I have the ps audio airlens. Best streamer that I have heard/owned. Using i2s to my ps audio DS sr dac using the revelation audio labs prophecy i2s cable.
The time has come and I request advice...
To my fellow audiophiles the time has come and I am going to attempt to improve my digital source in one audio system I have, Currently running a Bluesound Node X into Denafrips Pontus 12th Anniversary and it sounds great but i am ready and willing to update the streamer. Looking for a dedicated streamer that will play Tidal or Qobuz. Might be interested in going the Roon route. Budget is about $2500. Right now the Lumin U2 mini and Aurender seem to be at the top of recommendations. Looking for advice from those who have used the streamer they recommend.
I listen to Jazz, Blues and instrument music mostly...also going to add a turntable to my other audio system and will post another question...
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I also disagree with ghdprentice and I also have over 40 years in the high tech sector. For over 2 decades I’ve used streaming software and there have only been 3 outstanding pieces that I would use today: Lightning DS, Audirvana, and Roon, these 3 are light years ahead of the others. The software with the best gui and functionality is Roon, followed by Lightning DS. The best sounding program is audirvana. Where I disagree with ghdprentice is in the area of hiring a bunch of developers to 1st develop the software (not that easy or everybody would be doing it right and they are not) and then you have to keep a few developers forever for support and creating new functionality. Audirvana has done a good job being 1 guy doing the developing but the gui and functionality can’t compare to Roon. Also, software is where you make your money. Write 1 set of programs and sell it to a million customers. I’ve been doing Oracle db work almost 40 years ago and Oracle is still around, grown in functionality, sold millions of copies, and it isn’t going anywhere, and yes, others have tried to be better, but to this day, nobody can compete with Oracle. Roon is like Oracle, top of the heap, has a strong company to support it, keeps growing in functionality, and its base keeps growing. I’d be more worried about the likes of aurender going out of business before Roon mainly because aurender is tied to only its machines where Roon can run on many platforms and this list keeps growing. |
Oracle is a giant crap @rbstehno way worse than SQL Server or postgres. You'd know if you weren't stuck in your bubble. |
SQL server is a glorified Access database. Postgres is ok.If you knew anything hint about databases, you would know Oracle has had many more enterprise features than any other database (db2 has more features than sql server). I also used mysql which is the most used (free and small so easy to implement in small devices) and fastest database in the world which Oracle owns. But most enterprises that need the best enterprise database still use Oracle. In Google, put in “#1 relational database in the world” and Oracle is still (after 40 years) is still #1. |
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