Hmmm. It looks different than Aurender W20 but is supposed to be better. Almost like some parts are missing in k30 and w20 is a lot tidier. Maybe somebody smarter than me can explain the differences.
In my humble opinion this entire discussion is an irrelevant hypothetical. The DAC's design and execution of each of the 3 inputs in combination with the digital source construct is the only meaningful determinant. Discussion outside this context is silly. Mark has confirmed this to me...
I ordered the MSB Pro-USB Module and all Nordost digital wires (spidf, usb and ethernet) to use with my Reference Dac (existing Renderer2 and Spidf inputs) to test my K50 upon arrival. Very interested to get started.
I had the same dilemma and then just decided the only way I will truly know the optimum connection from the Antipodes in my system was to change my order from K40 to K50 so I can test all 3 outputs with my system and my cables. They say options have value; only one way to find out in this case.
I am just saying to make sure they do not just send fuses with greater resistance than spec without giving you a good engineering reason why the unit is behaving this way and why its not a problem.
This news about fuses blowing is very disturbing. Please keep us posted as to why this keeps occurring. I recently change my order to a K50 from a K40 and ordered the USB Pro for my MSB Reference. I decided to compare all 3 outputs on the K50 to the MSB to select which I prefer. Hearing this...
I am curious if your view changes when no upsampling or filtering is preformed by either roon or hqp in playback? In other words, would your findings be as true if you have a DAC like MSB that does not prefer upsampling.
Any new updates on the SQ of 1.8 versus prior versions? In reviewing the release I see nothing of substance re sound quality which is a huge disappointment.
I have been waiting for comments on 1.8. I must believe Roon is going to get their player figured out in time. Frankly it is ridiculous they have the library side so perfected and can't get the sound to a SOTA level!!
I was simply responding to a post by seatrope which corroborated my prior post about the design of a dac's ethernet renderer being fundamental to the performance of a server. Seatrope is the one alleging the Pac renderer contains a wifi noise. If he is right, are you claiming this constuct...
Yes Mike I have the Renderer V2 in my Reference Dac. I am sorry I was not clear. More specifically, when the higher noise floor occurred was a live ethernet cable (from your network) connected to the Renderer? If so, what ever is on that network can be very noisy and have the impact you describe...
Mike,
To be clear, when you say "plugged in" you mean the Renderer was connected to the ethernet and thereby an active network? This would make sense to me as the active network can mean a lot of different things. A noisy network, even if the dac is not playing over the ethernet connection...
What a disaster. (Frankly this sounds like something Lukasz would do.) It goes directly to the point in my last post. The design of the ethernet renderer in the dac is a fundamental part of the analysis.
As all things in audio go, this comment may be the case with the Extreme but it is a broad generalization if applied universally (not saying you where, just making a point.) Execution of the ethernet renderer in the dac has a profound impact on this analysis.
Local DAC master clock...
Since firing up my new system in my new room over a year ago I have been evaluating this issue more closely on a more even playing field than at any time in my 40 years of this hobby. For what its worth, I find myself listening to about 75% vinyl and 25% digital in my system. (This is of course...
The perfect MSB Renderer source????
I apologize again for interrupting this thread to implore Emile to start a thread about the SGM Extreme. If this unit is indeed a Roon server committed to an all out assault on bit perfect playback only (i.e., no DSP), utilizes NVMe SSD's and has optionality...
If the OP is accurate in his claims and I have no reason to believe otherwise, it seems to me all this fuss about the name is out of place. The only thing wrong I see is the inclusion of a "c" and the extra "t". So they have a few QC problems with their dacs and can't spell....no big deal.
Just stumbled across this thread.......interesting. Not so much about whether a coffee table matters, more about us audiophiles. We should keep this one away from the authorities; they may through us all in the looney bin. Regarding the OP, I always refer to the science and go from there.
If...
I love the 200G by Analog Productions but its not on the list. In fact, I am going to go listen to it now.
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Praise for the 200-gram 45 RPM version of Analogue Productions' Time Out reissue
"The results speak for...