Hey guys ! I'm currently a Spotify Premium user but I'd like to try Qobuz hi-res to see if I can enjoy it on my current set up. I own a Yamaha MCR-N560 system with a Yamaha subwoofer. It is Spotify Connect compatible, but I'm wondering what options I have to stream Qobuz. I first thought about...

Fadem I'm on holidays away from home currently so I tried it quickly on my phone with Sennheiser Momentum, on the first track I kinda manage to tell them appart thanks to bass and hi-hats, second track I got it right also but really out of luck I think cause I couldn't hear any clear difference...

Fadem Cheers man I'm gonna try that, what I'm wondering is whether having a good DAC would make the difference (if I can hear one) bigger or if I'm gonna be able to hear the difference already on my current rig ?

Hey guys ! Here's what I'm wondering about: At home I listen to music through a Yamaha MCR-N560 which is a mini chain, with a Yamaha subwoofer. If I'm not playing music through the stereo speakers I use Sennheiser Momentum headphones, and I'm pretty happy with all of these ! I have been using...

AlanU Having the Creative x-fi connected to the Yamaha through the aux in with RCA cables is how I have it set currently. From what I've been told earlier, plugging the X-fi to the Yamaha through Audio optical would let me use the Yamaha's DAC instead of the DAC from the X-fi ? Could that be...

AlanU I reckon this is what I needed to hear ! It's something that I can't really help doing, every once in a while I'll just start thinking about gear and getting new stuff and I start convincing myself I need it even though I was very happy with what I had in the first place.. Annoying me ...

AlanU thanks for helping man ! I think there are lots of things to take into consideration also. I'm 21 years old still studying and live in a flat (which is why I went for a micro-chain). To be honest I didn't know about the ODAC two days ago, I just watched a video about it on YouTube and the...

Bibo I use the X-fi HD USB ! Just to make sure I understand how it works: When you plug your laptop or cellphone straight into the stereo system aux in, you're using the PC/phone's DAC right ? And having the PC go through the X-fi allows sound to go through a better quality DAC ? But then if I...

Many thanks for the quick reply guys ! With my current set up I don't have any noise problem, I think the creative x-fi does a pretty good job. I guess what I was wondering about really was the difference I would perceive between different DACs. The set up I have works fine and I'm happy with...

Hi there ! I just found out about this thread (and this forum actually) and made myself an account to explain my situation and see if any of you guys can enlighten me !! I'm quite interested in audio but don't know a great deal about electronics so feel free to talk to me with simplified terms...