I replaced my Auralic Aries with a Sonore microRendu. I had not had any DSD streaming issues with either one, but I found the sound quality to be superior with the microRendu plus the mR supports Roon. Later, when the ultraRendu became available I moved up to the uR. Likewise, better sound...

Well, then I don’t feel so bad. I’ve had the thought before that Chord could use a good tech writer to make their manuals more complete, rather than leave the end-users to figure it out for themselves. I’m reminded of the old joke about the software engineer who, when he was confronted by a user...

Thanks so much! That did the trick. I obviously must have pressed the AV button, probably when I gathered up a handful of gear including the remote when I was carrying things in from the car. I skimmed through the two owner's manuals but must have glossed right over the remote button functions...

Best holiday wishes, all. A little quiet time before I start the Christmas dinner, so I thought I'd post a small problem I'm having with the Blu2 in hopes that someone can offer a solution: In the past I've always put the Blu2 in sleep mode by using the large remote control's power button at...

In only two instances have I experienced drop outs with my DAVE/Blu MKII combo -- most persistently, when my LAN was not working correctly. Once that was sorted (I replaced an older ethernet switch for a newer, better quality one), the only other time I experienced intermittent drop outs I...

Yet another Amazon-sourced alternative that is working well for me:

??? Sorry, Must be too early for me too. Steve Z

I have a pair of WAVE Storm Reference cables. I use them between a Chord DAVE and a Chord Blu MK II CD player/M-scaler. I’ve compared them to the OEM cables included by Chord, as well as some of the inexpensive but recommended BNC cables from the Blu MK II thread, with and without added...

All I can do is give you my experience — First, with shopping DAVE and Blu MK II can be found for less than list, often significantly less. Since the Hugo M-scaler is new, it might be some time before prices start dropping for the HSM. Likewise, the TT2 when it reaches market. As to fluidity...

If you are experiencing drop-outs via DSD, look to your sources, network and/or cabling, not to the DAVE. I've successfully used DAVE by itself via USB, and now DAVE with Blu MK II (again, via USB) with an Uptone ultraRendu streamer (fed from a tricked out Mac Mini) and currently an Innuos...

So, Mr. Mall Cop, I invite your attention to: https://m.phys.org/news/2013-02-human-fourier-uncertainty-principle.html Which is only to point out that the boundaries of what is accepted as the limits of human hearing are indeed changing, and this article is already 5 years old. Neuroscience is...

You are very welcome. If you can at all stretch your budget I can recommend Shunyata’s Denali series power distribution/conditioner devices as a very effective and less costly (though still not cheap) solution than the Triton and Typhon family. I tried a Denali when it first came out, and though...

You’re very welcome. When I had Triton v2 and Typhon in parallel with the Triton v2 I ran all equipment except my amplifier into the the Triton. The amplifier I plugged directly into the wall via a Shunyata wall receptacle. With Triton v3 and especially with Typhon QR (series connected) I find...

@STR-1 I see from your signature that you are using a SOtM tX-USBultra in your digital front end. If you'd care to take the time to PM me, I'd like to learn what your thoughts are about what the tX-USBultra is bringing to your set-up. Thanks! Steve Z

Hello Tunes, STR-1 nailed it exactly -- Shunyata Alpha HC power cords for both. They are the last two hold-overs left when I traded up to Alpha and Sigma NR power cords for the rest of my kit. I would say that the Shunyata cords provide a lower noise floor and a easy, relaxed dynamism that...