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| Ready For Digital Source...Computer? @high-amp, at some point you'll definitely need to get your laptop out of your listening chain. But if you can't right now while you're taking the time to find a dedicated music streamer that fits your budget and your lifestyle, I would suggest th... | |
| Amps In Wall Or Conditioner? @tvad, I have my ROON Nucleus, Chord Hugo M Scaler, Hugo TT2 DAC, Woo Audio WA22 headphone amp, my network switch, and my router, all plugged into an AudioQuest Niagara 1200 power conditioner, which is plugged into the wall using an AQ Thunder pow... | |
| Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith @dfurry, I like your streaming system setup. Presently I’m just using a $20 L-Com Ethernet cable going from my router to my D-Link network switch. But I’ve got a Network Acoustics streaming cable going from the D-Link switch to an ENO Ethernet fil... | |
| Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith @jmphotography, when I really started getting heavily into streaming music when the pandemic hit almost a couple of years ago, I was looking for the simplest plug and play solution that also sounded great, where the updates were automatic, and one... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope Right on femoore12. I think this whole discussion about snake oil is based upon one guy wanting to exert control over others because he possibly lacks control in other areas of his own life. I unfortunately went through this same tawdry pooh party... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope Thank you gaukus for taking on what is for some folks a very touchy subject. The luxury of being 65yrs of age is that I can summarily dismiss, and habitually avoid, those who use terms like “snake oil” when they’re poorly describing any piece of a... | |
| Streamer vs. new mac mini for 2 channel system I was streaming music via Tidal and Qobuz while using my MacBook Pro as my ROON Core. And when I told my hi-fi guy that he asked if I was crazy, or did I just enjoy listening to music whose sound was exceedingly poor. So I bought a ROON Nucleus Re... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Congratulations hollowman! Had you owned or heard the Chord or dCS DAC’s before you auditioned the Holo May Tambaqui? | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I’m presently running the Chord Hugo TT2 with an M Scaler and Wave Storm BNC cables between them. So I’m always interested when someone takes the time to compare the TT2 to other DAC’s in its price range. | |
| How many dealers do you use? My audio gear dealer of choice is Bill Soderholm of Stereoland in Bloomington, Minnesota. A company which he started in 1974, and from where I’ve been buying many wonderful treats since 1976. In this fickle hobby having someone to help steer you t... | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? I’m almost 65yrs old, and I’ve been collecting physical mediums for music for over 50 years. I literally still have several hundreds of pounds of LP’s, CD’s, cassette and reel to reel tapes, and even some 8-track tapes that were produced in what w... | |
| Roon for high end audio? When I came into the 21st century and stopped fooling around with my hundreds of CD’s and LP’s and started streaming music it was a veritable godsend. I use a ROON Nucleus Rev B to stream music from Tidal and Qobuz. My router is a Gigaspire model ... | |
| Power cord choice? I have been exceedingly happy with the AudioQuest Thunder power Cord that I use with my AQ Niagara 1200 power conditioner. As I worked my up the AQ line, from the NRG thru the AQ Blizzard and finally the Thunder, I became more aware of a much bett... | |
| Best DAC? erastof, I know that you asked for the best DAC up to $5,000. My personal favorite is the Chord Hugo TT2 which I have in my headphone system now. Yes it does retail at $5,495, but I was able to get mine for a very good price, and they are widely a... | |
| Why are equipment racks so expensive? Having spent many pandemic lockdown months meticulously putting together my headphone system, it became very apparent that I had to get my gear off of the dining room table. So instead of chasing less expensive solutions like those available at IK... |