Del monaco
Del Monaco
The Wiim Pro Plus has a nice internal Dac. It is fuller sounding than the Touch internal Dac. I never really submitted to the USB sounds better on the Touch. Good opportunity to change the Dac then.
Streamer options that can be operated on-device/from the front panel
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jtgofish
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I have a back up with optical and coax inputs-an old Accuphase DC61 that sounds very good too.Yet to find anything modern as good as that and my Krell KAV300CD converted into a USB DAC. Both use PCM 1702 DAC chips [12 of them the Accuphase].
vln
Shuns mooks. And MQA.
Thx for your replies, and the suggestions.
Re Aurender, "Playlists may be selected and played using the four buttons on the right side of the front panel display. Use the Previous (9) and Next (11) buttons to scroll between playlists. Use the Play/Pause (10) button to select a playlist. After the playlist is selected, press the Play/Pause button again to start playback."
No mentioning of internet radio or browsing albums (either local or from a streaming service).
My two other requirements are:
(also confirmed on the app store)
Re Aurender, "Playlists may be selected and played using the four buttons on the right side of the front panel display. Use the Previous (9) and Next (11) buttons to scroll between playlists. Use the Play/Pause (10) button to select a playlist. After the playlist is selected, press the Play/Pause button again to start playback."
No mentioning of internet radio or browsing albums (either local or from a streaming service).
My two other requirements are:
- needs to have swappable internal sotrage
- should also be controllable via computer (i.e. not just via smartphone/tablet)
Aurender users can run Aurender Condutor app on M1 Macs - AudioAficionado.org
Aurender users can run Aurender Condutor app on M1 Macs Aurender
www.audioaficionado.org
(also confirmed on the app store)
vacuum_tubes
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hifi-dog
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Agreed, I went from Cambridge to Eversolo and missed the warmth of the Wolfson dacs. The Eversolo I found cold tooCambridge CXN. A bit warmer sounding than the Eversolos, which are a touch bright and clinical to my ears (helps greatly with brighter recordings.) A new model is just out so there might still be bargains around on the V2. It's a cracking piece of kit at this money.
Cambridge Audio CXN V2
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Amber Audio
This is the Day
Similar here, bought a bunch of DACs to mess with over lockdown, preferred Cambridge Wolfson to Topping D90/SMSL/Matrix. The Matrix Sabre Pro was the only one I might have gone with but in the end it was the Cambridge that stayed.
hifi-dog
pfm Member
The only thing that put me off re buying another Cambridge was it’s flimsy build so ended up with Lumin in the end with Wolfson dacs too
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onlyconnect
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Not my experience at all. LMS is very solid.
darrenyeats
pfm Member
Sometimes my Touch cuts out intermittently, always been solved by cycling my Wi-Fi-router (something to do with auto-channel selection maybe?) Other than that it's reliable with local and Qobuz streaming.
PS: Material Skin interface for smart phones is really great. Just add /material to the usual URL.
PS: Material Skin interface for smart phones is really great. Just add /material to the usual URL.
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jtgofish
pfm Member
I borrowed a topping D90 to try.Anybody who heard it thought it sounded terrible compared to my old Accuphase and Krell-dry,flat,harsh treble,mechanical,sterile.So much for the best measuring DAC ever.ASR are clearly measuring the wrong things.