All that is wrong with "HiFi"

[morricab]

What do you think of the 'color'of the sound using batteries? i found it usually sounds 'gray', yet it depends on what battery... most batteries are slow to deliver power, not all batteries are made equal and all that ;-)

It just sounds cleaner and clearer with better depth and instrument separation…nothing ultra dramatic but an improvement nonetheless. I guess the streamer has fairly constant power needs and so the need for fast fluctuations current demand is likely not there.

 

[MarcelNL]

It just sounds cleaner and clearer with better depth and instrument separation…nothing ultra dramatic but an improvement nonetheless. I guess the streamer has fairly constant power needs and so the need for fast fluctuations current demand is likely not there.

Is that a streamer as in end point after a server?

My experience is that a device that acts as bit pusher to a dac without front end requires gigantic peak power capabilities

I just switched both CPU;s from 1 Ghz to 2 Ghz and the difference is pretty substantial

(just asking out of interest)

 

[AudioLibertarian]

We stopped MQA cold. MQA was LTD liquidated. Tidal Music is on its last legs. And if Lenbrook tries to launch a streaming service with MQA we will crush it.

Please enlighten us as how is the Tidal Music on its last legs.... They have switched their library to FLAC, and seems to be working fine for me, at least.