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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..That's an interesting question. In both cases, if the audio signal is coming out of the streamer, it must be using the same DAC, so...
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..There's at least a half dozen "audiophile network switches" out there, relabeling COTS switches. Here's a great example:
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..Sure, I get that. I enjoy the experimentation with different things as much as anyone else. And I know for a fact that my music sounds...
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..When you are sitting in the mixing room with headphones plugged into the board, you're hearing the live analog signal before it has been...
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cpurdy replied to the thread The SMSL VMV D1se2 Desktop MQA DAC now available on Apos Audio.Looks like a great piece of kit. The challenge with DACs these days is that the incremental improvement from one generation to the next...
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cpurdy replied to the thread 3rd Annual Wicked Schiit Meet - New England - Jan 14th, 2023.An easy ride for me to be there, except that I'm probably out-of-state skiing that day. Please do one in the summer! 🤣
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..Try switching to blue and it should take some of the brightness off.
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cpurdy replied to the thread Audeze Euclid Closed-Back Planar IEM.The last few years, the MacBooks and iPads have had really good DACs and amps. Really good. I was surprised by how good one sounded...
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cpurdy replied to the thread Audeze Euclid Closed-Back Planar IEM.Where were these $399?
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cpurdy replied to the thread Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE Review: Interview, Measurements, Impressions.Headphones are not the only product in which the cost of production is not equal to the price charged for the product. And yes, at the...
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cpurdy replied to the thread MrSpeakers Ether CX - $899 from Massdrop.A friend of mine with the CX also does the pad rolling (mostly with the kit provided by DCA). He's also a big fan. I still have the...
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..The story behind it is amazing. His first album. One take. i.e. The first take. Played half the album without stopping, took a quick pee...
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..Wow. A man after my own heart, or however that saying goes. Grados (including a PS1000 customized by Moon) and Focals. Woo Audio...
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..Sorry. I rewrote my answer a few times before posting myself, because I didn't want to be "that guy", a.k.a. a jerk. But I probably...
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cpurdy replied to the thread The Ethernet cables, Switches and Network related sound thread. Share your listening experience only..(Edit: Warning: I should have taken a chill pill before writing this answer. While my answer was technically correct, it wasn't...