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September 7, 2023, 12:33 PM
Thread: Steven Stone again
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Re: Steven Stone again
The same trolls who believe a Denon sounds acoustic transparant and everything above is a waste of money.
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September 1, 2023, 02:04 PM
Thread: Extra insurance for audiophile gear?
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Re: Extra insurance for audiophile gear?
In Holland it is easy: you simply have to increase your max return of all your things in house, for a higher monthly cost. If you have expensive audio, you have to higher your insurance.
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August 29, 2023, 12:20 PM
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Re: Just got some new gournding gear to try....
working on clean power does a lot of good. An underestimated part of audio.
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August 22, 2023, 01:02 PM
Thread: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
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Re: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
Demonstratie: Wandcontactdoos van de elektrische installatie - outlet electrical wiring - YouTube
This vid declares why a separate group in the fuse box helps. Sorry it is in Dutch and it is not... -
August 21, 2023, 12:57 PM
Thread: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
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Re: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
1. My separated group for audio only in the fuse box. Clean power does alot. :P
2. My Singxer Su-6 -
August 20, 2023, 11:56 AM
Thread: "Quobuz Media Is Loading Slowly..."
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Re: "Quobuz Media Is Loading Slowly..."
If your router is the only thing in between, then there are a few possibilities
- qobuz is wrong
- a loose cable
- your router is not working properly
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August 20, 2023, 11:28 AM
Thread: "Quobuz Media Is Loading Slowly..."
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Re: "Quobuz Media Is Loading Slowly..."
When the system searches for Quobuz then it is searching for the wrong streaming service because it is Qobuz :scholar:
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August 16, 2023, 04:24 PM
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Re: Live Recordings- What is your Best and Worst?
5 great ones
Toto - absolutely live
Joe Cocker - Fire it up live
Chris de Burgh - High on emotion live from dublin
Queen - live at wembley ‘86
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August 15, 2023, 04:22 PM
Thread: Audio server for hifi streamer
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Re: Audio server for hifi streamer
High taxes in the USA? Which taxes are you talking about?
I bet you don’t have to pay 2,30/ liter for petrol and a new Volkswagen up! Is nowadays over then 20k euro and that is without any extra... -
August 14, 2023, 01:02 PM
Thread: Super Nucleus
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Re: Super Nucleus
I agree that a lower EMI/RFI sounds better. However every single unit that uses power produces EMI/RFI. Limiting EMI/RFI is great, but what also need to be done is effective shielding with the case....
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August 13, 2023, 03:48 PM
Thread: Super Nucleus
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Re: Super Nucleus
Absolutely great work, you did it! There are absolutely things inside it, I have to learn, especially the way you powered it and I hope once to build one myself.
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August 13, 2023, 01:00 PM
Thread: Audio server for hifi streamer
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Re: Audio server for hifi streamer
Because better ethernet does improve sound quality. Look at switches, it is already proved that audiophilic switches sound better then normal consumer switches. Now use a server with a lan output....
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August 8, 2023, 02:52 PM
Thread: Intel NUC music server incoming
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Re: Intel NUC music server incoming
nice work. That Pink Faun OXCO clock was in my shopping basket wishlist too, the only thing is that at that time due to the chip shortages this USB card was out of stock and not deliverable. This is...
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August 8, 2023, 05:59 AM
Thread: Intel NUC music server incoming
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Re: Intel NUC music server incoming
Yes, it is worth upgrading.
Because 3 reasons
- a macbook is made of plastic. As I stated before an aluminum housing sounds better
- a macbook has a display
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August 7, 2023, 05:48 PM
Thread: Intel NUC music server incoming
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Re: Intel NUC music server incoming
And still today there are filters in hqplayer that are even with the best computer not usable.
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August 7, 2023, 04:17 PM
Thread: Intel NUC music server incoming
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Re: Intel NUC music server incoming
In my country we have a saying: measuring is knowing. It means something like: I have something that is 1 meter, so it is exactly the right size. You only know if it is 1 meter is not by reading the...
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August 7, 2023, 02:20 PM
Thread: Intel NUC music server incoming
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Re: Intel NUC music server incoming
Which plato did you take?
I prefer turing, because the passive cooling is better, and for that reason I am sure that DSD conversion with HQPlayer will fail with a Plato. The power button is a... -
August 7, 2023, 08:14 AM
Thread: Audio server for hifi streamer
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Re: Audio server for hifi streamer
No, streaming services don’t offer anything recorded. Read my topic about “what happened to Qobuz” in the general section. More and more albums and individual tracks are disappearing from streaming...
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August 7, 2023, 05:57 AM
Thread: Audio server for hifi streamer
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Re: Audio server for hifi streamer
What kind of troubles? And what is then the right way to store thousands and thousands of music files?
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August 6, 2023, 05:38 PM
Thread: Audio server for hifi streamer
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Re: Audio server for hifi streamer
In the basic I love my Roon server in a nuc. See the other topic. But there are more good ways to stream music, with a dedicated streamer you already have
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August 1, 2023, 04:33 PM
Thread: Intel NUC music server incoming
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Re: Intel NUC music server incoming
One important addition from me about the 10th generation nucs in the Akasa turing case A-NUC52-M1B. This case is the only available case, but there is an annoying problem installing it. It drove me...
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July 29, 2023, 07:08 AM
Thread: Intel NUC music server incoming
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Re: Intel NUC music server incoming
According to intel TDP is 35W for the 13i7/13i5 and 20W for the 13i3, which is still very good for a fanless nuc and not 55W and 64W, which is too high.
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July 28, 2023, 04:51 PM
Thread: What is going on with Qobuz?
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Re: What is going on with Qobuz?
Celine Dion's taking chances world tour. It's all coming back to me know disappeared
Second album, from Roxette's tourism album the track It must have been love is recorded in 2 parts, a slow intro,... -
July 28, 2023, 06:52 AM
Thread: What is going on with Qobuz?
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What is going on with Qobuz?
last time more and more albums and songs disappeared from Qobuz. Now this morning in a live album, on of the best songs is gone from the library and it was skipped. Think I will cancel my...
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July 23, 2023, 05:01 PM
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Re: Has Home Theater reached the end of the road?
In my opinion the majority of movies may slow down. A bit more depth in the storyline, more.quiet moments, more humor, instead of chasings, shootings and helicopters.
Yes...it makes for a BIG improvement. Every demo I've heard where at Altaira was in the system, folks listened, and then the Altaira(s) were removed, and folks immediately demanded the Altaira be put...
Altaira or Gemini CGS on...