o_holter
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| Nearfield listening - once more @chrisoshea - this is my impression too. I am now investigating a much closer to the speakers listening position than I've been used to. Very interesting. Better? Maybe no, my speakers are designed to work with the room. Timbre is better with the ... | |
| Better desktop DAC @mclinnguy - thanks, very interesting. I think you are (mostly) right. The implementation means a lot. | |
| Better desktop DAC Thanks for advice, everyone. I am studying the links. @mlsstl - yes another Teac NT-505 is an idea, since it matches my 'inquisitive' desktop system quite well, with its akm 'velvet' sound. I hesitate, regarding ess based dacs. However the Teac i... | |
| Anyone with Aric Audio experience? "I just prefer tubes". My path also. | |
| What Holiday Gifts did you ask for or Give to Yourself? Just a small gift for myself. A balanced headphone cable, between my Audotailor Jade OTL preamp and my Audidoquest Nightowl and Nighthawk headphones. Ca 70 usd. | |
| Better desktop DAC @chayro - thanks. They are on the other side of the globe (I live in Norway) but I will check them out. Qualified impartial advice is very valuable. And I've actually bought from Oakland before ; - ) I finally got around to disconnect the Teac NT... | |
| Nearfield listening - once more Sorry if I am a bit slow, answering the many good comments in this thread. Reason; I need some time to adjust my ears back to the music. I get tired listening to the sound. "Is A better than B, or maybe C", and so on.Testing is fine, now and then,... | |
| Playing DSD files Some more comparison. Is DSD worth it? First, from the Native DSD sampler, Shostakovitsj. Sounds good. A well recorded symphony orchestra with no compression. Maybe it sounds just as nice in PCM. Second, my DSD128 recording of Grateful Dead: Da... | |
| Better desktop DAC I asked what would be the typical symptoms that the streamer function needs upgrade? this is much debated, on Audiogon and elsewhere... I come to this digital debate from analog. There, also, opinions have been very divided, maybe the only thin... | |
| Better desktop DAC @chayro - I looked at the Apos audio site, interesting, many options. Anyone you would consider? | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? I do get the idea that better-built DACs offer better sound. But streamers? As long as the input is right, no stuttering, not much noise, etc? I'd like to invest in a streamer if I was sure it actually performed better than my laptop. And a clear ... | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? "if the data gets to the DAC without any errors, then there's no logical reason for one transmission mode to be better than another." Yes - but maybe there are reasons, nevertheless? Why do people insist that streamers make a change? What are the... | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? @yage - "There's no advantage to using a wired Ethernet connection vs Wi-Fi. As long as you're not hearing dropouts or glitches during playback then your network is performing fine." Hmm - well yes - but there are different opinions. Some say tha... | |
| Streaming through upconverting DAC - can I even improve audio quality? For checking if your system can do DSD, you can download a sampler from the Native DSD site for a symbolic cost. If the playback of the sampler disables the volume control on your mac / pc (or your DAC tells you this is DSD), you are probably in t... | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? I am also wondering, what would be the benefit of a dedicated streamer, compared to the solution I use now - an ethernet-connected Thinkpad T14 with USB to my DAC. Subjectively I don't notice any problems with the laptop as streamer. |