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mclinnguy

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What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another?
.  I have a fairly powerful machine currently running at 60x, @jji666 and that is why it won't sound as good as dedicated music servers.   
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When you do your dedicated lines, invest in quality outlets. Don’t plug it all into a $3 Home Depot outlet. They suck.  👍 Even if you are not a believer of audiophile outlets for improved sound quality, another excellent reason to invest in Fu... 
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The audiologist tests your hearing at about 20 different frequencies and adjusts your hearing aids accordingly.  The universal setting maximizes the sound of a human voice. However, 3 of the brands have a recorded music setting which flattens you... 
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doesn’t smack you in the face, like say going from a $600 phono cartridge to a $3,500 phono cartridge  Just curious, do all the ASR flat-earthers get all defensive about this comment and want you to prove it like they do with cables and digital... 
What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another?
@mapman   he is talking about servers not streamers. If one box, such as the Antipodes DX2, can be both a streamer and the server why is it wrong to call it a streamer?   
What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another?
@audphile1    I have tried the FMC several times on several streamers. I call BS. Because all it did is made it sound much worse than the simple router to streamer connection with a very good cable.  There must be something beneficial to it o... 
What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another?
Benjamin at Mojo is big on the small details. That is what it is- breaking down every single part of the process and determining the best approach for each one. Dozens of small details add up a significant change. The power supply is the bigge... 
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@audphile1 I did read that, for some they even claimed 600+ hours, but mine seems to have plateaued over the last 2 days. I am sure the treble will smooth out and extend, but I didn't notice any "weirdness" after 200 hrs. I assume when people quot... 
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@audphile1  as to break in, don’t worry about it, just enjoy the music. If you don’t hear any changes during the 200hr time period that’s fine. I’m feeling a little nauseous from my break in ride with this GTX NCF plug 🤢- just passed 230 hour ... 
Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find?
@vthokie83 there have been many who have done that, by all means part of this hobby is diy'ing and tinkering, so have fun with it. And who knows, maybe you will end up creating something special in the end that you can sell as a side business. I t... 
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@avbronco32 congratulations to you as well. I am not a Lumin expert, but don't you want your core in the U2? Is your PC your previous streamer?   
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congratulations on your new digital front end @signaforce Like Linn always stated, even before there was such a thing as digital: "Our first-ever product, the modular and upgradeable Sondek LP12, revolutionised the hi-fi industry by demonstrati... 
750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference
@mdalton was it not you who earlier stated this:   I would just note that you may have been a little harsh towards the op here.  You just told half of this forum they are pissing their money away. I think the shoe is on the other foot. I am d... 
750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference
@kdeleon We can state it, you can also read it by browsing all of these audio forums online and reading the thousands of impressions, but this is something you just to have to do yourself to truly understand. I can just copy and paste my own exper... 
750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference
@kdeleon If a $1000 power cord on a $2000 component makes it sound as good as a $4000 component with its "stock" power cord, doesn't that sound like money well spent?