lalitk
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| DAC for Aurender N200 ⬆️ A DAC with 24-bit 192KHz maxx resolution for $6K, that’s a hard pass for me! Equally or perhaps better Non-oversampling (NOS) DAC to consider, LTA Aero and Border Patrol DAC SE-I. A head to head comparison is warranted before anyone thinking... | |
| Chet Baker vs. Miles Davis @macg19 You’re welcome! Threads like this is a great way to discover artist’s and their exquisite work! https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2750519 | |
| Signalyst HQPlayer - Is it worth the upgrade? @milpai Thank you for the kind words! It’s always rewarding to hear that my setup resonates with someone as discerning as yourself. Your advice on managing the PC’s sleep settings is appreciated. I will PM you once I revisit HQPlayer. | |
| Signalyst HQPlayer - Is it worth the upgrade? @milpai Not anymore, the external PC I bought to run HQPlayer proven to be very laborious. The HQPlayer software kept going to ‘sleep’, so I gave up and went back to Roon. Thanks for reviving this thread, I may look into this one more time. Hope... | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 @hickamore You got some good recommendations. Choosing a DAC to pair with the Aurender N200 depends on your sound preferences, system synergy and budget. The N200 is a high-quality streamer with excellent timing and transparency, so you’ll want ... | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? “In my experience more perceived natural detail is achieved by lowered noise floor, tonal refinement and reduction of grunge in the overall presentation (purity of sound)” +1 @frogman @sns I completely agree with your perspective. Lowering the n... | |
| Which Jazz Artist’s Influenced your Musical Taste? Keep it coming guys! | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 With N200, USB is the best way to take advantage of its stellar capabilities. The SPDIF connection while it’s decent, provided for convenience and to facilitate connectivity with legacy DAC’s. In absolute terms, OCXOs are much more accurate and s... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @yyzsantabarbara It’s great to hear that Rendu’s in your setup are delivering consistent results without switch-related concerns. | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? “I expect it to work perfectly” @yyzsantabarbara Sure it will, otherwise it wouldn’t have made it through the QC test. The bigger question is - IF this switch is going to bring any audible improvement to your connected gear? | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? More detail isn’t always better because excessive detail can disrupt the natural balance and emotional engagement of music. I can think of few reasons why, 1. Overemphasis on Microdetail - Hyper-detailed systems can highlight aspects of a record... | |
| Chet Baker vs. Miles Davis “For trumpet playing I'd say Clifford Brown>Miles Davis>Lee Morgan>Freddie Hubbard>Dizzy Gillespie and then Chet Baker.” @jond I would also add Chris Botti in this conversation…Botti's passion for the trumpet was ignited when he hea... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @audphile1 👍 | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State @theflattire Thanks for the mention. Yes, SUT’s option still very much under consideration. It will happen, just not sure of the timeline. Looking more like early next year. | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @audphile1 ….are you going to try in your system? |