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Tube rolling LTA MZ3
I have tried a few different sets of RCA and Sylvania tubs, both 12SN7 and 12AT7. For me, the most noticeable improvement came when I swapped in a pair of 1957 Sylvania chrome dome 12SN7s. These tubes seem to add some sort of holographic pixie dus... 
The big DAC decision
I can’t speak to the Lumin DACs, but their iOS app is outstanding. After trying out several DNLA control points for iOS along with Sonos, the Lumin app easily takes 1st prize (I use it to control a Rasoberry Pi based server running Volumio, which ... 
Need suggestions for streaming files to my stereo
Apologies if my description made the Pi solution sound intimidating. Here are the parts you need if you go this route and want to use a Hifiberry Digi+ to connect the Pi to your stereo's DAC using either TOSLINK or SPIDF.- Raspberry Pi 3B (other v... 
Need suggestions for streaming files to my stereo
OP, Please don’t feel that in order to get “audiophile” quality sound you need to spend $500+ on a Bluesound Node or Aurelic Aires Mini. These are great devices, but they are more than twice the budget you stated of 200. People on forums such as ... 
Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC.
Also, consider that the issue may be with the Bryston's USB implementation, in which case no streamer that uses USB is gonna fix the problem. (As a point of comparison , my NuForce HDP DAC sounds great through SPIDF but horrible through USB, regar... 
Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC.
Guys, he has the MacBook already, and he hasn't yet explored the free and low cost options. If he configures the Mac properly and tries adding a $100-150 USB-SPIDF converter, and he still doesn't  get the sound he likes, then by all means replacin... 
Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC.
I’m gonna weigh in here and say something that’s gonna be unpopular, but it needs to be said.It’s possible to get excellent sound from a MacBook. You DO NOT need to invest in a dedicated NAS and an expensive streamer. NASes can make sense in a set...