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    Feedback by 'windplr' on listing 'SOLD - Shure SE 846 IEMs'

    Great transaction, very smooth and quick. Thanks you!
  2. For Sale  SOLD - Shure SE 846 IEMs

    Price
    250.00 USD
    Condition
    Good
    Negotiability
    Or best offer
    Ships to
    1. United States of America
    Price includes PP fees and shipping to US addresses. I am the original owner. These sound as good as the day I received them. Includes original packaging and accessories (see photos). In the interest of full disclosure, I note two small defects: 1. The tip opening of the left IEM is very...
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    My ZS came with iPower 9V, which I've never used as I ended up with an extra 15v iPower X when I received a replacement iPhono 3 from iFi. I must say that ZS with the iPower X sounds superb, and have never had any issues.
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    Yes, I'm using the Ares II with the ZS over USB. Roon, Qobuz and flac files. Sounds outstanding, no issues at all.
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    So far only the one time for my unit.
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    FYI weird glitch last night. I was listening to something and glanced at the ZS, the LED that shows active streaming was off. Yet I was hearing music. When I tried to power the unit off using a long press on the button, the unit would not turn off. Re-powering by pulling the out the power...
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    Thanks, I think it is my dac that is the issue.
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    I can't remember. Does the ZS hardware prevent using the SPDIF output if USB is also connected? I was going to do some a/b testing for sound quality between USB and SPDIF/COAX. But I was never able to get the coax to work unless I disconnected USB and restarted the ZS.
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    I've used the ZS as an excuse to try Roon. I've had no dropouts, it has worked perfectly. I switched the ZS to setting 2 for Roon only mode. Everything is on wifi, including the server. Roon also works in my environment where I am always connected to a VPN. Some networked apps don't like that.
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    I did it this way and no problems at all. It simplifies things not having to start the unit as a hotspot, just for configuration. Once on your network (wired), Just http to the device and you can select the wifi and enter the password. Upgrade for me worked ok. It does take a little time and...
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    Since my ZS delivery has been delayed by Fedex, again, (POS company), I won't be able to talk about it directly. But a comment or two on this thread. The ZS is essentially a small computer with specialized hardware. The hardware stuff is generally easy to talk about. Like the LEDs don't come...
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    Aww, I was just going to start ranting about MQA.
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    I think what Volumio is trying to do is admirable. And it does work well for me, most of the time. But support is iffy, and as I said before it lacks some features that Roon has, music discovery being high on my list. An interesting enhancement/alternative for the Zen Stream would be a native...
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    iFi audio ZEN Stream - Streaming elevated to a higher plane

    Yes, It think it is around $45/yr. One of the reasons I'm going to give Roon a try is that I'm disappointed in some of the Volumio implementation and feature set. Even though Roon is significantly more money ($120/yr).
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