@audphile1 Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate it. This helps me. I will be buying new.
USB cable recommendation
I have an Aurender N150 and a Garlubidor Divinity DAC. I'm trying to figure out if my Transparent USB cable is limiting my hardware. I asked AI to make a suggestion, and they recommended a Shunyata Theta, Audioquest Diamond and Audioquest Carbon. Now I guess I'm looking for a human's suggestion.
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I owned and loved the Audience Frontrow USB, but didn't care for the Studio One as much in my system. Two recent finds that I enjoy more than the Frontrow are the Veritas Audax and the Tiglon TPL2000U. The Veritas seems popular, I learned about it from someone around here and it is a great value at $450. Tiglon is a brand that is new to me but I am really loving what I hear. Started with their Ethernet cable and enjoyed it enough to buy the USB. At $800 it is more expensive than the Veritas but arguably better in some ways. But I use them in different systems and I haven't compared directly. |
@996turbo911 I tried FrontRow and didn’t like it. I was getting listener fatigue within minutes with that cable and had the same experience with latest shunyata alpha x. Settled on studio one. This depends very much on synergy between components. Both the FrontRow and Shunyata had a very hifi sound quality. Stufio One was much more natural sounding to me. I use FrontRow speaker cables and absolutely love them. Go figure… And I also use Audience Ethernet cable which is top notch both in build and sonics. Don’t miss USB and my streamer at all after I switched to Meitner with its network card as renderer/end point. |
@audphile1 I can see how the Studio One would be a better fit in certain systems. The way my setup is tuned, Frontrow was a much better choice. They are almost like opposite presentations. It is interesting that Audience designed them so. What is the upgrade path for someone who loves Studio One and wants to expand on that sound? I don't think the Frontrow or the top Frontrow Reserve will be a good fit for that person. I've experienced the Meitner MA3 and agree that it is a great way to go. In my main system I use a Rockna Wavedream Reference and the matching Wavedream NET via LAN connectoin, no USB involved. If I only wanted to stream from Tidal or Qobuz I wouldn't even need the NET, but I like spinning discs as well. In my other setup, there is no integrated streaming, and USB happens to sound best. As you say it is really system dependent. |
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