Shadowfax
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The songs not being available is strange, it can change from day to day on playlists. Sometimes it's just a change in the link for albums and you can search it and find it again. Occasionally it can not be found, probably due to a royalty issue or...

I don't like how the Alpha 3 has to convert USB to one of the other inputs. If 2 PSU can all the Discrete units be stacked on one shelf? I also saw the Discrete has to be grounded or it can void warranty, looks like the wire can go under a screw...

Thanks Mr P, I was looking for something like that before I asked.

Pass LabsLeaving Class A - Pass Labs

So my speakers are 92DB, are we saying that listening at about 50 to 70 on the old radio shack meter, I am probably listening to Class A?

So it is probably what I thought, you really can't hear it. So next question which I am assuming is Yes....Can it be measured? And then that leads us down the rabbit hole of Specs that we can't hear and are they sometimes useless.

To my ears, the Discrete is on another level. It has a huge big chunk of the sound of the REF and Select. Sonically, it’s very fleshed out, organic and natural. Far far removed from the typical “digital sounds” of many DAC’s. I know this may...

MQA I wouldn't say is a must but I would like it since I am a Tidal user. Although I don't like the idea of the extra features the N05xd is my front runner. Are you able to say what the difference in sound is like between the Discrete and N05xd?...

The ACS10 has a built-in hard drive, could I run the ACS10 USB into the N05xd DAC input, then switch from network to USB on the N05xd depending on whether I want to stream or listen to the hard drive? I really am only interested in a DAC. From...

No. Nelson Pass has a good article on this, my memory is not good enough nor my tech skills to explain it but ever since reading the article I understand you can't hear any difference because it doesn't work like that. As a side note from what...

It IS confusing: Alpha DAC Series 3 is $10,995 Alpha DAC Reference Series 3 is $28,000 The N-05XD is worth considering. MQA is a must?

I looked at the Alpha DAC3 but was confused on pricing, one unit showed $28k and another was slightly over $10k but I didn't see any difference in the model#. That combined with no knowledge of the brand I sort of dismissed it until you mentioned...

Completely disagree. This DAC with the second PSU ($1750) hits way way above its price point. Aside from that, we were asked by Berkeley to give their latest products a listen and we have the REF3 coming in. But perhaps their Berkeley Alpha DAC...

It would be interesting if I got a N05xd how the streaming would compare to my ACS10. I'd still use the ACS10 which has all my CD's on the hard drive. Unless one was obviously better it would come down to the app.

Way to go MM!

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What are those Racks? Would have been nice if they played some music :)

Wow. I wish he would have included the stores comments as well. Especially since they claim a similar incident with another customer. Paint defects is obviously not from shipping I wonder why Rockport didn't just refinish the speaker.

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Hi Stu, do you think the N05XD DAC sounds better than the Discrete?

How does the sound of the N05XD compare to the May? What made you switch? Thanks

I was recently reading about the N05XD and learned Lumin helped or consulted on the network end of the unit.

I have all my CD's ripped to my Aurender. So I really don't need the network or tray transport. I have a transport if needed but it don't play SACD, which I have a hand full of. What I really need is a straight forward DAC.

That would be something to hear. I knew a guy online named Florian who ran Apogees, I wonder if same guy, maybe decided to make some himself.

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Beautiful setup!

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Looks like I was looking at n05XD & K03XD Thanks for the replies.

I said N01 but that looks to be a wrong model#, the network DAC I heard about was about $11k. I should have done my research before posting.

:popcorn: Is a Hockey Game gonna breakout?

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Well written and broken into logical steps and explanations. Thanks for posting it.

A real beast, but lacks the classic looks

50-100 watts. Something like a VAC Signature 200iQ would be amazing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

These old Thumpers were a lot of fun. No battery, just a big blue can. I had a few others before my 75 Norton And my last bike was a new Intruder I had for 6 days before being run down. Sadly that was my last time on 2 wheels.