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| My Focal Twin Setup and I2s Journey Another convert to I2S, this seems to be picking up. My hope is all manufacturers offer I2S option for dacs, this or give me highest quality OXCO clock and power supply to this clock in dac. For those looking for highest optimization of I2S, DDC ... | |
| Any thoughts about the RR-888 I have three Schumann resonators, tried all manner of power cords, lps, positioning, number used, intensity of each. These do have effect on sound staging/imaging. I preferred high placement, as with whart away from system. Most noticeable effect ... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @devinplombier That is not the Mikrotik model I had, can't recall the model but it had dual internal power supplies, I'd have to look back on ebay past purchases to be sure of model. In any case it was both the internal mods and conversion to allo... | |
| Are streamers digitally enhanced? I don't see how a streamer could possibly alter the harmonics or tonality/tonal balance of an audio system. It is only the apps loaded into streamers that could possibly affect one of these two parameters of sound quality, music players such as Ro... | |
| Critical listening and altered states Generally I'll listen to my favorite radio station all day at work, WCBN FM, Univ. Michigan student run station. So yesterday they played rasta man music for a couple hours, got me back in the old spirit of things! Made me think of the differences... | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening How about the Beatles 'Yesterday and Today' the butcher cover with the chopped up dollies. | |
| Critical listening and altered states The issue is THC not a hallucinogen, if we are seeking altered states this not enough. Not against using various substances for system and music enjoyment, but I see the goal of high end audio to induce the altered state without the need for these... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @mitch2 If I understand your setup correctly I don't see how any conventional routers will avoid having wifi 'contaminate' your 'clean' side network. Having the three systems interconnected to the one server is your issue. Depending on the quality... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers There is an alternative to the Switch X, and what I do. I provide a clean/audio only network segregated from my whole house network via modem>router with wifi disabled, on clean side this feeds NAS and server, on dirty or whole house side feeds... | |
| ??? Why Don't More Streaming Services Do This ??? I can't understand complaints about ease of access to music in this, the golden age of our access to so much music. Between having Roon integration with Qobuz and Tidal, and favorite FM radio stations that also stream I easily discover great musi... | |
| Critical listening and altered states My goal with high end audio has always been to induce high levels of ASC without the need for other stimulants/mind altering additions. Perhaps this has something to do with my experiences with hallucinogens at live concerts in which visual stimul... | |
| Critical listening and altered states Yep, the idea that past experiences of ASC would influence us going into the future. This was always part of my intention when seeking ASC, per the band 'Doors', opening the doors of perception. Some have called this mind expansion, I can think of... | |
| Nomenclature for streaming I also use Synology NAS, for years cd rips on this provided better sound quality vs streams, only in recent years have streams caught up. One consideration in choosing NAS vs internal storage is EMI/RFI radiation. Routers with wifi enabled are nu... | |
| What do you listen to? Repeat music ever decreasing, probably down to around 33%. These days mostly letting Roon randomly choose from my large library which means fewer repeats than I'd likely choose. Library probably around 50/50 between newer and older music. even the... | |
| Does your DAC sound better through the S/PDIF or I2S inputs than through USB? The salient point using I2S vs all the others is the ability to use a better clock via a DDC vs dac's internal clock. With superior clocking presentation can be greatly affected. Proper clocking means data packets more correctly timed which result... |