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Relying on other people viewing a youtube video isn’t ideal. I don’t find either the 5000, 7000 or Denali fatiguing. Quite the opposite. I find...

1. No. No updates planned that I’m aware of. 2. No. The 5000 is much quieter than the 7000. 3. Definitely not. Smooth. I have a 5000 for sale...

Welcome to the forum, thank you for joining.

It did and it’s above both and really close to the S1. Really close. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Harbeth C7 Anniversary - $5000 Hegel 360 - $6000 Lumin U1 mini - $2000 And I’m sure I’ve got some cables I can give you. Package deal from Mike...

How’s the sounds? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

At the show now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lumin U1MINI - 2K (streamer) Hegel H360 - 5K (integrated + DAC) Dynaudio "Special Forty" - 3K (speakers) Cables - 1K Total 11K Prices are...

Yes Mike, but my example were the Blue Note remasters. I'm sure Qobuz and Tidal used the same master tapes for their stream. Probably even the same...

Mark, thank you for this suggestion. I'm streaming it now (via Qobuz :celebrate008_2:) and it is indeed an outstanding recording.

https://youtu.be/SW5BZ-j1OJk Sent from my A502DL using Tapatalk

I never did Disturbed. Let me find you a BH collab I did. Sent from my A502DL using Tapatalk

I guess I was going by this on Youtube : which says bandhub com] Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

Also what is the make and model of your TV

Analog. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What we need to keep in mind is that early A2D converters sucked ass. The ones today aren’t a lot better, but they’re better. Anything that...

When I compare what's available on Tidal and Qobuz, I often see that where Qobuz offers a 24/192 file (for example with the Blue Note remasters),...

That's such a sweet amp..would probably sound amazing on 20.7s, but, I'd bet that on those occasions where ya want to play hard (loud) you'd be...

Hi Ollie. Glad you like your Mainz 8 DTC!. Regarding the DTC powerbox.. It works parallel in your system. Just by plugging in the box you'll...

The Directstream DACs themselves are not and never will be MQA compatible as you know. Conversdigital who manufactures the Bridge streaming card...

I actually haven’t sold one since the flip. Haven’t sold one in years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No Mike I haven't forgotten anything, but I am pretty sure you have sold DS DACs based on their ability to play MQA files and that they are certified...

What happened? The fear of being left out? https://www.audiostream.com/content/ps-audios-paul-mcgowan-weighs-mqa Sent from my iPhone...

Do you have a cable connected directly from the Audio Output of the TV (probably optical)to an input on the receiver?

I don’t need to. The DAC’s convert everything to DSD. In that case, all bets are off for things staying constant. Did you forget how Paul was...