Wave Storm cables... SQ is a component-level upgrade.

Thanks for that, Attorney. Indeed, its a spaghetti farm in the back of the cabinet with the MK-III, Phoenixnet and reclocker, so the MU1 sounds attractive, although sole reliance on Roon - the company not the product -is the only nagging concern. Getting OT for this forum, but how are you...

Looking at Antipodes K50 and Grimm Audio's Mu1. Both are exceptional streamers with very, very distinct signatures. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has compared these two with DAVE and their experience with a single BNC cable?

thanks Ray-dude .. resting easy now , will give it a try

If this has been discussed ad Naseum, apologies. My setup is quite cramped and before I do what may be unthinkable in the RF world, has anyone actually stacked MS/Dave atop one another? I mean without the Dave stand .. just the DAVE atop the Mscaler? Dunno why I'm reluctant to do this ..

Very odd occurrence of late. currently using an Oppo UDP 205 with USB connected to seagate solid state to Msaler. redbook sound fine, however anything over 96K are cutting in and out. If I move the optical around through either the oppo or mscaler, I have sound but certainly not sustainable...

http://www.jazzoasis.com/methenyonkennyg.htm read this -- LOL

this is hysterical. It's Pat Metheny describing what he heard after a Kenny G show

For the 70's fusion listeners, Mscaler is able to make even the busiest of tracks sound discernable per instrument. Specifically, Jean-Luc-Ponty on Taste Of Passion" which when previously played at high volumes presented a harmonics nightmare with bass, synths AND thick violin reverb played in...

Curious if HMS/DAVE users are reporting better SQ by using RCA to mains instead of XLR's

Ya I was leaning in that direction - thanks !

So what's the best " DACless" music streamer to get in the 4K range that would play nice with DAVE/HMS -especially to enjoy DSD? Aurender? Moon? Appreciate the replies ..

https://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/reviews/255-chord-electronics-hugo-m-scaler-digital-upscaler If already posted -- apologies. Here's a Feb 15 Mscaler review

pay special attention to Jack Bruce's solo --- hoy hoy hoy

ahh got it! thanks .. reacquainting myself with color nomenclature having moved off original H1 to DAVE

confusion here. The manual indicates on page 3.2 a "low/medium/high" setting. Is that for passthru? Meanwhile, the output sample rate matrix on page 4.5 indicates red for pass-thru without reference of this "low /medium/high" setting..

How do you activate the pass-thru mode? Is it on the remote? Didn't find this in the manual?

Speaking of fz jazz/funk, Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution .. The HMS revealed additional Patrick O'hearn's bass lines I had never heard before..

thanks.... BTW ZappaMan - two songs; "Put a Motor In Yourself and "Waka Jawaka" sounds unbelievable through HMS. The former because it rounds out the synclavier's transients and the latter lessens the horns harshness...

Using Roon with HMS -DAVE. The DXOP light is a constant red. Manual says refer to "partnering in product manual" Whose product ? Roon's? So dumb question, is HMS in pass-thru mode due to Roon handshake issue? thanks Mike

Right -- and at 5k per channel for a 7:1 --"that'll be 35K, please" But can you imagine the SQ of HMS as a HT?? On the video sync issue , im feeding a sat hdmi directly into OPPO UDP205 and adjusting its lip-sync accordingly. No issues at all ..

Will clarify - no, Not 100% (gasp! you mean my chord dealer is NOT a reputable ETA source?)

HI Mikey - Promise to omit the "F" word here... So, how would you characterize the sound stage and presentation between the Blu and HMS?. Seems to me that the Blu would win out with the transport and a tie with other sources?

Can you describe the noise part of your issue? I just upgraded to Mojave and there's already been three OS updates.