soix
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| Amp — Leave on or turn off I left my McCormack amp on 24/7 (unless we were leaving for a week or more) and only had to replace a fuse over 20 years. McCormack recommends leaving the amp on I think partly because many electronic parts don’t like constantly cycling between c... | |
| DAC suggestion for PC Get a separate streamer and ditch the computer before addressing the DAC. | |
| Long USB cable recommendation This is a lose-lose proposition IMHO. Streaming from a computer is bad, and using a long USB cable is also suboptimal for both performance and cost reasons. You’re better off selling the Node and use the proceeds and the $$$ you would’ve spent on ... | |
| Value of a preamp? So when all the impedance values are matched up correctly with a passive attenuator, then a more true to the source sound is being heard. @scm So then it becomes, when are all those pesky impedance values matched up correctly? Impossible to kn... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources particularly in light of the science and measurements of some credible audio professionals that support the OP’s position. And who would that be? | |
| for streaming why not computer/galvanic isolation/DAC clock? When I use WiFi rather than an ethernet connection there are no dropouts; I assume that is better than bringing in noise from ethernte. No. Just, no. You are hugely mistaken. a mac mini is not cheap, but costs far less than high end stream... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources Hey @soix unlike some others on this forum I don't hold myself out as a self-annointed expert. I’m not a self-anointed expert, but it’s pretty clear if you listen to people here who have better streamers from the likes of Aurender, Grimm, Innuo... | |
| Value of a preamp? The ’preamp’ is essentially a cash grabbing strategy Yeah, no. That’s just ridiculous. | |
| Looking for Sub to pair with Dynaudio Confidence 20s First, you want to get two subs not just one as the performance improvement is substantial. For about $2100 you could get two SVS SB3000 subs that come with software that helps greatly with integration, and they offer a long trial including shipp... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources In other words it does not appear to me that there are strong technical reasons that a modest streamer such as a phone can't produce good audio if run through a quality dac...and that is what my ears have been telling me. @bruce19 Do tell, wha... | |
| What next? Here are links to DAC and streamer I mentioned above… https://www.amazon.com/Musician-Draco-Entry-Level-Decoder-DSD1024/dp/B096S6HBQY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3QZMWR4WC4TMP&keywords=musician+draco&qid=1707851084&sprefix=Musician+draco%2Caps%2C3... | |
| Looking for Sub to pair with Dynaudio Confidence 20s Budget? And are you looking for new or used? | |
| for streaming why not computer/galvanic isolation/DAC clock? Yeah, this whole high-end streamer thing is a total sham to separate you from your money. There’s clearly nothing to it. Just keep rocking that Mac Mini cause it ain’t gonna get better than that. For you. Sad. | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear I’m a huge Steely Dan fan. Gaucho is recorded like crap on CD and don’t use that to judge anything. | |
| One DAC to Rule it All The double digital conversion would bug the crap outta me. How are the reviews of using the DBX as a DAC? I’d think the OKTO would be the better of the two, but that’s just an uninformed guess. One thing I’d do is take the DBX out of the system... |