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Thanks PetterS Do you find this issue regardless of which source you're using for digital (Qobuz, Tidal, local rips, etc.) and the different connectivity options you have between streamer and DAC? No. I'm actually very happy with the digital setup now, when it comes to digitally produced music and ...

BTW can we better understand if the clocking effect of digital capture (the "grid" as you phrase it) actually affects the timing of the music? It cuts the waves into slices then rebuilds them in the same order. 44,100 times a second (or more). With a piece of music at 120bpm as an example (2 beats ...

Edited the quote down for sake of saving space on the page. I have a question about what is possibly (but might not be) a parallel issue in the analogue world. What if the tape machine playing back the original master for cutting the LP lacquer is running at a slightly different speed to the machin...

It seems like digitalization is putting a grid over the music. There might be a simple test. You take some of your pure analog LPs to your Linn dealer and play through an LP12 with Urika II/NGKDSM analog output. The analog signal goes through four digital "nasties" (ADC, digital RIAA, digital volum...

I'm reading this discussion with great interest. I have some thoughts upon what's on stake when LINN has gone full-blown digital. Especially since LINN has been in the forefront of the HIFI-industry in putting "music" first. If my long post and my slightly disparate thoughts would be better off in a...

Teatime, really interesting. I'm also curious about the streaming services used and the network setup, but also what music you did listen to. Older music first released on vinyl or digitally recorded music, or maybe both?

I have now evaluated Qobuz for almost three weeks and compared frequently with Spotify. I do also find Spotify more engaging and musical, with a few excemptions. Some (a few) tracks have been clearly better on Qobuz. However, there might be an explanation, also concerning the different outcomes in t...

hcl wrote: ↑2021-05-02 18:33 Just out of curiosity; What Thorens do you have?

TD46. Before I plugged it in a forthnight ago after decades of sleep, I polished the bearing, adjusted the springs, changed the belt, made a thicker base plate and added some damping inside.

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So today i looked through the network. It turned out that all the cables were going in the direction against the text. I changed the cable from media converter to router, and put in direction with the text. From the router to streamer I did the same. I'm now using DesignaCables Premium Belden 1303E ...

I have fiber to a media converter. The media converter has two lan ports for internet and one for TV. I can reach internet directly from the ports on the m c. However, to set up the network at home I have to connect the m c to a router provided by the broadband company. I have three possibilities to...

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. Btw, compared to Genki, Wakonda, LK100 – both streaming services do well in comparison on my current setup. Can you expand on this. Are the streaming services better than Genki and if so, how much better are they? Have you stopped using Genki if the same CD is available on Spotify/Qobuz. I have b...

Good question. I have found that on Spotify. Only had Qobuz for a few days.

Thanks for all comments!, and the inevitable risk-taking that follows... So, aware of that my setup is far away from state of the art in digital streaming, I think the recorded clips at least gave me some insights and confirmation concerning streamed music services. As you can see in “My system” thr...

Two more clips with different musical challenges before I lift the veil and reveal the results. The order can or could not be the same. Test 3 A: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fgsmwvnz9v6a4pd/20210422_2224A.mp4?dl=0 B: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zrx9e5n4q2qemne/20210422_2223B.mp4?dl=0 Test 4 A: https://w...

Ready for a test of the debated streaming services? The set-up is: fiber to Media Converter, MC to Router; Router to Switch Netgear GS108v4, Switch to Primare NP5 (all ethernet cables are Premium Belden 1303E CATSNAKE Cat6a), Primare5 to Primare DAC NP30 conn. w. Linn digital 75 ohm, Np30 to Boazu w...

In Spotify following settings are essential:

ThomasOk, sorry if my yearning for gaining more knowledge in this somewhat peculiar area appeared pushy. Partly it might be blamed on an inability to express myself in 2nd language with polite enough nuances. Btw, this thread – when listening and comparing mobile phone excerpts without first reading...

It's gonna be really exciting to listen to this new component. The name is just brilliant. The Swedish word Källa is "source", but also the starting point of the great river systems, as well as the pure fresh water sources you will find spread all over the Sami-region, the home of Boazu, Sagatun, Sl...

I mentioned that I was going to get into this power strip evaluation thing again. I am not quite ready yet for the first clips (for one thing Fredrik is keeping me busy with these upgrades) but I am doing some more prep work. So last weekend I needed to go to the hardware store and while there I lo...

Thanks Tony! The Thorens is now up and running. Works like a charm. I did put some isolation material inside under the top and made a new much thicker base board. Listening to some old jazz records. It actually holds up scaringly well in comparison with streaming. I can only imagine how fantastic th...

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One more thing since it was asked, I will use my Wakonda to test the tt. It has a mm phono stage. Maybe a stupid question, would it be possible to connect the Wakonda to the Boazu (pre amp to an integrated amp) or do I have to try the tt through Wakonda and LK100? If hooked on vinyl, I don't think I...