I'm happy and excited that you have high expectations of me and how good Källa will be. Can't wait until I ship the first units and read the first OMG-comments. It doesn't sound like any source you've ever heard. And even more importantly, it doesn't feel like any source you've ever heard. Do you h...

Second clip for me too. I don’t normally listen to the clips but this was very obvious.

Have you actually read the paper Spannko? It goes into great detail on how digital signals are handled, which I found very interesting and a possible explanation for the effects. I’m still unsure why you’re commenting on my opinion, which I’m perfectly entitled to have. Back to my original question,...

<r><QUOTE author="Spannko" post_id="57453" time="1623783292" user_id="226"><s>[quote=Spannko post_id=57453 time=1623783292 user_id=226]</s> <QUOTE author="macrotech2" post_id="57446" time="1623767994" user_id="656"><s>[quote=macrotech2 post_id=57446 time=1623767994 user_id=656]</s> Or you could try ...

Or you could try an Uptone EtherRegen for a third the price of the Melco Switch. Has anyone compared them?

I know it’s irrelevant to how they sound, but Melco’s blurb is very hand waving and unconvincing to me, while John Sevenson’s Uptone paper is far more technical and convincing.

Pete

Thanks for expanding but the use of server and client seems the wrong way round to me? Perhaps using sender and receiver would be clearer?

Thanks

This is all very exciting and I am expecting great things from Kalla. I am however still a little confused about how the Kalla receives its music data, or indeed how any streamer such as Linn KDS receives its data. I always thought that the Kazoo app ( eg spotify) on, say an i phone would instruct ...

Good to hear the 808s are easily driven. Not so the 606s from my experience. It’s the only time I’ve heard a Tundra clip, in a demo a few years ago.

Avalon Idea Mk 2 are driven beautifully by Lejonklou amps.
They require a lower volume setting than Akubariks and Majik 109s.

Great review. I love that Google translate has come up with the expected translation of Lejonklou as Lion Claw in certain places, but also “in 2019, motorcycle phono stages were also launched”.

There’s also another on Linn Wigwam. It sounds like an excellent improvement but it should be at that price.

I’m still happy I got an improvement of the same magnitude by swapping my KDS/3 for a box costing significantly less.

Källa should be regarded as a source component for streaming services. It’s not difficult to add UPnP so that Källa can access files from a standard NAS. But we have chosen not to do so, because 1) Streaming services sound better without the UPnP protocol added, 2) Streaming services sound better w...

Is Control Point the correct term here Fredrik? In my understanding a Control Point selects the music from a source and directs it to a renderer. The music doesn't originate from the Control Point if it's on a NAS for example. Unless I'm misunderstanding, here the Control Point is always the source ...

matthias wrote: ↑2021-04-19 08:57 Interesting that before sending via Airplay all files are converted to ALAC in the Apple device.

Matt

I still don’t understand where and how the modified protocol fits in the process.

LP12 in single source seems the best option to me. It’s unlikely that you’ve left the LP12 running when someone is using AV. The worst case is no sound if you’ve forgotten to flick the switch. Better than a very loud shock! The Sagatun uses standard IR codes so is controllable by Universal remotes....

What does streaming from a NAS require that means it will not be supported? I suspect that if an Apple iOS app can play music on a NAS on the phone, then you can stream it via Airplay. I believe you're right. It just does not directly support UPnP or otherwise streaming directly from a NAS in my aw...

In my understanding it will not support streaming music from a NAS What does streaming from a NAS require that means it will not be supported? I suspect that if an Apple iOS app can play music on a NAS on the phone, then you can stream it via Airplay. Agreed and confirmed. What I don’t understand i...

LP12 in single source seems the best option to me. It’s unlikely that you’ve left the LP12 running when someone is using AV. The worst case is no sound if you’ve forgotten to flick the switch. Better than a very loud shock! The Sagatun uses standard IR codes so is controllable by Universal remotes. ...

Just view an iPad as part of the purchase if you haven’t already got one. Hardly a major extra cost if it sounds as good as we expect. Now I need to read up on Airplay to try and understand how this works. Will there be a Lejonklou App running on your device. How do I steam from my NAS and from Qobu...

Very very exciting indeed. I’m itching to hear more details.
If you need someone to try one out in the UK .... :-)

Yes, I have done. Worked a treat when I was using an Oppo 205 as a processor and sending the front outs to the Sagatun Monos.

I was also told that Linn couldn’t make a better analogue preamp. I was at a Linn event (I can’t remember what for) where I was speaking to Keith Robertson (correct name?), a really nice guy who I believe was a technical head at the time. We were discussing DVC which I wasn’t keen on, and he said th...

They have done something differently - racked up the price to an absurd level.

Fredrik's entry level = performance not achieved at any level at many other companies

lejonklou wrote: ↑2021-04-02 19:26 No, I first saw it 40 years ago.

It is 40 years ago isn't it? 40 years. Where has the time gone?