Glad you got it all sorted Tony.
The squeezebox software is fantastic, loads of great plug ins to explore.
Glad you got it all sorted Tony.
The squeezebox software is fantastic, loads of great plug ins to explore.
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
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
Location: Troon
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I'm tony.
Location: Troon
Posts: 2,476
I'm tony.
Contacted Innous support regards inability to get spotify playing....came straight back to me-should be sorted by the end of the week.
they offered to help remotely-bit too much for me...the support is excellent.
had one of the troops over for a listen....he confirmed what im hearing-game changer for me
Don't really see the point of comparing the output of whichever Innous variant and a laptop
Bit like comparing the utility of a surgeon's scalpel with a swiss army knife ...
Just as I doubt a Zen Mini would be much good for word-processing or video editing, there is no reason why a laptop (of whatever make) should equal or outdo a gizmo designed for, and dedicated to, handling music files.
If I did buy a Zen (for instance) I would still keep a desktop machine for all the other stuff I use it for - the Zen would simply be an additional expense.
What would be useful for those (such as myself) contemplating buying a streamer and/or ripper would be comparisons with 'like-for like' gadgets.
As it is I still don't have much of a scooby about them ... and there are so many out there - seems to be more by the day!!