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| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT Bits is bits. Thatʻs the beauty of digital audio. At the very lowest level of computing, all machines do is: copy data from one register to another compare data between two different registers add data from one register to another and ... | |
| Dac with build-up streamer I have been reading about the Audio Analogue AADAC, the Bluetooth looks like it’s really good…so your smart phone is the streamer…it has a good volume control so you don’t need a preamp…anyone have any experience with it.. Bluetooth and a smart... | |
| As good or better than Magnepan 3.7i Considering you’re coming from Maggies I’d consider dipole speakers like the Spatial Audio X4 P2 that costs $9200 or maybe even the S4 at $5900. I heard similar Spatials with LTA electronics at a show and it was one of the top systems I heard. T... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT All of your various streamers are just generic PC boards running a custom front end app on top of Linux. Theyʻre just computers dedicated to running that one app. @russbutton No, that’s an oversimplification and there’s absolutely more to it ... | |
| Dac with build-up streamer DACs are a very personal choice, and what are the odds that a combo unit has the best DAC for your tastes and a streamer with excellent performance and the user interface you like best? I’d put those odds at close to zero and there will be a sign... | |
| Benchmark LA4 vs Linear Audio Tube microZOTL Preamplifier (Level 2) I let the MZ run for a few hours with me out of the room and when I returned the music was cheerful and enjoyable. That is when I started the critical listening. That’s not nearly enough time for the preamp to burn in unless LTA did considerab... | |
| What would you save in a fire? I’d first save everything that I love that is not produced anymore as everything else can be replaced with insurance money. This includes vinyl and CDs, and especially those prized CDs that aren’t and likely won’t ever be available for streaming ... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT With respect to I/O interfaces, it is the component quality that takes precedence; an example is the Grimm streamer some posters here have mentioned, it is fantastic and uses AES/EBU instead of I2S. I will end by saying the most noticeable sound ... | |
| DDC Cableing My understanding is that except for converting the original input type (USB to I2S), the only real change is to clean up the incoming signal. In addition to converting to various output types, your DDC provides galvanic isolation to reduce nois... | |
| Let's talk about Silver... I think it depends greatly on the design and quality of materials in the cable. I’ve found both Acoustic Zen and VooDoo (cryoed) silver interconnects to be nicely detailed and very musical and balanced. Sometimes I think a lot of equipment is des... | |
| Bluesound Node Icon Owner Impressions I wouldn’t give up on the Mesh/extender option with a better Ethernet/CAT cable as a really long Ethernet run can’t be helpful and could get expensive depending on the cable. Also, you should seriously consider adding a good LPS from the likes of ... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT If a decent but not considered high end streamer ouputs via I2S and is connected to an accepted excellent DAC which accepts I2S, is then compared to a top end streamer connected to the same DAC but via USB lets say. Is the outcome a slam dunk to ... | |
| Bluesound Node Icon Owner Impressions I added a temporary ethernet cable snaking through the house, which cured the problem, but I feel the WiFi signal sounded better. I can't put my finger on it, but I'll do some more listening. You should consider adding a Mesh node or Wi-Fi exte... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT Am I being unreasonable to suggest, at least to myself, that anything the streamer does regarding jitter/timing is pretty much redundant? As long as the stream contains all the zeros and ones that sum correctly, these amazing modern DACs take tot... | |
| A little DAC help What improvements are you looking for over the Luxman, what sound characteristics are most important to you, and are you looking for new or used? |