Recent content by Vincent Kars

What does a streamer do? First of all it is a interface (hopefully not to clumsy) to browse/search a server over the network. If you select a track, it will be downloaded using a network protocol. No DAC (the chip doing the DA) understands networking so the data had to be converted to a protocol...

What about the Innuos Nazaré? Starting at $50,000. Is this the pinnacle of music servers or the pinnacle of scam?

A simple one is to check the audio settings on the PC: https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/Windows/Win7/AudioPanel.htm My personal preference is to bypass the Win audio completely by using a media player (MusicBee) allowing you to use WASAPI in Exclusive mode or as Bill suggested, use...

My mobile has a slot for a 1TB SD card. No need for a DAP.

Sounds like a ground loop to me. Try connecting the Sony using Bluetooth. If the hum disappears it is likely a ground loop.

Try to narrow done the problem. You probably have a headphone out on the PC. Connect the Edifiers using a 3.5 trs to 2x RCA. If the problem persist, it is not the iFi. If you happen to have a mobile with a headphone out, do the same. If the problem persist, it is likely the Edifier. Connect...

Pardon? If you want to bypass the Win audio stack you are complaining about, you have to do 2 things. In the Win audio panel you do have to check "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device". Do so in the audio panel of the Mojo. If you don't do that, you get the Win default...

Have you Googled "Windows 11 wasapi exclusive"?

That is how UPnP works. You have a server (Tidal or any UPnP server in your LAN) Mconnect is the control point, it browses the server for its content. If you select a track to play, the URL is send to the renderer N25 Depends. In case of Win, all audio is re-sampled to the settings in the...

You might try https://www.audiocheck.net/ all kind of test tones https://www.roomeqwizard.com/ Signal Generator offering: sine waves (optionally including harmonics with level and phase control) Square waves Sawtooth Dual tone signals Triple tone signals Multitone signals Tone bursts...

Nothing wrong with a Nash

My preference is to rip them on a PC. Yes it is a job and you better do it right the first time so use good ripping software supplying the right meta data (tags). My preference is dBpoweramp: It is fast and stable. Easy to configure. It supports AccurateRip (they invented it) Meta data from...

There ain't such thing as a newer version of aptX HD. There is a new product explicitly labeled aptX Lossless. Maybe you can find a transmitter and a receiver supporting this protocol.

Indeed Airplay 2 uses AAC most of the time. Don't think aptX HD is an improvement https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/HW/Bluetooth.htm

You mean you don't understand digital audio at all? PCM audio consists of samples to be played with a certain sample rate. If the sample rate is 44.1 kHz, each 1/44100 of a second the numerical value of the sample is converted to a equivalent voltage. Indeed the output of a DAC (the chip doing...