RE: Classical Anyone use http://www.idagio.com/ I've never collected classical and trying to "get into it" via most streaming services is a mess. What do I search for? Is that album really not available or am I searching wrong? The Idagio platform seems like they be taking the time and resources...

Isn't "sort of" good enough for the internet? ;) Since you brought it up.. my understanding is that those two tiny parts attached to muscles are what allow us to hear low frequencies?

RE: At home and listening enjoyment. I'm able to get a lot more quality listening time in by working from home and this is for a very specific reason; less hearing fatigue by not going to the office. Your ear is a muscle and it can get fatigued. Between the noise of driving into work, noisy...

RE: Digital pre-amp I don't know who started this discussion but they are right that nothing like what they are envisioning exists. However, very slight variations do exist. If you look at any AV Pre/Receiver you'll find plenty of digital inputs which can be switched. You can even switch them...

Only limited by budget and patience. https://tapeproject.com You can get reel to reel but its very expensive and fiddly. If I wanted to buy and listen to only 1 recording every few years I could afford it.

By definition a "transport" is digital only. Read bits from disc and send bits out the back. The whole idea of "transports" is to keep the analog away from the noisy spinny bits. This concept started the "jitter wars". Back when expensive transport + DAC (before high-end digital audio was a...

As much as it pains me... One reason Google is so large is because a lot of people use YouTube as a primary streaming service and Google uses counts of music video plays to boost their Google "Play Music" subscriber base. Yes, there are people in my office who load YouTube playlists and...

Will never happen. Spotify has no interest in playing nice with Roon and Roon has some very specific requirements on importing a streaming services entire catalog to surface the metadata they need to make the app work. I'd use it if it happened but I believe it never will.

It was a distraction for about a week where I spent the time focusing on deployment and stability. Now it's something I rarely think about and it just works. My background is in networks so that probably helped the learning curve. But, now that I've got a stable Roon system up and running every...

Option 4... Which is what I ended up doing and am thrilled with the results now that I'm 1+ year into this... Rip all your CDs to FLAC (or, really, any lossless format) Invest in Roon and get that going with an endpoint plugged into the Bifrost (my first endpoint was a 2009 MBP via USB) Enjoy...

Only bi-wire at the amp if it supports it. It looks like your integrated has A and B terminals to support two zones. That is different than bi-amp configuration. You can still use a bi-wire cable (single on one side and bi on the other). That is my understanding at least. Edit: oh, and super...

The Schiit manuals are well worth a read. If you've not read them you're missing a lot of entertainment that comes with being an owner. They are as good or better than their FAQs. Although, one suggestion: If you could tag the "Written by lawyers" pages it would help me get to the good stuff a...

Couple other ways around this besides the Mac system sounds settings. 1) If you only use audio playback / streaming software which supports an "exclusive" mode then set your system to use internal speakers and your audio playback software to exclusive mode on the DAC. If the software isn't...

I got well back into my Audiophile hobby last year, even visited The Schiitr, and have discovered I really enjoy pairing slightly warm electronics to analytical, flat, boring, but dynamic speakers/headphones. Something about that combination just sings to my ears. Generally, I'm finding...

Yup... It's "odd" not to take credit cards here in the US and this fact allows for establishments to just price things in a way it covers the cost of the charge. It's partially because we're a debt enthusiastic society. 2017 USA Today article cited the average US household credit card debt was...

But I like the points. :|

This is really spot on. The one bit I'll add to the argument is accessibility / availability to "try" something different. Buying online and returning is a hassle but at least it's an option. If I want to test 3 or 4 different amp / pre-amp combinations some of those things on my list are simply...

You're assuming people have one system and will only have one system. I'm actually in the middle of building out a system in my family room which is completely separate from my main listening room. The family room has completely different requirements as far as budget, space, aesthetics, etc...

Oh I _really_ hope not. Recently went down this road with an Allo device. It's a good device and I'm happy I own it. But, it's so far from plug&play it's a bit comical. These things are still very much on the hobbyist side of the shack when it comes to build and support. I really hope Schiit...

Let's discuss the evolution of video which may help answer your question. Broadcast color television became a thing in the US around the mid-1950's. It was grainy, very little contrast, low resolution. It was amazing and served the purpose of being able to see people, the objects they were...

As a new Roon user this year but a long time Schiit DAC user I thought I'd throw-out an opinion on the whole Roon thing.... First some info on "Roon Ready": There are two ways to be a Roon partner. One is that your DAC is recognized when plugged into the Nucleus which is their all-in-one ready...