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    Chromecast Audio vs Creative Xmod Wireless

    Oh I have tried both, but am currently using the mini-Toslink, thanks :)
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    What’s everyone using for desktop speakers?

    Emotiva AirMotiv4 near field monitors. Reccomended by CNet's Steve Gutenburg (https://www.cnet.com/news/emotivas-astonishing-desktop-speaker/), and they aren't bad at all. Though I think he has since found ones he likes more.
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    Chromecast Audio vs Creative Xmod Wireless

    Well I somehow managed to get the XMod connecting to my desktop again, so I did a comparo after finally getting CCA working correctly, and I can say that the internal DAC on the CCA certainly isn't much better than the one in the Creative Xmod Wireless receiver, 10 years on! (FLAC file played...
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    Chromecast Audio vs Creative Xmod Wireless

    I have an xmod wireless setup throughout my house. It sounds good, not as good as my better DACs but not bad at all. I have always played my music via my windows rig in Mediamonkey and/or Foobar, but the latest Spring update immediately made my computer not work with the ol' Xmod (ten years old...
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    Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp

    Have had (1st version) Mini-I for a number of years, and worked well with Win 7 machines. However, after upgrading these to Win 10 I have had nothing but problems (USB connection). On one laptop the sound cuts out after 15 min but works when plugged and unplugged. On another loud static plays...
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    Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp

    Hi, Just about to pull the trigger on this, but wonder if I (definitely a newb) am buying more than I need? My NAD M15 has pretty good wolffson Dacs, but for some reason the little Turtle Beach Micro I am using to get data to it via toslink doesn't sound so good -- so I am assuming the Micro...
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