Yes, I will edit that this was after amazon return period and in the manufacturer warranty periodI bought from Aoshida through Amazon, the item (Topping amp) died in a few days but they were very good about return/refund.
Yes, I will edit that this was after amazon return period and in the manufacturer warranty periodI bought from Aoshida through Amazon, the item (Topping amp) died in a few days but they were very good about return/refund.
Just send in an expensive “ boutique” DAC and you get what you are looking for..Boring. I want to see a bad measuring DAC again, it’s been too long.
RME ADI-2/4 has a four channel DAC and four other channels on digital outputs if you run it in multichannel USB mode. If you need more analog outputs add two of the cheap Topping D50III and you have the perfect multichannel solution. This also can be used with Roon or Roon bridgeam sure I am not the only one who enjoys using DLBC or other RC and would like to have 4 DAC channels. Until then, minidsp seems to be the only game. (yes there are Focusrite and MOTU but I don't think they are designed for the so called 2.2 stereo applications.
Thomann is a very reputable retailer in EuropeThat’s price in Germany using Euros or pounds. Does not include VAT or shipping costs for the US. Hard to make a comparison. To calculate final delivery price they want my full address and email and phone number. I consider that shady business practice. They want to harvest my personal information before I know the final price. No thanks.
The cell phone doesn't connect from the inside of my home. Neither does anything else that uses any kind of radio based signal.The main thing I use my streamer for is music on my local DLNA server; no need for Musk or anyone else’s internet. Being able to play qobuz through it is a rather convenient bonus, though.
Sounds really nice. Where are you located if you are comfortable disclosing such a thing.The cell phone doesn't connect from the inside of my home. Neither does anything else that uses any kind of radio based signal.
I could (& in fact, eventually want to) have a NAS with all my music on it & stream from it. But as to something external to the house, NO.
The density of the forest, the tree cover, with a small river just off my front deck, pretty much preclude anything getting to me unless it's via a landline.
The very NOT dense population here is 120 people per square mile. For me, that is just fine.
It's in his profile.Sounds really nice. Where are you located if you are comfortable disclosing such a thing.
Fairly good surfing is only about 50 miles away, at Folly Beach, South Carolina. It's not usually great surfing (though, when hurricanes are off shore, it usually is). Most of the rest of the time, it's good enough to keep you in shape & entertained.Sounds really nice. Where are you located if you are comfortable disclosing such a thing.
I use the profile location (which is where our family home is, on a salt water creek, about 40 miles from my actual location). James Island was not densely populated when I was a kid, it was mostly farmland.It's in his profile.
Sounds pretty idyllic. You found your slice of paradise I take it. Congratulations.Fairly good surfing is only about 50 miles away, at Folly Beach, South Carolina. It's not usually great surfing (though, when hurricanes are off shore, it usually is). Most of the rest of the time, it's good enough to keep you in shape & entertained.
I am in an area called the ACE River Basin, in a part of Colleton County, on the Edisto River. I frequently see Kayaks and various boats 12-18 ft.
It is rare to see a vehicle on the two track old wagon trail to my home. There are no homes beyond me. A couple of times a year, someone in an all 6 wheel drive (F-750?) truck comes by & leaves within an hour or so.
Small Western Pacific Islands are good, too. My wife has a condo on one that stays leased out (it's her income generator that helps with my SS income, since she is not yet of SS age) She keeps her income, I keep mine. It minimizes money fights (maybe why we have been married going on 20 years).Sounds pretty idyllic. You found your slice of paradise I take it. Congratulations.
Separate money is always good, as is enough private space for each partner.Small Western Pacific Islands are good, too. My wife has a condo on one that stays leased out (it's her income generator that helps with my SS income, since she is not yet of SS age) She keeps her income, I keep mine. It minimizes money fights (maybe why we have been married going on 20 years).
I also live in the South Carolina low country. I’ve had rural property down by the Savannah river. You can actually buy property down here that is hard for people to find. Transplanted from Kentucky 40 years ago. James island to the Savannah River is sparsely populated save the coastal area of Charleston, Beaufort ,Hilton head , Savannah. My rural property had sporadic to no cell phone or internet connection. Kinda nice.I use the profile location (which is where our family home is, on a salt water creek, about 40 miles from my actual location). James Island was not densely populated when I was a kid, it was mostly farmland.
It became a densely populated suburb of Charleston, SC, which is across the harbor.
I moved down the road about 40 miles, onto a freshwater river (the property has been in my family since I was born, 1957).
It suits me better.
+ with references, such as the above, no one would find where I live (even with very explicit instructions, I usually have to go meet them at a place on a main road about 8 miles away.
Not on Google (or any other) maps except for the Colleton County home map (maybe, I have had problems with them that required old surveys from 1957 to get straightened out due to river erosion of my property.
We’re coming up on 20yrs too. We don’t quite go to that level (far too many shared expenses for it to be practical), but we worked out early on in our marriage that us both having money to spend on whatever we wanted made life a lot more pleasant. Neither of us have to ask/negotiate/beg the other one when we want to buy the latest useless thing, and there’s never any judgement or guilt.She keeps her income, I keep mine. It minimizes money fights (maybe why we have been married going on 20 years).
FiiO S15..?World doesn't need another standalone DAC, we need streamers with this level of DACs built-in.
Sorry about off topic post. Amir thanx for the review.I also live in the South Carolina low country. I’ve had rural property down by the Savannah river. You can actually buy property down here that is hard for people to find. Transplanted from Kentucky 40 years ago. James island to the Savannah River is sparsely populated save the coastal area of Charleston, Beaufort ,Hilton head , Savannah. My rural property had sporadic to no cell phone or internet connection. Kinda nice.
It's "our" money in our bank accounts. But, she doesn't spend more than what she gets from the property (which she put in my name, too) and her other endeavors that have earned her some money.We’re coming up on 20yrs too. We don’t quite go to that level (far too many shared expenses for it to be practical), but we worked out early on in our marriage that us both having money to spend on whatever we wanted made life a lot more pleasant. Neither of us have to ask/negotiate/beg the other one when we want to buy the latest useless thing, and there’s never any judgement or guilt.
Yep, me too. To much time on my hands, since my wife went on an extended trip a few days ago. H'mm, I think I'll go crank up the stereo to volumes that I prefer.Sorry about off topic post. Amir thanx for the review.