Maybe your ears have adapted in such a way as anything new sounds worse? There is a lot of stuff going on in our brain that we don't understand. Auditory decipherment (word?) begins in the womb and has to be wildly complicated and subjective. My children swear my system sounds no better than their Bose ear buds and JBL bluetooth. Jealousy? Their ears have been conditioned since birth to hear only their phones? I don't know.
Is it my streamer or does Audirvana sounds better?
Dear members,
I really need some help here with my digital front end. I tried 3 different streamers in the past 2 years( Bluesound node icon, hifi rose and Eversolo T8) and everytime I keep going back to Audirvana via my MacBook. Why is that if everyone keep saying ditch your computer? I am only using my MacBook for streaming audio
only( not for personal use) connected to my Garlubidor divinity r2r dac. The rest of my system is McIntosh C2600 preamp and McIntosh Mc452 amp. No matter what I do Audirvana sounds better to my ears. Is it my rusty ears? Is it my streamers? Any comment and idea will be highly appreciated.
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@jpwarren58 very valid point. I just watched this video on you tube regarding Audirvana legacy I am using as well: https://youtu.be/Blt0yBymfdE?si=tBSfPNHY01DKtJNy |
Below is a review of Audrivana Studio Release 3.0 Link for review of Audirvana Release 3.0 I have been using Audirvana on my Infigo Audio IS-1 Streamer for a while and like it very much. I am waiting for Infigo Audio to update my streamer with the new release and expect that to happen next . |
@hgeifman Thanknuou for sharing your experience with indigo. I will definitely look at specially that I can use Audirvana with it. Did you find a different in sound between Audirvana Legacy and the Studio version? |
I used an M1 Mac Mini for years and got excellent results. Different DACs and a Singxer DDC made audible improvements. Tried an Eversolo and didn't really notice a difference, then I got a HiFi Rose RS130 (the only streamer/transport they make without a built-in DAC) and that was my first leap forward in SQ. DDC no longer makes a noticeable difference so it's sitting in a closet. I run the signal either to my Lyngdorf MP-60 processor/preamp (built-in DAC) or to a Holo Audio May KTE DAC. VERY pleased with the SQ and user experience I'm getting. But I'm a Roon user. It would be silly to recommend you switching to Roon when you've had such a great experience with Audirvana (which I tried once several years ago and it wasn't for me, but I know it's better now). I'm sure there are ways to maximize Audirvana, which is what I'd be focused on. Loading it on a Sonic Transporter server from Small Green Computer comes to mind. Then it's really just DAC choice and using good cables. A DDC may also be useful. |
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