CryoParts HRT Music Streamer+ Wow! 24/96 Hi-Res capability and asynchronous data transfer protocol. THD and S/N ratio on the base Streamer looks to be massively improved, Streamer + slightly better.

Site looks good but I checked on some of my favorite "albums" and you could only play a few of the songs, not the entire album. Many of them had no tracks available to play. I realize copyrights cost money but get them and charge an appropriate fee. The old (free) Bluebeat.com was perfect, I...

The v2.1 is a cryo-treated v2, I don't believe there are any other differences. It is not shipping yet so I don't think anybody outside the company has heard it. Whether it is worth another $100 plus shipping or not over the already very good v2 is a question to be answered in the near future...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nirmalanow PS: Here is a new 6moons review of the Streamer Plus where Srajan gives it an award and compares it favorably to the Stello DA100 and some fairly expensive CD players with USB input:6moons.com audio reviews: High Resolution Technologies Streamer+...

Quote: Originally Posted by zank I've actually had this DAC (v2) for about 2-3 months now. I needed something for audio setup for living room, which is basically my NAD C372 int amp, hooked to B&W 684's, and connected to my mac mini and 46 inch lcd. no surround sound, just needed a...

I was using a crappy supplied 3ft 1/8 to RCA cable like you and picked up a longer 6ft Radio Shack Gold Series right angle 1/8 to RCA to hold me over until I decided on which "high end" cable to buy. I was shocked - I wasn't expecting to hear a lick of difference but the bass is much stronger...