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| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? Maybe someone should design a high quality AirPlay DAC....? Hmmmm....What are some of you using, planning to use, to replace the AirPort Express? For those of you using AirPlay only and don’t want/need additional features.Allanwww.In-Tone.com | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @reubent Thanks for the reply! I’ll check the new album out. I liked his last album, Pure Comedy. | |
| USB audio problem Check the sound settings in Windows. Make sure the operating system isn’t improperly re-converting the sample rate. Normally you want the source clock to match the source content, for example: 16/44 content should be set to 16/44 sample rate.Che... | |
| LS50 Wireless connection preference? What media software and streaming service do you use?The Node/Aries/Toslink combo sounds like it could be your best option. This way you can stay away from excessive “DA/AD/DA” conversion. Sometimes we can take one step forward and two steps bac... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Reubent: How’s that new Father John Mister album? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Are You Serious? - Andrew Bird (Blue Limited Edition Pressing) | |
| USB audio problem It might be a clocking issue, but it sounds like something on the USB Bus. (This is one of the reasons I’m careful to implement USB in our designs.) It could also be the software your using and/or the audio settings of the computer.What computer... | |
| KEF LS50 Wireless IC and PC thoughts. The Kimber ICs should work great with the LS50W. You’ll have to try the DACs and PCs for yourself to see what works for you.The LS50 speakers are wonderful, especially when setup and tuned properly. We have used the passive model with small, sim... | |
| best network switch configuration for audio Fiber.If you are serious about the best network infrastructure, specially for high fidelity music and audio, I highly recommend fiber. Proper routing, switching, WAPs and AC protection/isolation are important, but having a properly designed, term... | |
| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? Kahlenz: I agree with your assessment. Both, the AEX and ATV, can sound excellent when using a nice DAC processor. I also enjoy and prefer spinning vinyl sometimes. It’s a great time to be a music listener! You have a wonderful system, I bet y... | |
| Apple HomePod HomeKit hub It has some Siri functionality, but it limited compared to the Siri on the iPhone and iPad. It makes a nice AirPlay speaker for secondary rooms and can be moved easily, if needed. We have used them for clients that want music in kitchens and bat... | |
| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? Steve from Empirical:Does the Synchro-Mesh improve the optical out of most TVs, especially Sony?Does the Synchro-Mesh improve the optical out of the Apple AirPort Express (sadly becoming legacy)?Do you know of a high quality AirPlay streamer (sour... | |
| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? This means you are already using Apple AirPlay. As I mentioned, there are better AirPlay sources than the Apple TV, especially for music. The network can also make a difference. | |
| Is USB audio dying? Dying? No. But as with most interfaces, they change and get refined. IP seems to be the future, and some of the best sounding digital sources currently use IP.In my experience, our systems and installs continue(d) to use optical Toslink on most... | |
| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? Robr45 makes some good points.The Apple TV is a great device and can sound wonderful when connected to a well designed system, but because of how it samples/clocks, a dedicated AirPlay source/stream can sound better when properly implemented.I men... |