing usb in use of high quality clocks and powe... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? @cleeds Thanks for wake up, I try to never use that ridiculous word, especially in regard to audio! @coltrane1 No doubt optimized streaming is a rabbit hole, but then so is audio in general, and don't even talk to me about vinyl. Audiophiles ... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @soix Do a survey, how many using usb vs other inputs. I had Singxer SU6 in order to try I2S with my present dac, a couple other individuals with same dac tried I2S, returned to usb after less than satisfactory results, I didn't even bother, sold ... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? Individuals use usb because it has best SQ vs other inputs/outputs available to them. I've observed many trying coax, AES/EBU, I2S inputs on dac, finding them inferior and returning to usb. Theoreticals are one thing, hearing is another. USB conti... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl Some individuals certainly have need to develop hierarchies, add reductive tendencies and you get win/loose propositions. I don't even know if its possible to objectively conclude one format superior to other. Has a single individual heard the... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? @cleeds Actually, I recall seeing noise measurements ethernet vs fiber somwhere, was cited by post on some thread here. My use of objective was directed towards near universal consensus of individuals hearing lower noise floor with fiber. I als... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? Lowered noise floor is likely the first thing one will notice with insertion of fiber, this will generally be an objective finding. If one is comparing to an optimal ethernet setup it may be difficult to discern a difference here. With my present... | |
| Emission Labs Tube Warranty Problems While sound quality of tubes of critical importance, who you purchase them from is also of critical importance. When I was having issues with 101D tubes, took risk and purchased some top echelon tubes from China based seller, twice I had issues wi... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC As with any highly resolving/transparent dac with excellent usb implementation usb cables will make substantial difference. Having said that I've not heard major differences with taping off power pins. I only continue doing it in order to cross al... | |
| Sonore Opticalrendu vs Auralic Aries G1.1 Agreed, need top flight LPS to hear full potential. | |
| Emission Labs Tube Warranty Problems First EML 300B failures I've heard of, and I've been observing for a long time. @plga Lower heater voltage is NOT cause of that tube failure. I lowered the heater voltage on my Coincident Statement pre based on recommendation of owner/designe... | |
| Break In Failed I've used the face to face, out of phase blanket method, very effective. Present speakers make that pretty much impossible, so I've just listened through break in, unless something seriously off break in shouldn't be that difficult. Most noticeab... | |
| Aurender to Roon Core? Latik is correct in that Roon and the other music players each have unique sound qualities. I have multiple choices available to me at present, Stylus which is Euphony's proprietary player, HQPLayer and Roon, each has unique settings and sound qua... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? Be sure to try LPS with at least last FMC before passing judgment, lps on both even better. The lps insures the garbage emanating from the FMC will be eliminated, switch mode power supplies injecting the noise. I also mentioned the Sonore optical... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @soix + Resolution, transparency not the most difficult aspect of sound quality to achieve with streaming. Yes, noise, both external and self generated can enter at many points, but even with less than best streamers relatively high resolutio... |