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| High Performance Audio - The End? Steve attempts to crystallise the somewhat nebulous feeling that climbing the ladder to the high-end might be a counter productive endeavour. Kind of like the Heisenberg principle, the closer you look the worse it looks.To the lucky few who g... | |
| Ethernet cable question fastfreight-Sorry I lost this thread. This is confusing to me also. The cable is https://www.sotm-audio.com/sotmwp/english/portfolio-item/dcbl-cat7/. I have 2 of the cat7 cables. I also have a https://www.sotm-audio.com/sotmwp/english/portf... | |
| Qobuz or Tidal? edcyn-I agree the gear can make the difference. I just made 3 changes today and that changed my preference of Tidal or Qobuz. First I added a Chord English Electric 8switch between my Etherregen and the wall. The 8Switch was a huge change all p... | |
| Qobuz or Tidal? Interesting. I have both and had never listened carefully to compare. There is a difference with Redbook. To me Qobuz is a bit euphonic and heavy sounding. I like Qobuz at low volumes but Tidal is cleaner at higher spl.I go back and forth on M... | |
| Ethernet cable question I dont know much about ethernet cables but I do have experience with using them and the cable between the wall and router making an improvement. I used the SoTM cable with the filter between the wall and a SoTM router, it was a big improvement ov... | |
| Power Cables diminishing returns I have found the Wywire Platinum to be the sweet spot for me. If i can get them used all the better. | |
| I think some cables are just a little too expensive. @mikelavigne Thanks for throwing some perspective. I fantasize about owning certain gear I will never own, usually pre-amps and DACs. I will reserve some dream-time for cables. | |
| Lumin X1 or U1 + PS Audio DSD DAC The last Innuos update has made Experimental Mode much more stable. I rarely have drop outs and the benefit in SQ is worth it. | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? Too lazy to unload the gear I upgraded from. Lots of cables, reclockers, power supplies, tube pre amps, phone pre amps, music servers a CD player I used for a month. I have big plastic bins full of stuff. My better half is telling me to get ri... | |
| ... abit confused: how does a power cord affect the presentation of sound... It seems crazy that after spending a few thousand on a component that comes with a stock power cord that spending another thousand on 5 or 6 feet of power cord can make the component that much better but it does. Unfortunately my experience is th... | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. Last I heard Tom at Northridge retired several years ago. He was great. | |
| Power Management Options:Opinions Solicited I ran 3 dedicated lines. I use one each for my mono amps. The third has a Shunyata Denali for my analog stuff and it also feeds a PS Audio P10 for the digital and power supplies. The dedicated lines make a difference. I wish I would have run a... | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. Sorry to hear about your cats behavior.I have some experience with cat behaviors, it is common for cat owners to anthropomorphize reason(s) for cats behavior that they can relate to.Urinating outside the litter-box is either a medical condition ... | |
| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound @audionoobie 07-08-2020 4:51am If you are using Roon, try the Roon core with squeezelite option on the Innous. It is remarkably better than Roon core on the Innous. It may change your mind about which sounds better. | |
| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound A better streamer will make you DAC sound better. You can upgrade the DAC later. Source matters. |