Zenith. USB to DAC. Control Zenith directly via app.muljao said:Would it make more sense to buy a cheaper functional streamer that does many formats and has a digital out and put the money into a separate DAC (Linn or something else)?
Just wondering as this would seem to me to guarantee good sound quality also
Andrewjvt said:Confusing product ranges? Vague specs differences between the ranges? Overpriced? Ive recieved emails from peter tyson advertising linn and i find it all confusing - the way linn market themselves. Anyone else feel like that?
linn streamers look good.
+1muljao said:Would it make more sense to buy a cheaper functional streamer that does many formats and has a digital out and put the money into a separate DAC (Linn or something else)?
Just wondering as this would seem to me to guarantee good sound quality also
But they didn't rubbish the heavyweight Japanese turntables via dealer dems.nopiano said:I think Linn still rely heavily on the dealer demonstration. They always did, at least since the days in the mid-70s where they successfully rubbished the heavyweight Japanese designs - and we are talking turntables here - and teamed up with Naim and other mostly British cottage industries to create PRAT.
The current designs are pricy, but they do seem very dependable and the Klimax range is amazing. (I heard a system of these about three years ago at some length and it was pretty spectacular). You do need deep pockets, and rather than reduce their prices they've gone to ever great heights and pricing.
A few hours on Linn's forum will give you a better insight. If you buy into their approach it's pretty irresistible, but it isn't so obvious a choice to integrate with a regular hifi system, once you get beyond the Sneaky and Majik ranges
There is, but I'd say it depends on the system as to whether it is fully worthwhile going for the Zenith, although, many might say it is worth it purely for the difference heard at an Innuos event last year. Through a relatively high end system, it was clear that the Zenith was superior with regards to just how clean and smooth it sounded. It lost the "edge" that was apparent in the Zen - but I don't mean that in any negative way towards the Zen, because it is bloody good on its own, and worth the outlay over the Zen Mini in any decent separates system. You could very easily listen to it for hours on end with zero fatigue.Kubs said:Hi David, is there much of a difference between the mini Zen and the SSD appart from storage space .... I'm interested from a sound quality point of view ?
It's not confusing at all if you follow it for a while. And anyway Linn products are no more expensive or confusing than Naim products.Andrewjvt said:Confusing product ranges? Vague specs differences between the ranges? Overpriced? Ive recieved emails from peter tyson advertising linn and i find it all confusing - the way linn market themselves. Anyone else feel like that?
linn streamers look good.
manicm said:It's not confusing at all if you follow it for a while. And anyway Linn products are no more expensive or confusing than Naim products.Andrewjvt said:Confusing product ranges? Vague specs differences between the ranges? Overpriced? Ive recieved emails from peter tyson advertising linn and i find it all confusing - the way linn market themselves. Anyone else feel like that?
linn streamers look good.
Just quality cables, suitable for the system in question.MUSICRAFT said:Interesting to read that there isn't a need for high end streamers any more but on the other hand there is a need for high end cables *biggrin*
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Rick @ Musicraft
manicm said:Davidf, by USB input you're implying playback from PC, correct?
As well as streaming over the network or wirelessly in the conventional way, there are apps you can use to control the Zenith directly, and use it more as a "local" player. As the Zenith is fully digital, connect via USB into a USB equipped DAC and away you go. Think of it as almost like CD transport but for digital files.manicm said:Davidf, by USB input you're implying playback from PC, correct?