Joe is a great seller. He answered all my questions, always replied promptly and packaging was excellent. Even after the sale he followed up. A+ transaction. I sincerely thank Joe for everything.

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I'm interested in purchasing the Rockna.

I realize that the Zdac is not the "latest and greatest" out there, but after 30 years in audiophile land, I can tell you 100% that this dac is an overachiever and a fine value. It is a stone cold bargain on the used market. If you want an extremely musical dac that simply sounds great with a...

+1. I would like to know the answer, too.    My immediate interest is to know if there is any noise polluting my hirez music downloads, and IF so, then what ifi products would help reduce that noise. I use a desktop computer and download my music files to a good quality external hard drive...

Thanks for pointing this out. I agree that implementation is always the key; a great smps can be better than an LPS. And, hopefully supercaps will be another direction.    That's disappointing as I'm really seeking the next step for my gear and believe the server component is critical and a...

Thank you Project86 for your prior answers in this thread.    Is there any word yet on the X-Server being powered by a DC input? There's a clear movement toward external power supplies, and particularly linear power supplies. My main interest in the X-Server is as a server, not a dac. However...

Thank you for the sneak peak into the X Server. This seems like a potentially great product. Please answer a few follow-up questions.    Music Players Which ones are compatible? Which ones sound best with the X Server? I know Roon requires a NAS or computer to create a Roon Server. Do any of...

Thank you for the introduction. Subscribed!  It's interesting that this unit does NOT seem to have a usb output. And, it is not going the route of AoIP.  Nevertheless, implementation and sound quality are what matter most and this reads like there are a few novel variables. I know power...

Subscribed.  It will be very interesting to see what develops with these music servers in the next few months. Technology is running the gamut from budget Raspberry Pi variants to expensive Aurenders. Perhaps the Matrix Audio X will be serious bang for the buck. Thank you Project86 for your...

  Thank you for your review. One aspect that caught my attention is that you only changed from usb stack to Rednet (versus changing several components at once) and that you are going direct from mac mini to rednet which is a greatly simplified system. The point is that in your instance we're...

This is all an unfortunate distraction. I don't speak for others, but I imagine a few points below might reflect their thoughts, too.    I'm MOST interested in reasonably affordable, reasonably simple and fantastic sounding audio gear. I'm on a quest to get close to the sound, vibe and soul of...

Thank you for sharing that. And, congrats.    So, this brings up two questions.    What ROLE does the PC play in the new AOIP paradigm? [A friend of mine gave up the mRendu for an Auralic Aries stating the Aries "takes the computer out of the signal chain and replaces it entirely with a...

I would welcome the opportunity to read a few of the comments specifically comparing the Rednet to the MircroRendu. Please feel free to share some quotes or links. The MicroRendu seems to have taken off and I'm eager to rule it out to pursue the AOIP route that you have so enthusiastically and...

I wish to thank everyone who commented on the Amanero question in the VERY recent previous posts. I'm under the impression that the Amanero is a significant sonic improvement.    I have a question for all Dac 19 10th anniversary owners, please. I read a review that implies the Dac 19 10th is a...

Thank you to all who are contributing to this thread. Some excellent comments here.  Does anyone know if the AG D 19 10th anniversary WITH the Amanero usb input REQUIRES the 5v leg of the usb cable? There are some interesting discussion about the Amanero on another thread and there seems to be...

HI,   I am wondering why the system seems to keep private messages even after you delete them. Check your "trash." There's no way to empty it. This seems odd. Am I missing something? First, that's a huge burden on the system's servers. Over time that's a ton of data to store forever. That...

Hope I'm not redirecting this thread too much.  Thanks for the suggestion.Yes, leaving "out" the "power" cable of a 2:1 cable design makes sense--the DAC never sees the usb power buss. Similarly, it makes sense to "cut" the usb power in the cable as Kingwa suggested.    Okay, there's...

Thank you atsq17. That seems like a great idea and straightforward.      BTW, I heard back from Kingwa. He indicated, as follows:   "The DAC don't need the +5V from computer, this already had avoid a lit interrupt, if you can do, remove the +5V wire total in the USB cable is better."...

Hi everyone,    Has anyone tried to eliminate the +5v on the usb cable from computer to Audio-GD dac? The Audio GD site implies the +5v is not necessary and you will gain greater fidelity and clarity by eliminating it. I'm awaiting input from A GD on this.   BTW, HOW do you eliminate the...

Hi,  Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread.    I'm considering the DM Source for home audio 2 channel use. I will primarily utilize this for speakers, but headphones on occasion.    Please tell me if you think this works well for 2 channel speaker use?  Do you think the...

Hi,   I know there are a lot of recommendations out there, but sometimes there's unfamiliar new gear worth seeking and sometimes old favorites are overlooked. A killer $100 phone found used for $50 is worth consideration. Or a closeout. Black Friday, etc. New or USED.   Please advise...

HI, I am considering the Mad Dogs. Please tell me how you think these sound with low to moderate volume. I sometimes find myself playing "background music" while on the computer because I have to concentrate. This is largely classical, some jazz, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, etc. But, I also...

Thank you Regicide. My goal was clarity. I PMed another member in the interim. He wrote that based on A/B tests they sound the same. Good "enuf" as they say.   Thanks for everyone's contribution.   Now that I know this, I'm going to order some ear cleaner, Jaycars and some pad thai.

FWIW, I was simply aiming to find out the truth for myself about the various re-brands. So, I wrote to Jaycar. Here's a portion of the reply from Jaycar.   The headphones that you mention are a premium studio quality unit, however, they are not the same as the Fischer FA-003.   I...