Recent content by superhans

I also looked for that comparison, but its not out there. I took a blind punt on the Naim. No complaints

I would love to hear from someone who does think MQA offers something more than Qobuz/Amazon HD. I tried hard during my 4 months with it, but just could not hear a tangible benefit.

Hi - I would give yourself more time with the Arylic. 24hrs is not a long time to get a feel for any bit of kit. Are you sure it is running the latest firmware? Mine has been rock solid in use, with no audible hiss that you mention or wifi problems. I would reset it (has a reset button on...

In a word ' No' I had a 4 month trial of Tidal with MQA DAC via the Bluesound Node 2i I was not impressed. My verdict after the trial - its snake oil. Cancelled the sub, sold the streamer I am sure there will be plenty of happy MQA folk out there, but I just coudn't hear it's worth over Qobuz &...

speakers I tried out various streamer and DAC combinations over lockdown 1 with my MF M2si amp. The swap out of different sources made only small differences to the sound quality I felt. Prices ranged from 100 up to 500 ( Topping, BlueSound etc) I would defo audition some new speakers with...

Hi - If you want MQA, your best option is to add an external DAC to your CXA81 amp. I tried out Tidal with an MQA enabled DAC for a 4 month trial period. I think it's snake oil TBH but good luck. An MQA DAC from someone like Topping or SMSL will set you back 500 bucks......or buy a streamer/MQA...

Do you connect the NVIDIA shield with usb to your DAC? - Yes. No performance issues when streaming at 24/192 That's a good one about the 192 and the chromecast audio :) I'll try if that solves the problem. How often do you get any stuttering when it's on 96 kHz? - Almost never. When it does...

I use the CCA as my source transport for Qobuz. I have no issues. Works great, so puzzled why your CCA is unusable. Strange

Does the OP care about Hi-Res audio ? One thing to be careful of is many cheap streamers - Arylic, Yamaha etc have fixed digital outputs. limited to 16/44.1 The Bluesound does not have this limitation has a better app and all playback is gapless - 3 for 3 The others can't match this. Worth noting!

"I just would prefer a simpel chromecast built-in hi res audio streamer with a ethernet cable connection. I cannot find it, maybe it just doesn't exists. " The NVIDIA shield has all of that and under 200 euros. You need to hook up over HDMI to your TV to do the initial config, but after that...

I'm in the same position. When you 'budget' - how much do you have to spend? The only streamer I know off that meets your needs - Cambridge CXN V2 @ £800 (not exactly budget I know) You could use the NVIDIA shield pro ? - I have this hooked up to my external DAC over USB Audio - Sounds good when...

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Only the 'white' is sold out. I was thinking about the 'black' but dunno if they would be much better than my Oberon 5

This one - Been out for about 18 months I think. Worth a look with your budget. https://www.audioaffair.co.uk/mytek-brooklyn-bridge-headphone-amplifier-and-dac?gclid=CjwKCAiAmrOBBhA0EiwArn3mfEANIXyfzEah0d8Zbn_wxTdKEfamgN9-imq6CtPjsyLaMtOBQUROJhoC1u0QAvD_BwE For bookshelf speakers - are the...

You don't mention what you are looking to spend......but if I had the cash this would be my goto choice for a one box solution - MyTek Brooklyn Bridge. (£2K+) This ticks all the boxes you are after