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Qobuz Coming to America Soon!
Qobuz ...named the Official High-Resolution Streaming Service..." Ha! Hilarant! Maybe we have the intrepid David Soloman to thank for that ; )  
Play music from laptop over WiFi to existing audio system: how?
The Yamaha A-S810 has the ES9010K2M chip in its DAC circuit - kinda the other (lower?) half of the ESS range (ie not the ’Pro Sabre’).  That too may be better than the un-named TI/Burr-Brown chip on the HiFiberry DAC+ Pro HAT ... but again, at $45... 
Play music from laptop over WiFi to existing audio system: how?
Each room now has a laptop (connected via wired Ethernet), a USB DAC, a power amp and speakers.That works too and also fun, though cost may be +multiples of RPi/HiFiberry approach.  What DAC/s are they? 
Play music from laptop over WiFi to existing audio system: how?
@lowoverdrive: for < $130 you can build your own with a RaspberryPi 3B+ ($40), HiFiberry Dac+ Pro ($45) as HAT, and all that in a HiFiberry steel case ($30). Throw in a few copper heatsinks for the RPi 3B+ board. ($5).Then (all free): Volumio ... 
Micromega M-100/150 field reports
djones51: I don't have the binaural add-on option. 
Micromega M-100/150 field reports
At first attempt the M-100 headphone-out circuit seems wimpy driving Sennheiser HD650's.  Must  pump volume all the way up to level 60 before it reaches dB levels I consider 'loud', and even then the HD650 characteristic 'dark veil' is present in ... 
Qobuz Coming to America Soon!
hgeifman: oui, all of that is promising news, thanks for the continued intel. Hope my pessimistic guesses about actual release timeframe are flatly wrong. 
Micromega M-100/150 field reports
"...they said they were going to integrate Qobuz in their app hopefully by the end of the year"Yup, that’s what they replied to me when I asked about the outdated Android app. Looks like Micromega has outsourced that development to a 3rd-party, an... 
Qobuz Coming to America Soon!
I’d be astounded if they hit October - lots of moving parts in a launch like this, for a service like theirs.  I’ll be surprised if they even hit end of year. Happy with either. 
Qobuz Coming to America Soon!
"...when Qobuz will be available in the USA?"hgeifman: read upwards in this thread (Qobuz customer service said they're hoping for end of this year). 
Micromega M-100/150 field reports
benb:"...worth money to me"Totally agree with that. Let the spender of the money be the last word on what’s-worth-the-money."...upsampled to DSD or tried various filter settings that are features in the pay-for apps that I believe has a lot of pot... 
Micromega M-100/150 field reports
"...curious how many different music streaming programs or apps have you listened to on the Micromega or others?benb: are you curious about observations on music "streaming" performance/features?  That is, the 'transport' feature set that gets sou... 
Qobuz Coming to America Soon!
Bonjour, quand Qobuz sera t’il disponible aux Etats-Unis?-------- Forwarded Message --------Subject: Bonjour... Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 08:57:36 +0000 (GMT)From: support-help@qobuz.com <support-help@qobuz.com>To: usery Hello, We are workin... 
Best used integrated for under $5000
"...strong preference for integrated amps with a built in DAC. Even better if the unit has a streamer as well. Otherwise I am planning to use Google chrome cast (is that a bad idea).As of right now my list has Hegel h360, Lyngdorf and Moonaudio 34... 
Micromega M-100/150 field reports
"I don't need jriver..."" All the M100 needs is a NAS with DLNA or like I said an old windows computer with DLNA enabled and a shared drive or folder."djones51: right on ... am a big fan of simplifying and using what we already got and/or is free...