Streamer upgrade? follow up.
I posted the first part of this earlier in the week. There are a few other threads running concurrently here about this same subject.This is my personal experience with this situation.Ive been using a Aurender A100 streamer/dac which is they’re entry level unit, the SQ wasn’t horrible but I was pretty sure I could get it better.In a attempt to do that I purchased a Denafrips Pontus two and a DhLabs Mirage Usb cable to use with the A100 utilizing its Usb out.The two local hi fi dealers here in SO Cal both told me this would not produce much of an result and in my opinion after trying it they were both correct. So… as I stated in the first post I was coming from a “bit is bits” perspective which was I was convinced adding a better Dac would accomplish my goals, I just couldn’t believe that the zeros and ones could possibly effect the quality of sound. But not being one to give up I decided in for penny in for a pound Id see for myself if there was anything to the other side of this conversation, I wanted a new toy for Xmas anyway.So I traded my A100 plus some cash to TMR ( nice people btw) for a shiny new Aurender N200 which arrived yesterday. Last night the moment of truth, I hooked up the new unit with the exact same everything as before in my system nothing different but the streamer.I let the tubes and everything else warm up for a few hours,picked a song I knew inside and out sat down and pressed play. Immediately within the first few notes of the Stones “ Wild Horses “ I knew I had made the right choice and that I was wrong believing bits are bits “. I really don’t have adequate language to describe the difference in sound quality other than to say I feel like Im in someone else’s home listening to they’re far superior system, its that drastic.I can with complete confidence say this has got to be one of if not the most significant upgrades Ive made in my system, scouts honor! PS. Grinin ear to ear here.
“For me, this is just a dirty business and I would not like to contribute despite that SQ is so important for me.” And please STOP insinuating how anyone here should spend their hard earned money or savings! |
I would ask you a similar question, how much would you be willing to pay for Aurender V200? if it were 8k, would it be still ok, or say, 10k, or perhaps you would also admit 13k or more, still there will be some improvement in SQ? How you measure the limit in case you have one? This is what the marketing is about, if they see you eat it, they will further increase the price. I think that the Node is fairly priced, it does it's elementary job to transmit the data. In fact, do you realize that the difference in SQ from one badly recorded composition to another fairly recorded one would be much more than in your 6k upgrade? I will tell you a secret that, in fact, am very keen to compare the Node with these steamers, but there are no such dealers close by here where I live. And it is against my principles to pay 6k for a simple computer (i would, if it were day 2k, which is already five times more, since obviously it will not be worse than the Node). Honestly, i don't like these big screens in streamers, they attract your attention on non important things when you wish to concentrate just on music. And I guess these screens are half from the total price.
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Exactly! There are people who’d chastise you for foolishly spending 500.00 when you could purchase an audio streaming component for less than 100.00. Why would you spend five times as much just to stream? This is why it is wise not to worry how other adults handle/spend their disposable income. It’s no one else’s business. Every individual has their own chosen range for spending, whatever the reason/factors may be. People are better off if they manage their own lives and not worry what others are doing. Charles |
@audiotroy Well of course it did. Everything you offer is unicorns and rainbows. 🦄🌈
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@lalitk +100. Bet this guy has not spent an hour at the local church feeding the less fortunate. I do every Saturday evening and Sunday morning before church. He would rather chastise people here. Charity comes from the heart not the wallet. My time is priceless. If I spend $15K on my Innuos Statement thats my business.
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