I don't think it's internet. Everything I read says that direct connect is the best connection. The only issue against doing it is my long ethernet run. In relative terms, it isn't that long. Ethernet can run for hundreds of feet. The antenna problem is taken care of by the MA3 which has good isolation. I'll keep working on it. Buying a $1,000 ethernet cable is on the bottom of my list.
Does anyone have a digital system that is as involving as their analogue front end?
I have a good analogue front end. Not stratuspherically good but good enough for this comparison. VPI Prime Signature 21 turntable, Pass Labs XP-25 pono preamp, Pass Labs XP-30 preamp and Hovland Radia amp. It has a lovely, very involving sound. On the right recording, I just drop everythng and am drawn in to listen.
My streamer, on the other hand, is decent but not spectacular. It is better than my CD player, but it is not jaw-dropping like my analogue front-end. My question is this: does anyone have a high-end, tier-one streamer (dCS Bartok Apex, Lumin X2, or something like them) that can rival a good analogue system?
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I have tried Mconnect and Jplay and they both drop the track at exactly the same place. When you have a moment could you play the album Octets Mendelssohn Enescu on the Erato label. It drops off for me toward the end of track three and track four is either silent or reports and error. Track five plays fine. It might be an error in the encoding on the recording. If you can play it, then I think I'll try Meitner support. I have played many 24/96 albums that don't have any errors. But maybe I need a version upgrade on my Meitner? |
Okay. It dropped again in a hi-rez track. I will try your internet solution. I can buy another mesh for $60. Just to make sure, your solution is to put the mesh close to the Meitner and hook it up with a short ethernet run with a good cable, right? The short cable I have is an Audioquest Pearl. Not the most expensive but audiophile grade, I think. I'll see if that clears up the network drops. |
@audio-b-dog yes. The key is to position the nodes in a way that would minimize the interference by any type of obstruction. |
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