Streaming resolution

@seymour-krelborn hits a lot of nails on the head.  The quality of the recording is paramount.  I have a decidedly mid-fi system.  When I started streaming, anything above 44.1/24 sounded muddy or worse.  I'm a bit of novice, and between the forums here, a little AI and a couple of concerned friends with monster systems I was able to clean up the signal and the EMI.  What I found was that working hard to clean up the signal get rid of the extraneous noise was a monumental leap with each step.  I'll spare you the gory details that I may have blurted out in another forum, but I'm at a point where everything I stream, provided the recording is half-decent, sounds fabulous.  

@richardbrand 

I output DSD from SACD from my Oppo 105 to my Bryston DAC-3 which has HDMI inputs.  I worry about when the Bryston goes, but I guess a pre pro like yours is one solution 

@mahler123 

Yes!  Audiophiles tend to sniff at Marantz these days, but they are where the A/V action is, and economies of scale make them very attractive at the higher end ...

Personally, when I buy a SACD, I expect to hear all its channels, not just 2-channel.  I only own one SACD that is 2-channel only!

I really hate the Marantz label.  Hopefully my DAC holds out.  I have 2 multichannel systems in my home to go with the 2 channel and I like listening to SACD in 2 channels as well.  Just because they can be played in more than 2 channels doesn’t mean that they have to

@edinphiladelphia 

I'll spare you the gory details that I may have blurted out in another forum, but I'm at a point where everything I stream, provided the recording is half-decent, sounds fabulous

Glad to hear it.  And I would enjoy hearing the gore.

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