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| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? OP stated he had $1k budget. Best results for that budget would be either fiber conversion or Eno filter if staying with ethernet. The good thing about going this route is both remain effective even as rest of streaming setup improved. | |
| Hi-Fi and the Folly of Perfection @grauerbar Good post! I'll admit to similar feelings at certain points in building systems over now nearly thirty years. There were times when the cost in form of funds and audiophile angst seemed excessive for the value of sound quali... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? Based on my experience with a variety of streamers over perhaps ten years of streaming I've come to conclusion streamer can make as much or more difference than dac. Streamer is really the heart of streaming setup, does the rendering and has larg... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET Congrats on amps. In researching 300B amps over the years, I consider Aric in top tier. Yes, 300B amps properly executed are one of best for tonality, harmonic development, no rolled off highs, one note bass. I"m also fan of point to point wir... | |
| Qobuz Hi-Rez Not Necessarily the Best Sound @hankeson Qobuz isn't upsampling, dac is doing this. If one wants to try intensive dsp, try HQPlayer, up and over sampling makes more difference with this software vs. Qobuz or Tidal recording. Streamer must have capability, in other words pow... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @itsjustme +1 I use Uptone JS2, choke based lps on some of most important digital components. This will explain issues with T,BR&F and advantages of choke based,https://audiobacon.net/2021/08/06/the-worlds-best-audiophile-linear-power-supplie... | |
| AudioQuest Vodka vs Purist Audio Ethernet Cable AQ Vodka was my choice after going through a variety of ethernet cables, haven't heard the Purist, although I've run a number of Purist cables in system over the years. Sure the Purist is nice, but haven't felt the need to change since AQ Vodka. | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? When researching streamers I found Antipodes philosophy in regard to mixing smps and lps singularly interesting, came close to pulling trigger on K50. In the end went with custom build with LPS, choice was not about aversion to their proprietary... | |
| Qobuz Hi-Rez Not Necessarily the Best Sound Provenance is far more important than bit rate IME. Having Tidal, Qobuz and thousands of cd rips there is far more variability than consistency between services and bit rates. I've often compared hi rez rips and streams to 16/44 streams and rips a... | |
| Rhodium...hmmm I concur with above statements about rhodium. I use it on virtually every PC with exception of silver on a couple pc. I used mostly gold plated copper or straight copper for many years, one by one I switched to rhodium as it brought more openness ... | |
| Has new music gone down the tubes? Back in the day we had FM, the 'underground' formats some had would play pretty wide variety, remember free form! This is how we discovered more interesting deep cuts, even more commercial stations played far more than top 40. Also had University ... | |
| Ethernet cables I went from various config of generic cables to Supra, then AQ Cinnamon, Starlight, finally stopped at AQ Vodka. Suppose I hear differences rather like LordMelton in that higher end cables could be sensed as more sharp, focused, I hear it as more ... | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System In years of visiting dealers and going to shows very rare to hear system that really moved me. Even ten, twenty years ago, when my system at much lower level, I judged my system as preferable to vast majority of these setups. Setups at dealers, sh... | |
| Slow Shipping Question - UPS This is not normal, never had that long of wait for such short distance, this over literally hundreds of packages over the years. If out of country shipment and customs all bets off. I'd suspect what carlsbad states. | |
| opticalRendu network streamer – a review Nice review. Certainly, the OR will benefit from high quality LPS, I use Uptone JS-2 with mine. Partnering with OpticalModule also beneficial vs generic FMC, power with quality LPS as well. At the moment I'm still in evaluation phase with new ... |