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  1. Peter Stockwell

    [FS] Argon Solo 90€

    Selling my Argon Solo. I used it as a streamer only via Coax into an external Dac. Makes a great entry level Roon End point. I bought it late 2022. It’s in France, so obviously a buyer in France would be preferred, Unfortunately I won’t send this to the UK, although I will consider Northern...
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    Qobuz Downloads - Optimum HiRes Format (Sublime Subscription)

    Just done that with Jriver. Down to 24/48, I’ll see how that sounds. Edit: I can't realistically tell any difference between 24/48 and 24/192 on this Hank Mobley (originally BLP 1568 "Hank Mobley") release from 1958.
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    Qobuz Downloads - Optimum HiRes Format (Sublime Subscription)

    I just bought a HiRes version of a Hank Mobley album, on blue note, from 1957. It cost me 4€19, much cheaper than any CD version I could buy. I downloaded the 24/192. version. This makes for a file size of 1.3 gB. The 24/96 version was a few cents cheaper. As this came from analogue tape, I...
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    The over-hyped Eversolo DMP A6: Some Impressions

    I've read the explications on the Roon & Zidoo forums, it appears that the Zidoo marketing people were faster( wilier ?) than the Roon certification people. Accidental, or intentional, I think the people using their DMP-A6, whilst it was uncertified, as Roon Ready were pretty happy. Clearly Roon...
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    The over-hyped Eversolo DMP A6: Some Impressions

    It seems that, in the early days, the DMP-A6 pretended to be another model in the Zidoo range, I don't recall which, so that roon would recognise it as Roon Ready. This really irked some on the Roon community pages. This “stealth” mode of using Roon is frowned upon, but Matrix audio (Mini-i...
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    The over-hyped Eversolo DMP A6: Some Impressions

    Mine is set to -75dB which is inaudible, but it seems that when a new input selected for the first time, such as optical in. The volume is set way down to -100dB. I was setting up the DMP-A6 for TV input, I thought it was broken (didn't help that I'd plug the TV optical cable into the optical...
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    The over-hyped Eversolo DMP A6: Some Impressions

    With respect to "no sound from Bal-XLR", I think it is possible that when you change output port, the volume resets to default start volume, which is -75dB. Since I only installed it this afternoon, I'm going to stick with what works for now. roon end-point ? Well, once connected to your...
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    The over-hyped Eversolo DMP A6: Some Impressions

    I have a start up problem. I just installed my DMP-A6, and updated to the latest firmware 1.2.50. I'm using it as a roon endpoint, and apart from that it will be used for TV sound and the occasional CD/Blurray, etc. It comes set to XLR/RCA outputs, I have the XLRs connected and it works fine, I...
  9. Peter Stockwell

    Bluetooth > Topping DX3 pro > nap180 > linn isobarik - preamplifier?

    Depends on where you want to go with all that. I really don't think a NAC will get you much more, I've been through a lot of naim rigmarole (From nait5 to 282/Hicap/etc, and also 72/hi/110), and if you love naim sauce, the maybe you'll want to go that route. OTOH, the Olive and earlier nacs had...
  10. Peter Stockwell

    Analogue preamp for Amptastic Mini-1 and/or NAP100?

    There's something to that. I ran the Amptastics for sometime before returning to the Bantam Gold, in the end I would say it's something like, say, running a naim based system with a 110, and grown up electronics, the Amptastic has a character which is always present. It's been several years...
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    Analogue preamp for Amptastic Mini-1 and/or NAP100?

    I ran Amptastics as dual monos, well to be strictly accurate I ran a pair in dual passive bi-amp mode (I might even have the cable that I used for that somewhere). Sticking an OTT power supply up its back side will make you laugh at how ridiculously good those little amps are. Bass light ? I...
  12. Peter Stockwell

    MacOS cd ripper that works (2023)?

    Probably did. But, my question remains. EAC would replace an unsecure rip with one from it’s own base. On a Mac, dBpoweramp will verify against accurate rip, but doesn’t replace. And once ripped how do you manage / organise your music files database ?
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    MacOS cd ripper that works (2023)?

    Does XLD replace a track that would bemarked as unsecure (in dBpoweramp, for example), by a secure rip from Accurate rip's data base ?
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    Does connecting a streamer to Ethernet make much difference compared to wifi?

    You answered my question in the subsequent post. FMCs appear to be the new Dogs Bollox, but as someone who has dickered, over the years, with various obsessions like linear power suppliers, and hifi stands, and who know what, is an ethernet connection, via fibre optics, going to be better than...
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    Thinking of getting into streaming from a NAS device (on a budget) Any advice?

    I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Eversolo DMP-A6 player. It has a screen, can be controlled by Android/IOS, has a bay for a NVME SSD, up to 4TB. It can also be used as a DAC for optical/usb/coax input. In the EU they are about 860€. You could still use your Tilbury on it, if you wished...


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