erikminer

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SPDIF suggestion
Synergistic, Audioquest, Kimber, and if you can find one, they do show up used now and then is the Goldmund Lineal .. It was my favorite back in the day.. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Wired ethernet like Devialet uses for there AIR streaming. 
Audioquest NRG 10 power cord
I was using an NRG1000 on my amp.. I recently tried a Lessloss Signature and I like it a bit better. It's really all about system and equipment synergy. 
Left to right cable mismatch
No.. it may sound better though. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt the Aries has a firmware update due out in a day or so that will allow for Local USB use.. You'll now also be able to just hook up a USB drive directly to the Aries. As far as sound quality goes I'd certainly expect a unit with Femto Clocks a... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt .. room first, agreed. I think that might be where we started.. As for waiting a year or so for the next gen of servers, well I suspect that might be like waiting for the next best of any tech.. next year there'll be next year and on and on :-) 
Best music server for the money
Maybe someone can explain to me the point of starting a thread and then just walking away from it? The OP posts his request for help in April and then never even comment or thanks folks for their input, and then 4 months later it gets revived?? 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hey Matt I'm curious why no USB input on the Berkeley is a deal breaker for you? IIRC your stated goal was the best playback of redbook. If that's the case not having a USB input really doesn't matter since you could just use an SPDIF input.. I al... 
Sweet spot in the AudioQuest line of cables
Oak speaker cable, NRG1000 power cords, Wind interconnects.. the Wind appears to be the sweet spot in analog interconnects, although I don't use any analog cables anymore.. I also use the Diamond USB Cable, and I have a custom REL sub cable made f... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Anything new and exciting? 
PS Audio PWD II opinions?
No brainer.. PWD MKII way superior 
Best way to output hi res files to DAC?
Aurender 
PS Audio PWD II vs. NAD M51
Get the PWD.. when you want to upgrade there's a simple cost effective path. 
PS Audio Bridge - simple question
No you can not 
Whole Home Streaming
Keep in mind that Sonos is not a High End audio product.. but sonically they can be made to sound excellent.. and probably as good or better than your brother in law needs..Also and I can't stress this enough for most non audiophile folks it's rea...