soix

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Check Your Tidal Accounts for Unauthorized Users/Fees
What is Tidal brining to the table? MQA!!!  Doh.  
surround processor?
How many movie theaters have sound only coming from the front?  Not sure what else there is to argue about.  
Check Your Tidal Accounts for Unauthorized Users/Fees
As if Tidal needed to provide yet another reason to switch to Qobuz.  Keep it up Tidal!!! 
surround processor?
If 2-channel is very important to you, IMHO it’s best to use a dedicated stereo preamp or integrated and hook the front L/R preouts of the AVP into it.  
Tidal is corrupt
I think it's a one-time mistake.Tidal is an ongoing mistake perpetuated by an unavoidable farce that is MQA.  
Stock Voyager GaN amp (350/600) Contrasted with my EVS1200 (600/1200)
yippee!, for great sound at not so great a price.....we all win!Uh, some of the traditional high-$$$ SS amp manufacturers, electric utility companies, and FedEx/UPS might beg to differ.  
Most comfortable headphones
Welcome to Flyby City.  OP MIA.  
Recommendation for Dac for streamer
Really depends on what sound characteristics are most important to you.  DACs come in many flavors/types and there are a lot of very good ones out there these days so would help if you could narrow it down by sharing your sound preferences.  
Review on Bricasti Design M3 DAC
I was thinking of upgrading the QutestFirst, I think you should just start a new thread to get a broader response here.  Second, what specific improvements are you looking for over the Qutest? 
Spotify HiFi imminent?
@milpai — I find MP3 res sounds musical on my Amazon Echo but that’s about it.  On my stereo and better headphones it sounds dynamically compressed with significantly compromised detail and resolution and Qobuz sounds significantly better in every... 
Spotify HiFi imminent?
Spotify seems more concerned with breadth/flexibility of content than ultimate sound quality so I’d expect something more like Amazon HD than Qobuz, but I guess we’ll see.  
Need Recommendation All-in-One Bluetooth Speakers for Patio
I have an Audio Engine B2 that looks and sounds good for $200, but if you want even better sound and have the budget the B&W Formation Wedge is worth a look too.  Best of luck. https://www.crutchfield.com/S-L2o3dtJKlQ7/p_772B2WAL/Audioengine-B... 
To Stream or Not to Stream
I'm considering jumping into the streaming "waters"Stop considering and dive in head first ASAP.  Just the access and exposure to worlds of new music makes it more than worth doing — I hardly ever listen to my own CDs anymore — with the high level... 
Pro DACs vs Consumer DACs
Wondering if I can get a little smoother of a sound without sacrificing detail and separation. Of course you can, and I don’t think going to a pro DAC is necessarily a good idea given what you’re looking for. .  You went from a very neutral DS DAC... 
Kef Blade two mixed use
I like the sound of the Blade two - do you think it will be too unforgiving for non-music listening?Absolutely not.