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?

audio-b-dog

@audphile1 

First I have to thank you mightely. I set uip the Eero and without waiting a few days or even a few hours I tested my problem albums. They passed with flying colors. No drop offs. I'll have to let EMM know so they don't keep digging. One question: on Stravinsky's Rite of Spring there are a lot of short tracks which stop for a few seconds in between, but sometimes the music is continuous. Should I try setting the gapless setting on Jplay? Thank you again.

That is great to hear @audio-b-dog and I’m very glad the problem is solved!
Hopefully you can enjoy uninterrupted streaming now with eero.

yes try setting the gapless playback on. 

I just received Stravinsky’s Spring conducted by Solti on DECCA Pure Analog vinyl   Haven’t played it yet. 

@audphile1 

Okay, I will set gapless. Thank you again. Is Solti's Spring a reissue or old album? I just started a thread on classical music.