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| Interconnect Break In? @ozzy I stand corrected. Somehow I thought if the preamp is in standby there will be current flow because some of the circuits are kept alive in the preamp but no. I just measured the interconnects with my integrated and there’s zero magnetic fiel... | |
| Interconnect Break In? Explain please @ozzy if the cd player is playing it outputs signal thru the interconnects. If you don’t hear it because the preamp is off it doesn’t mean the signal isn’t flowing. If a tree falls in a forest and no one’s around to hear it, does... | |
| dCS Mosaic Vs Roon Nucleus Plus - Titan I don’t have experience with Mosaic but I compared Roon to several native apps While Roon is unbeatable when it comes to UI/UX, it falls short sonically in most cases when compared to streamer apps and proprietary processing. I also highly dou... | |
| Fosi V3 Mono Break-In jasonbourne71 1,133 posts 10-11-2024 at 12:12pm Remarkable performance for not much money! Look out all you makers of four and five-figure amps! Yep. Pass Labs, Audio Research, McIntosh, Boulder etc have been locked up in their situa... | |
| Bluesound mode not really cutting it TMR has a Bryston BDA-3.14 streaming DAC. The Manic Moose interface is a POS but the Bryston is Roon ready. Load Roon on your home computer and use the BDA as a Roon end point. Bryston DAC sounds smooth, laid back and has plenty of warmth. Exactly... | |
| Interconnect Break In? @ghdprentice a note on your approach. The preamp to amp signal, unless you’re cranking it up, is much lower voltage than source to pre which is typically 2v rca and around 4v xlr. Running preamp at low volume to break in the ICs between pre and am... | |
| Interconnect Break In? @ddrave44 the preamp does not need to be on for the cables between cdp and pre to break in because the signal is flowing from your cd player or streamer and passes thru the output interconnects whether your preamp is powered on or not. This is the... | |
| Interconnect Break In? It’s never without you adjusting to new sound but it’s not the only component involved here. Allowing the cable to settle is also important Try making a change, listen for an hour then let it all play and come back the next day. Evaluate. Then ... | |
| Backing up my playlist…. Creating several versions of the same playlist is all you need. As a side note, even if you cancel / pause your subscription to Qobuz the playlists remain as long as you don’t delete your account. | |
| ??? How Much Would You Spend ??? Amplifier is the most important component after the speakers. At least 50% of the cost of the speakers should be invested in an amplifier and you have to not only look at cost - matching amp to speakers is critical. Rarely any other component will... | |
| Interconnect Break In? Your preamp doesn’t need to be on. But the CD player or streamer should be on and playing to pass the signal thru the cables. Usually between 100-200hrs for the cables to settle. Use a streamer instead of spinning discs 24/7 to avoid unnecessary w... | |
| Pass labs krell parasound amps Pass gear has a natural, warm and laid back sound. You can listen to your system for hours without any fatigue. Soundstage is big but accurate. Nothing is without compromise and Pass is no exception. It’s not going to have the surgical precision, ... | |
| Aurender and native DSD output @peipaul @oddiofyl partially correct - it will downsample to PCM (N20) if your DAC is not compatible with DoP on AES interface. In case of DAVE it does accept DSD over PCM (DoP) and that is how N20 outputs DSD64 via its AES out. Refer to this... | |
| Aurender and native DSD output Even with USB out of the system and native dsd off, the N20 sends DoP via AES. Between the OCXO clock in the Aurender and the DAVE FPGA (Chord FPGA is really good with DSD), there’s zero need in keeping the USB connected. Not having it in there wi... | |
| Aurender and native DSD output There’s no bug in your system. By the way Aurender customer service is great and you can reach out to them with this question. In case of N20, best results will be achieved using AES/EBU output because you are leveraging the Aurender OCXO clock.... |