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| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming @mantis007 this is the fmc to usb converter i was referring to…wouldn’t allow me to message. Hopefully this will post. https://www.amazon.com/Transwan-Optical-Application-Backward-Intercom/dp/B07BR5BM71 | |
| CD transports; do they really matter Made a definite improvement even in my mid level system when I stepped up from a Cambridge Audio ACX 35 CD player ( as CD and as transport) to their CXC v2 transport. Can’t face spending hours and months ripping my CD collection to a server even... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio LAB 12 DAC arrived and I have to say Wow! Glad I picked this DAC up at half price. Couldn’t be happier with the realism and comforting crystal clear sound. Waiting for some NOS Amperex 6922 gold pins to arrive to see how they perform vs the stoc... | |
| A Second Noise Floor? @guakus thanks for the pics very helpful. Is the copper wire from the internal end of the bad boy banana required since all the copper plates are connected? My power conditioner does not have an input plug just an external twist nut. I did rea... | |
| Buying refurbished gear.... Also had very good results buying refurbished direct from Cambridge Audio. All with full warranty. Never needed it! | |
| A Second Noise Floor? Interesting! I like experimenting with inexpensive DIY tweaks and have usually had good success. I read your prior post on building the box so I kind of get the set up. How is the ground wire from the Power Conditioner connected to your box set ... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming @soix thanks for your input. Yep realize the JB is not a DAC just a jitter filter. I was just listing it was on my MAC. The dash above is the connection change. The JB has worked for me much better than iFI purifier and does make the Mac sound ... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming @sns Thank you for your great explanation. Very easy to follow and makes clear sense of it all. Still learning a lot about streaming music. Appreciate your efforts. My current set up is: Router-FMC-fiber optic-FMC-Macbook pro with AQ jitterbu... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming @sns agree this may not get results for all depending on how well your system is already performing. For me it was a definite improvement way above it’s $85 price point. I do have LPS on order to see what they can do. After that, any suggestion... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio Just picked up a used LAB12 DAC 1 Reference. Sold by original owner who bought it May 2021. Waiting for it to arrive. I would like to hear from owners there impressions and any suggestions on tube rolling success…or any other comments. Thanks ... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming @car123 sorry to hear you didn’t get improved results as others have. It made a noticeable difference for me. It might be your Aurender cleans up the signal prior to sending it on to the DAC where my MacBook Pro doesn’t and needs the assistance.... | |
| Chinese Cables that sound good Bought Kimber Kable 8TC bulk cable from Aliexpress to make speaker cables for my surround sound second system. Looks identical, the copper strands vary in gauge and are wrapped in Teflon same KK. Very happy with the sound improvement for $38.00 ... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming Ok have I missed an update to this thread? I thought it was “Cheapest way to improve sound quality”. Oh wait …🤔 we all have a different definition of what “Cheapest” means. I do appreciate all the expertise and education on higher end digital f... | |
| High Fidelity Cable replaces NPS 1260 😵💫 oh noooo is this going to be like the annual best ever fuse upgrades…. NPS 1260 🤤 | |
| Great results with NPS 1260?! +1000 worth every $! |