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    Quote Originally Posted by Edwardlon View Post
    Thanks Geoff. Lots of playing ....
    I've been listening to this station this afternoon whilst working on a spreadsheet model. Very relaxing and excellent quality. The music that is ... not the spreadsheet!

    http://8.38.78.173:8045/stream

    Geoff

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    Yes indeed, very nice.

    This station seems to be operating out of Greece.

    They also have an excellent Jazz stream http://stream.psychomed.gr/webstream%20jazz.html 320kps/16bit mp3 as well.

    Try this classical station from Finland. In glorious CD quality (44.1khz/16bit flac) res. http://www.rondolehti.fi (no metadata though).

    sorry here is the stream url: http://rondo.iradio.fi:8000/klasu.flac
    Last edited by Edward; 06-08-2018 at 18:08. Reason: actual stream added
    Current: [P20] Roon/Tidal > Custom PC> Chevron Paradox NDF16 > Phast Pre > Neuro. 686 > Tannoy Berkley (RFC tweaks)


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    Radio Paradise 320K or Flac is a great station, caters for all tastes.
    AC POWER
    Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
    AMPS
    Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
    SPEAKERS
    Wharfedale Evo 4.4
    DAC
    PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
    TURNTABLE
    Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
    PHONOSTAGE
    Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
    DIGITAL
    OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
    MUSIC PLAYBACK
    Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
    Ipad Roon Remote.
    Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
    SPEAKER CABLES
    Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On
    "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
    INTERCONNECTS
    All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazjam View Post
    Radio Paradise 320K or Flac is a great station, caters for all tastes.

    Long time listener - discovered tons of groups I listen to regularly these days.

    http://www.radioparadise.com/m3u/aac-320.m3u

    RP have yet to release a standard flac stream. But possible with their app or various plugins.
    Current: [P20] Roon/Tidal > Custom PC> Chevron Paradox NDF16 > Phast Pre > Neuro. 686 > Tannoy Berkley (RFC tweaks)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    £700 for a entry level unit , Then £1500, £2300 and £5000 , Yiks
    I got my Liv Zen (early Innuos) for £350 IIRC. It didn't have the upgrade required to connect to my dac but they upgraded it remotely FOC despite the fact it was a legacy product (and even company) and I had bought it S/H, now that's customer service. Everyone should own one!

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    If anyone reading this thread is interested in getting into streaming, I may be willing to part with one of my RPi devices as I am considering purchasing the new Allo Katana kit.

    This is a fully cased device with a Hifiberry Digi+ board. It connects to a DAC via a SP/DIF cable (RCA phono or optical). I can supply it with a fully configured SD card with the latest Volumio software so it is simply a case of plugging in an ethernet cable and usb power supply and then typing in the web address on a pc, phone or tablet to control the device.

    Just PM me if interested and I can post details and some pictures.

    Geoff

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    Al

    I just connect my laptop to my DAC with a USB cable and pay a sub to a decent streaming service (I use Qobuz 16/44 at the moment).
    It equals or beats my CDP, which I rate highly.
    Justin User211 does this as well (only he used Tidal streaming) and he is a very fussy bugger when it comes to sq.
    Imho you don't need all these fancy boxes and software, or the cost associated with them.

    Cancel your sub to Amazon Music, it sounds crap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    Al

    I just connect my laptop to my DAC with a USB cable and pay a sub to a decent streaming service (I use Qobuz 16/44 at the moment).
    It equals or beats my CDP, which I rate highly.
    Justin User211 does this as well (only he used Tidal streaming) and he is a very fussy bugger when it comes to sq.
    Imho you don't need all these fancy boxes and software, or the cost associated with them.

    Cancel your sub to Amazon Music, it sounds crap.
    +1 endorsement for Tidal and Qobuz. Both good quality but I disliked the Qobuz interface. I have Amazon Prime but agree that their music service is below par. Spotify and Deezer are OK but not in the same league SQ wise as Tidal/Qobuz!

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    got the drive mounted Chris.... Yay. first thing ive mounted for a while
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    so Pcp/LMS is now working..
    got this...


    Seems stable and quick so far, but its certainly a step out of my comfort zone... i have samba share enabled now although so far its not showing in win10...unsurprisingly.. its not good with shares now.
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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