Sound quality differences in streamers

verdantaudio,

I'm not a dealer, just an end-user. I've owned several Antipodes Audio music servers. I've compared Antipodes to other music servers and have preferred Antipodes to Aurender, Innuos, and several others. I have the Oladra now and it's my last music server. 

@ricred1    I love the Oladra.  I personally run the Oladra at home as well and have for several years.  I have no interest in replacing it.  This unit will not be my last. I turn my samples over and I will buy another Oladra. 

A server for $29k.  Forgive me, but that’s just dumb.  Really dumb.  Like insanely dumb.

@verdantaudio Did you ever get the things you needed to get fibre optic to work on the Linn DAC you had? I provided you some links on Amazon and maybe Sonore for the required components.

BTW - I think I got the PlayBack Design STREAM-IF streamer from you. I only heard it on SPDIF, but that thing was as good as the Lumin X1 and Sonore OpticalRendu running on fibre (very surprising). I never heard the fibre based Plink on that streamer since I decided not to get a PBD DAC. I sold the STREAM-IF.

@mdalton 

If I recall correctly, we’ve been down this path with you before. You post an incredibly rude comment and then pretend to apologize for it in the guise of being “helpful”.

Additionally - if I recall correctly - you’re a vinyl person with no actual direct experience with better streamers. You are voicing an opinion based on what you believe to be true, and/or what cannot possibly be true.

I understand and respect differing opinions about the merits of particular gear and different budget priorities. Share away and I will hope to learn something from you. 

However, throwing out insulting comments based on an ill-informed opinions doesn’t do anything to advance our community - or bring any joy (the reason we listen to music). It just creates angst in this community. An opinion is ill-informed when it is based on a lack of experience, and/or lacks an adequate technical basis of support.

Interestingly, the possibility exists for you to be correct. But as you’ve only an opinion based on belief - not direct, thoughtful experience - that value is completely lost. Only the harm remains. Equally sad is that you have rejected the possibility that you could be mistaken. Your dogma is preventing you from the exploration of “how, why, and what if”. 

If you have any curiosity, you might go to the Positive Feedback site and look for a review of the Switch X. I can’t seem to post the link here. The reviewer has the technical knowledge to understand and explain why it makes a difference and the discussion is also highly related to why streamers sound different, too.

And if you’re not curious - fair enough. But perhaps you’d be kind enough to dial it down on digital discussions. 

Peace.