mathiasmingus
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| Berkeley Alpha (Series 2 or Reference) v. Mutec MC3+ USB Dang, real data? I was looking for subjective impressions...particularly on a good night of low electrical noise and half a bottle of wine! Thank you. Singxer and Holo Audio looking good...notwithstanding my desire to over spend! Now, I know da... | |
| Berkeley Alpha (Series 2 or Reference) v. Mutec MC3+ USB Thanks. Yes, just need the DDC part. Not all of those have AES/EBU out (e.g. Innuos). I had gleaned that Mutec and Berkeley were the leaders for SQ in pure USB -> AES conversion, so just mentIoned them. But happy to have my info corrected! | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ @lalitk I think my joke missed - what I meant is that you implicitly expressed confidence in my capabilities and focus...which may not be grounded in reality. 😂 | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... Nothing is ever easy, and I will need to learn more. I get that power, impedence, and damping factor will all play, and then I need to learn more.... What inspired this is that I thought I had my end-game speakers in Harbeth 40.2. But then I got ... | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ @lalitk I appreciate your guidance and agree with your methodology....but you have unrealistic assumptions about my capacity for discipline and focus. 😂 I'm also getting closer to understanding why streamers can be $20K or why people could spend ... | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ @lalitk et al, some partial empirical report-out as changes have occurred in my system: 1. As noted earlier, I found LHY switch was a small negative on sound quality (as compared to no switch, if one can avoid the need). I have not re-introduce... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE Weiss 204 anyone? I have not heard, but maybe meets OP's needs? | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @ghdprentice Oh, THAT Bard. Yes, now I get it. I have been surprised at the quality of GenAI responses, though I use ChatGPT. Need to strike up a relationship with Bard! | |
| Recommendation Tube Integrated @decooney I am putting my fingers and my ears right now and repeating "Integrated should sound just as good....integrated should sound just as good!!" :-) @gkr7007 I am decidedly not a tube roller - thanks for the reminder that is a thing. The P... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE As I start to hang around this forum more, just wanted to call out the nice service provided by @ghdprentice and so many others of you (and this mysterious Bard!). The above is very helpful (though I'm not shopping for a DAC). | |
| Wireless vs. Ethernet for Streaming I’ve not seen anyone say that Wifi sounds BETTER than ethernet in any circumstance - does anyone have that experience? So long as all the bits get there, I would think that wifi should "cleanse" any noise riding on the wires, similar to inserting ... | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ @iseland cab you expand? You are suggesting convering IP data at the router and then back again, similar to the isolation approach in this (I think now relativelhy well known) video? | |
| Thumbs Up on LFD! @valinar picking up this old thread. I did pick up an LFD power cord a while back. Cant say i heard a difference, but I did not do focused testing either. Probably should do that. I did get my first power regenerator recently, and that defini... | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ @audphile1 I gathered that you dropped your Eno filter from the chain. When I got mine, I did a very cursory test, detected little difference, and assumed it must be helpful. I am reminded to go back and do a serious A/B and see if it is a net i... | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ @audphile1 Oh yes, BDPs are Roon ready and I am a Roon user. (Again with configuration details that may throw the unitiated). I have not critically compared whether the Moose may sound better - I believe at least one person suggested so. Which ... |