jimboman
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| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion @sns Would you have information about the Mundorf silver/gold DC cables? I see there are various gauges/types available. You DIY-ed the cables, correct? I would be ordering from Parts Connexion in Canada. Thanks, JAMES. | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion Also forgot to mention, don't have an LPS on the fibre modem...had issues with a previous modem that died after 6 months, with an LPS attached. I like my fibre internet, and don't wanna risk messing it up! | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion @sfpeloton Thanks for the detailed response regarding your LPS adventures. I've got a cheap 'n cheerful Topping LPS powering two switches: a TP Link for the computer network/wifi stuff, and a TrendNet switch for the audio side. After experimen... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion @sfpeloton Yes, the Lumin/Bricasti seems to be a lovely pairing. Really enjoying it. Took a look at your system page - nice stuff! For DSD playback, did you have to set Roon to play DSD over DoP? I tried sending native DSD via upsampling on ... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion @sfpeloton I’m loving the M3. It’s a significant improvement to my system. Very musical and articulate. I run the OM via fibre direct into a Lumin U2, then to the Bricasti via Lumin’s dedicated USB port. My M3 doesn’t have the Ethernet option... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion Thanks for your comment, @sfpeloton I meant to circle back to say I ended up purchasing the OpticalModule Deluxe with a SGC linear power supply. In testing it with the cheaper FMC, I would say the audible difference was marginal, but the overal... | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 @audphile1 I’ve got a Wireworld starlight Platinum 8 and an AQ Diamond for USB. Will start with those thanks again for the advice and encouragement Apologies to everyone for hijacking thread…don’t have ability to DM at the moment :-) best... | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 @audphile1 thanks for the DM. Yes, it’s the $2500 M3H unit in LA. the seller doesn’t think it has an MDx board in it…but either way, I’m looking forward to adding it to my system. does yours have the Ethernet board? I have a Lumin U2, and am... | |
| Are using hearing aids for stereo listening like trying to push a river through a straw? Hello: I had a pair of Phonak aids for two weeks, and surprisingly, I really enjoyed them listening to my system. Like you, I didn’t absolutely need aids, but do have fairly substantial loss in the high frequency range. Once I tweaked the hearin... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Hey @mitch2 Looking forward to your thoughts on the Mystique Y -- although I believe the AM chokes put that DAC to about twice the MSRP of the Benchmark DAC3 HGC? Best, JAMES. | |
| Six DAC Comparison @mitch2 Thanks so much for the DM. As expected, your advice/perspective was 100% on the money. Will post once I make the next move (if there is a next move) Many thanks, JAMES. | |
| Two Internet Feeds Hey @mitch2 That's always good advice, although hard to do in audiophilia, haha! I ordered an opticalModule, arriving tomorrow, and will test in a number of configurations -- both direct from my fiber modem, from the TRENDnet switch, and with/w... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion Hi @sns Great information, many thanks. I'm going to try running two optical 'moats', first one from the modem to a TrendNet 4-port switch w SFP going to my Cisco Catalyst 2960 via fibre//2 10Gtek SMCs. The second one would be a Stack Audio Sm... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion @sns Thanks for taking time to run through your setup/process. Valuable information! I’m leaning toward the opticalModule as the FMC, plugged directly into my Lumin U2. I do have a Stack Audio SmoothLAN, which I would experiment adding to the... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion Hey @mitch2 Thanks for the detailed reply. I happen to have the exact switch you linked to. In your experience, are you saying that you didn’t notice an SQ improvement/difference in using the opticalModule vs running the Trendnet switch direct ... |