What is your front end ?


What is your front end  is it T/T , CD, R to R, Cassette deck, Streaming , Internet Radio , or portable devices such as mp3 players iPod etc, if you have all of those which you enjoy most ?

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VPI Classic 2 turntable with Rogue Ares phono amp, PS Audio PerfectWave SACD transport, Naim Uniti Core server.  I regularly use them all, but the server gets the most use since I can call up tracks using its app on my iPad.  It's called laziness.

My front end is an MSB Premier dac using the renderer input module. This is fed from my M1 mac mini running roon. The signal goes through a Gigafoil before entering the rendered. This converts the ethernet to fibre and then back to isolate any electrical noise. 

Aurender or CDT.

 Haven’t played vinyl since my table started to go south. Now I using the streamer most of the time.  I am putting together another system in an extra bedroom.  Right now it has a BS Node 130 as its source, but all my records are in the same room, so maybe….

Currently 100% TT. Artisan Fidelity Lenco, TriPlanar arm and Grado Epoch 3 cart.

Going into the phono stage of a Dartzeel CTH 8550 integrated. Just bought an Aurender W20SE to feed my dCS Lina DAC with Lina Clock. I only use the Lina now only for TV and do not enjoy it for music. It is stressful. I hope that the new Aurender relieves the stress.

Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm, Nakamichi 682ZX cassette deck, Panasonic AG-7350 SVHS deck. No digital source in my main system, though I have digital recordings on tape.