I'm puzzled as to why a streaming service via lossy would sound more musical than my minimal software NAS. My assumption would have been I had a more direct signal path than a streaming service. It is not easy to understand.......sometimes with streaming you get the impression to be with the musici...

FairPlayMotty wrote: ↑2021-04-23 00:30 Is the assumption that the NAS HW and/or noise detracts more than a streaming service does?

I think with playing from a NAS is more network activity involved than with streaming but there might be other reasons.

Matt

tokenbrit wrote: ↑2021-04-23 00:30 If the future is streaming, and my CDs are a thing of the past, then my future might well be vinyl. I'm already frustrated that a lot of 70s & 80s albums are only available streamed as digital remasters...

Physical transports for analog or digital are en vogue like streaming is.

Matt

I know it can be done. The key question for me is, how musical is Källa using a NAS workaround? Källa will even in a NAS environment be musical, but for me its clear that it is not designed for a NAS. As Fredrik mentioned music from Spotify sounds better than the same from a NAS. BTW, also with a T...

beck wrote: ↑2021-04-22 21:40 If anyone is curious enough you will be able to find a video from the same room using the same speakers playing some of the same tracks with a digital setup that makes the Linn sound confused......just saying.

This one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiouA3USmUE

Matt

beck wrote: ↑2021-04-22 21:40 If anyone is curious enough you will be able to find a video from the same room using the same speakers playing some of the same tracks with a digital setup that makes the Linn sound confused......just saying.

Come on beck,

be so brave and post the link here, so we can compare.

Thanks

Matt

The Organik sounds awesome. I have listen to it many times now. And, it so much Linn. The tunedem quality is superb, you are immediately draw into the music and performance of the musicians. I have never heard this music before but am I impressed and not be sound of the the stereo. I just wanted to...

Matteo wrote: ↑2021-04-22 10:17 Same experience for me with an ADSM/3 (Kat).

The differences are slight using their desktop apps on my Win10 PC tough.

AFAIK, the Linn Spotify implementation seems to be not so good. Fredrik prefers Spotify to Qobuz with Källa.

Matt

Probably the first pure listening vid (no boring unboxing):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ySPeVyvWhI

Matt

I had the opportunity to have the Statement in my system for a week using it with my KDSM/2 and whether connected directly to the KDSM/2 or through the switch, it made little or no difference in SQ. Same experience trying out an Antipodes K50. Chris Chris, thanks for sharing and welcome to the foru...

David Neel wrote: ↑2021-04-20 18:36 Today I have heard the NGKDSM.

The context was streaming via Innuos statement and Qobuz hi-res files.

Thanks for sharing.
What do you think about the contribution of the Statement (Innuos' TOTL server) to the performance?
Do you know how the Innuos was connected to the NGKDSM?
Thanks

Matt

u252agz wrote: ↑2021-04-21 08:58 Yesterday - Spotify was much more musical than Qobuz , so much so that the Hi Fi parameters were irrelevant.
Not sure whether something has changed in the last 12 months with Qobuz or whether I just got it wrong last year.

Maybe Spotify got better.

Matt

You could, but it's the wrong way to do it. Källa connects to your wireless router via an ethernet cable and to your HiFi system via unbalanced interconnects. You MacBook Pro connects to WiFi. You choose Källa as playback. Done! So Källa is a network device? What about AirPlay, must this be active ...

Lego wrote: ↑2021-04-20 10:00 Really!!??...Are those the files you listen to Matthias ?

Whenever I listen to a glorious recording like for example Archie Shepp "Let My People Go" I find it is 24/48.

The mastering engineer Brian Lucey also thinks it is the best for recording/mastering.

Matt

Matteo wrote: ↑2021-04-20 06:04 What kind of files will Spotify hifi use? There are some rumors that they could be MQA ...

Do have have links? Spotify talk about "lossless", MQA is not.

Matt

We have compared other streaming services as well. Spotify wins over Apple Music and most of the time over Youtube Music (premium). If there are any specific settings in the Qobuz app that I need to set, I'd be happy if you could share them and I'll give it another try. All comparisons were done us...

Hi Fredrik,

I receive Qobuz and Spotify via WiFi to my MacBook Pro.

Can I directly connect the MBP with Källa via an ethernet cable?

BTW, can you tell us something about the DAC in Källa?

Thanks

Matt

teatime wrote: ↑2021-04-19 14:21 One less Apple. I, for one, am never going to buy one, if I can avoid it.

The Qobuz app is not Apple too.

Matt

Spannko wrote: ↑2021-04-19 13:10 What would Audirvana bring to the party?

AFAIK, there is a one month free trial, you can decide if it is more musical than the Qobuz app.

Matt

springwood64 wrote: ↑2021-04-19 10:21 48000/24

These are the best sounding files.

Matt

Also, and I really hope I’m right here, I’ve read that the Qobuz app will act as a control point for AirPlay enabled devices. That would make the Käla control point almost as good as Roon, but for free! I just confirmed with Damien, the developer of Audirvana, that Audirvana can output Qobuz via Ai...

The question is which protocol uses Källa?
The standard AirPlay or AirPlay2?

Matt

Interesting that before sending via Airplay all files are converted to ALAC in the Apple device.

Matt

Only streaming services like Qobuz and Spotify.

BTW, I suppose the Apple device is responsible for streaming and not Källa.

Matt

by the way I think for Apple Air to play you doesnt need a wifi network its a direct point to point connection which helps to not have to worry about your wifi router and your network As I understand a wifi network is not a requirement but sending the data from the Apple device to the streamer is v...