Recent content by MPW

Still a work in progress, but getting closer.

Looking for some insight from forum members on my digital situation. My listening is almost exclusively via Qobuz through Roon. I stream from a Sonore opticalRendu to a Marantz SA-10 CD player/DAC via USB. I have a large legacy CD collection that I barely ever listen to as I primarily listen to...

LA PANTHERE DES NEIGES - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound

Has anyone else invested in this pressing? I jumped on it early hoping to better my MOFI 45 pressing. Well, I have had it sitting in the corner for a few weeks and decided to open it this morning. Sure glad I didn’t wait any longer. It is fantastic. So much better than the MOFI in every way. In...

I own a Pass X350.8 that is being fed by a Cary SLP-05 using balanced inputs and outputs. In this configuration, the gain from the Cary is 24 dB. I find that I rarely move the preamp volume past about 8:00 and can get 90+ dB peaks at the listening position at this volume level. As I lower the...

Morcheeba - Blackest Blue, Qobuz 24/44.1

Pencil on plywood done by my soon-to-be architect daughter. This will never leave my listening room.

Chick Corea, Trilogy 2 - Qobuz 24/192

Please discuss the sonic differences experienced by adding HQ Player to Roon. I use Roon by itself currently and do not do any upsampling as my DAC does this as part of its processing. Curious to know if HQ Player will improve sound quality in this configuration or only if upsampling or DSP is...

Carnage - Nick Cave/Warren Ellis, Qobuz 24/44

Interesting read. Posted on Analog Planet's social media feed today. Let the digital vs analog debate continue LOL Is Vinyl Better Than Digital?

I should also add that I use the IsoAcoustics Stage 1 feet on my DIY Swarm subwoofers. Given how well they have worked on the subs, I’m not sure what took me so long to pull the trigger on the Gaia’s!

Thievery Corporation, The Mirror Conspiracy - Qobuz 16/44