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| 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... | |
| Hi-Fi and the Folly of Perfection As mentioned or alluded to above, we have the ability to mitigate desire and/or enjoy the process. As they say, perfection is the enemy of the good. | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl Humans have the ability, or is it need to believe just about anything, many spend entire lifetimes defending those beliefs. Invention of social media seems to have greatly increased numbers of people living by zero sum game rules, apparently excit... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? Yep, you have correct connection protocol. If going fiber route do linear power supply for at least last FMC, lps for both best. Also may want to consider moving to Sonore OpticalModule and OpticalRendu vs the generic, well worth the premium. I'd ... | |
| 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 ... |