You're not alone in liking vinyl or any other medium over streaming, for that matter:https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/international/soundstage-uk/1520-i-hate-streaming
All the best,
Nonoise
All the best,
Nonoise
Vexing Problem
You're not alone in liking vinyl or any other medium over streaming, for that matter:https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/international/soundstage-uk/1520-i-hate-streaming All the best, Nonoise |
@nonoise , Thank you for the link; I really enjoyed the engaging article. For what it's worth, when I discover music that I love when streaming I'll often seek it out on vinyl. And when we started our bakery/cafe I purchased a license from ASCAP, at least partially helping to pay musicians for their essential work. And MC, Of course my analog front end captures at least some of the magic that your magnificent kit does.... I'm just trying to solve a major technical issue with my set-up. |
I unplug my ic’s and then reconnect. I find my usb dac to computer can be at fault. I don’t know why but it happens once in a blue moon. It can seem muddy and bright at the same time. Highly distorted. I unplug, exit tidal, replug, start tidal again and its fine. It’s a curious usb cable and supposed to be one of the best. Who knows. Agree with vinyl sounds best but I do love streaming at times. |
Could be a hardware issue with the Accuphase. Odds are the DAC external and internal have high analog signal levels. Something could be wrong with the Accuphase that clears up once it heats up. It certainly would not be unheard of. Given that attenuating the signal in Roon seems to make the issue better, this seems like a logical conclusion. That will reduce the analog signal level entering the amp. Reducing the volume via the amp may not alleviate the problem depending on where the problem is. If it happens on both channels, to me, it sounds like an issue with a power supply supplying the input circuitry. If the voltage is low, it will clip / distort the input. Bad solder joints can also resolve via soldering, or movement, only to come back again. |