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Small factor phono stage
@mdrone Ahead of a tube amplifier, try Zphono XRM. I was quite amazed by this little jewel performance.  https://parasound.com/zphono_xrm.php  
Aurender Conductor App Question
“Conductor does not have a folder view? @classic8 You can create as many folders in SSD stored in any of the Aurender models. The easiest way to create folders is by accessing Aurender on your network. Depending on drives installed. they show ... 
Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming?
@nyev  My digital streaming further improved and stabilized by using a high quality 50FT CAT8 LAN (LinkUp from Amazon) between my Infinity Modem ➡️ SoTM iSO-CAT7 ➡️ Telegartner switch. The LinkUp cable replaced a pair of mesh network pods. I have... 
Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming?
@nyev  I can’t wait to hear your impressions after Network Acoustics goodies are in place. I’ve read nothing high praises for Tempus switch and Muon Pro. I had ENO in my system many moons ago before switching to Telegartner Gold 12 Switch + JCAT ... 
Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming?
@nyev I would try Muon Pro filter between your Innuous switch and Streamer. Comes with 30days money back guarantee.  
Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration
@jfrmusic Checkout @arafiq system. He has extensive experience with Harbeth’s. He is using Vitus SS amp. Maybe he can chime in to share his experience with Vitus. And S510’s are on another level than T/5X subs :-)  
Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration
@jfrmusic  I glanced at Harbeth C7es-XD specs, doesn’t look like they need whole lot of watts to drive them. I think you will get much better result with adding dual subs (like REL S510’s) over mono blocks.   
When feeding a DAC Hi-Res files, DSD128, 256, 512, PCM 32/768, etc are NOS DACs prefered?
“Why oversample files that are already Hi-Res?” Some folks get a kick out of it…nothing else sound as natural as original resolution. Instead of over sampling, focus on getting the best version out there, regardless of its resolution. I have 16bi... 
Aurender Model Choices
“do i need an expensive cable” @jfrmusic  Simple answer is NO. Keep in mind, you are dealing with a sine wave that is easily susceptible to noise and jitter. Start with a generic 75 ohms cable and you may or may not appreciate any improvements o... 
Aurender Model Choices
@jfrmusic  That’s a pretty darn good digital front, congratulations! With MSB clock, you will elevate N20 performance to another level. Start scouting for high quality BNC - 50 ohm and AES cables. I found SoTM dcBL BNC50 as one of the best cable ... 
The Emperor Has No Clothes!!
Based on @mdalton posts, I don’t see why anyone should give any credence to OP opinions on streamer/server…he is a hard core Vinyl enthusiast and he will never pursue or ever concede to a notion that a SOTA streamer/server can outperform a Vinyl s... 
Aurender Model Choices
@audphile1 I have not heard MSB Discrete with MSB renderer but one would assume (given MSB immaculate implementation of these modules) that it shouldn’t sound any worse, different maybe but certainly not worse than when compared with Discrete DA... 
Aurender Model Choices
@jfrmusic If you are considering MSB Discrete, then IMHO you may not need N200. I would listen to Discrete with MSB Renderer vs N200 connected through its Pro USB module. Have fun!  
McIntosh C52 to C53?
Another vote for separate DAC and leave everything else as is until you’re ready to step up to Aurender N150 or N200. I see DA2 upgrade in C53 as sheer convenience and not a day and night SQ upgrade.   
Stepping into streaming, finally
@knock1  Perhaps you misunderstood my post. I was pointing the fact that Spotify is not CD quality (not even close). Step up to Tidal and enjoy higher resolution.