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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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parkergetdean
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Oracle is a giant crap @rbstehno way worse than SQL Server or postgres. You'd know if you weren't stuck in your bubble.

rbstehno
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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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ghdprentice
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Here is a few examples of software that didn't last:

  • Sound Designer (Digidesign)

  • Sound Designer II

  • Deck (Bias)

  • Peak (Bias)

  • Sonic Solutions (Classic)

  • Cool Edit Pro

  • Sonic Foundry Sound Forge (pre-Sony era)

  • Cakewalk Pro Audio

  • Opcode Studio Vision

  • Opcode Vision

  • Emagic Logic (pre-Apple Windows versions)

  • SAWStudio (classic era)

  • FastTracker II

  • Impulse Tracker

  • Cubase VST (Atari / early Windows versions)

  • Pro Tools Free

  • iTunes (classic local-library era)

  • IBM NewWave

  • WordPerfect (DOS / classic Windows versions)

  • Lotus 1-2-3

  • Borland Quattro Pro

  • Microsoft FrontPage

  • Netscape Navigator

  • Mosaic

  • Internet Explorer

  • AOL Explorer

  • Opera (Presto-based classic versions)

  • Deluxe Paint

  • Aldus FreeHand

  • Corel Ventura Publisher

  • Fractal Design Painter (early versions)

  • dBASE IV

  • Lotus Agenda

  • HyperCard

  • Microsoft Visual InterDev

  • PowerBuilder (classic versions)

  • Winamp (classic)

  • RealPlayer (classic)

  • QuickTime for Windows

  • Norton Commander

  • PC Tools (Central Point)

  • Arachne Browser

  • OS/2

  • BeOS

  • AmigaOS (classic)

  • NeXTSTEP / OPENSTEP

This list goes on. 

 

Lotus Agenda was one of the most functional text based applications. I but huge amounts of data into it. But as usual, it got sidelined. 

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jbuhl
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@rbstehno 

SQL server is a glorified Access database. 

This statement alone is proof you are drunk on Larry Ellison cool aide. Oracle has the market share because they had one of the most ruthless unscrupulous sales organizations on the planet. The outfit I work for now has MSSQL,SAP/Sybase, Postgres and Oracle is the only vendor they would love to send packing.  They hate'm and the technology.   

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