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| DAC diminishing returns @jjss49 Conditionally agree. There has been fine line between neutrality and the analytical in my setup. I've been doing a lot of streaming setup experimentation over the years, there has been the rare case when lowered noise floor has res... | |
| Jupiter vs. Vcap Odam? You mention Jupiter in header, than Jensen in post. I've used variety of Jupiters over years, love both aluminum and copper. Haven't used Jensens since owning some Cary monoblocks many years ago. And to throw another J cap in, the Jantzens are nic... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? Certainly there is wide variation in recording quality, but IME system quality has great impact on all recording qualities. A great/good system can't make poor quality recordings sound good, but it can make a much larger variety of recordings soun... | |
| Any love for Musical Fidelity integrateds? Can't overstate my surprise at how well M2si worked in my system, this against double the cost Class A ss amp, and far more expensive 300BSET custom monoblocks and Coincident 845SET amps. Wonderful little integrated, hits far above it what it's pr... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? I only wish it was as easy as @fredrik222 says it was. Per usual we have so many configurations, @fsonicsmith and @dbastin both provided some good generalizations. Regardless of what the objectivists say, obvious we hear differences with stream... | |
| Analog vs. digital Highest resolving and natural systems I've heard were multiples of $100k, practically that much on vinyl setup alone. Those systems and my aural memory of them has long been the reference for my home systems. IME not extremely difficult to get pre... | |
| Best resistors for use in phono stage? Vishay Z foils aka Texas Components TX2575 highest resolving, transparent I've used, I don't really hear a specific sound quality from these, consider them neutral. Takman carbon film when I'm looking for a bit of warmth. I'd like to try some of t... | |
| Turn down the Volume! Ambient noise levels have much impact on volume level needed for satisfying listening. Late night listening sessions, when external noise lower contributes nicely. Think about ambient noise levels at 50-60db in daytime vs. late night when I can re... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @vinylvalet I don't have Cisco switch, can understand the mix up, one can really go into weeds with streaming and optimizing networks, as we have in this thread. The problem as I see it, is segregated expertise between dac and streaming componen... | |
| Ditch your USB cable for Toslink? Might surprise you! To say that any one digital connection is superior to another is foolishness. USB quality depends on both server/streamer and dac implementation of it, don't need decrapifiers if implemented correctly in both. If usb implementation in these device... | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? I like audphile1 have used different iterations of mini for years without issue. Also been used in various network setups, I experiment a lot. Whenever mini has disappeared has been network issue, my streaming setups can become pretty complex, man... | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? You could benefit from dedicated server vs stock mini, but with no rendering things aren't as bad as they could be. Stock mini is noisy environment for a streaming component so there are some losses you'll never recover further down the chain, thi... | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? One thing I'm not clear on. Are you connecting mini to ethernet switch or bridging thunderbolt out directly to Moon? Mini direct out to Moon would likely be preferable. You're doing well by doing no rendering with mini, could still benefit greatly... | |
| To Blind Test, or Not To Blind Test, That Is The Question Claims for objectivity in this, talk about misplaced confidence. So many subjective vagaries in this, performance anxiety being only one of many. | |
| DAC diminishing returns IMO, one should purchase dac superior to rest of setup, upgrade rest of system over time to experience full potential of dac, I'd never want to purchase dac inferior to rest of system. I like to maintain dac as superior piece, once I sense I've re... |