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  1. Vincent Kars

    Any measurements of the Roon resampling algorithm?

    Any reason to resample? The media player I use plays everything at its native sample rate.
  2. Vincent Kars

    Adding Ethernet cable to Router not to a Switch

    You might have a look at the specs of your streamer. Most of the time their Ethernet port runs at 100 Mbps. CAT5e supports up to 1000 Mbps.
  3. Vincent Kars

    Roon Nucleus One

    I don't mind spending $500 on a nice looking box but I do object to spending $ 14 .99 / month for the privilege to use it. Wonder if one can easily repurpose the box when you cancel your subscription.
  4. Vincent Kars

    dsf to pcm file conversion software

    No, it can convert to a file as well https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/DSD#:~:text=JRiver%20Media%20Center%20can%20convert,click%20%3E%20Library%20Tools%20%3E%20Convert%20Format
  5. Vincent Kars

    Exclusive mode and OS wide EQ

    A big advantage of exclusive mode is that the media player has a exclusive lock on the audio device. No more email notifications at full blast in the middle of a string quartet! It provides automatic sample rate switching as well.
  6. Vincent Kars

    Is the FiiO BTR3K worth it if you mainly use it on a Windows PC via Bluetooth?

    Be prepared to have a delay of approximately 150 ms when using Bluetooth. If you are sensitive to lip sync, it will bother you. APTX-LL (low latency) is best for watching TV You might have a look at https://avantree.com/prolink-ps5-bluetooth-adapter-receiver-for-headphones
  7. Vincent Kars

    Gizmodo: Lossless audio does not sound better than mp3

    Quality changes due to ALAC and FLAC! Glad they are imperceivable :facepalm:
  8. Vincent Kars

    The bestiary of the most common (and debunked by science) audiophile myths

    Audio Woo Checklist (attributed to Sean Adams, founder of SlimDevices) You claim that an ( ) audible ( ) measurable ( ) hypothetical improvement in sound quality can be attained by: ( ) upsampling ( ) increasing word size ( ) vibration dampening ( ) bi-wiring ( ) replacing the external power...
  9. Vincent Kars

    Best classical chamber music albums

    For years the Chiaroscuro Quartet is my favorite string quartet, love their Haydn and Mozart interpretations. https://www.eclassical.com/en/search.php?id=17116&op=search&text=Chiaroscuro+Quartet
  10. Vincent Kars

    Is Chromecast HDMI 4K with Google TV 16-bit or 24-bit Res throught optical TV out PCM to a DAC 192Khz ?

    That is a bit too pessimistic. S/PDIF is a 32 bit word with a 8 bit preamble and a 24 bit payload (the audio). Toslink is formally capped at 24 / 96 (but modern implementations do much better) and the coax is 24/192.
  11. Vincent Kars

    NAD C700 streaming / network issues

    Ping looks ok, 6 ms I would call crisp. What happens if you ping the NAD?
  12. Vincent Kars

    NAD C700 streaming / network issues

    My shot in the dark, if you Traceroute or Ping BBC Radio 1&6 maybe you can see where the delay happens.
  13. Vincent Kars

    4.4mm Balanced Line IN - 4.4mm plug to Dual Female XLR cable feasible?

    Perhaps stating the obvious 4.4 Pentagon is 2x2 plus ground so could not be balanced because balanced like XLR is 3 wires per channel. It probably works the same as going from XLR to RCA.
  14. Vincent Kars

    Question about driver range overlap.

    Does it? Why should we use 2 drivers (woofer and tweeter) as there are full range drivers? If you are able to understand that a full range driver is not able to cover full range, you understand why the audio range is split into 2 by using a tweeter and a woofer. Lets assume the crossover is at...
  15. Vincent Kars

    Dire Straits – On Every Street - Review, comparison between CDs, SACD MOFI, Vinyls. What’s wrong with the MOFI and Back To Black vinyl records?

    Had a look at https://magicvinyldigital.net/2023/01/05/dynamics-of-the-media-and-music/ Might it be that we due to the sigh bit have +32768 positive values and -32768 negative values totaling 16777216 values? We can't have negative values? Really?
  16. Vincent Kars

    Bypassing Streamer (Wiim) DAC

    This is a common feeling in the audiophile community, cheap can't be good, expensive is good and more expensive is even better. From a dealers perspective this products are hopeless, you don't make much money with them. One rather sells a $5000 streamer. Measurements prove it is most of all not...
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