If you remove the outer PVC jacket from the black Ethernet cable, it becomes very good. I will take some time to look at Minimserver again. Some DLNA implementations result in overly softened transient speed, robbing the music of its timing and urgency, but I hear your concerns about treble...

Is there any reason why you wish to use Minimserver rather than miniDLNA?

Contact Antipodes Support and that can be sorted for you

Do you have the same reaction to so-called high-res files, or just upsampled files? I find high bit-rate playback is a two-edged sword - better in some respects and worse in others, whether they are real high bit-rate files or upsampled ones. That skipping experience with LMS is certainly not...

In a CX+EX context the re-serving of TIDAL by the CX improves things a lot. If using LMS, have you tried the Material skin? I like it a lot as it is simple and fast. Plus a web app has some nice advantages over using a client app.

And using two identical devices (in this case two EX) means intermodulation effects are maximised.

I should have said there is a level of digital glare that is unacceptable, rather than brightness. The hardware that works best with the renderer apps tends to work poorly with server apps and vice versa. But, on top of this, when using two similar pieces of hardware together you have more...

I do not recommend an EX+EX. The sound is unpleasantly bright.

The first production run of K and S series was over-subscribed by our vendors and we are shipping them as fast as we can right now. Perhaps allow two weeks from now for shipping (slow in these COVID-19 times) and for our vendors to get some experience with them. There would not be much saving...

Following a request from a member, I have joined this site and am watching this thread to answer questions. I am not sure how frequently I will be able to contribute, but let's give this a try. Mark Jenkins, Antipodes Audio Limited.