12-04-2016, 05:51 PM
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Merry Christmas to all
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: North Central Florida
Posts: 53,224
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Originally Posted by gaboudreaux
Nice write-up Dan... very informative AND accurate! It's very apparent you are loving your new toy. I too grew increasingly frustrated with using a MacMini and laptop as my main music source. The N10 has been a welcomed change and so easy to use.
Curious, have you compared a 24Bit/96KHz FLAC file on the N10 to playback quality of 16Bit/44.1KHz FLAC file of the same song from Tidal? I know it's not an apple to apple fair comparison, but curious if your ears hear a difference.
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Glenn.......I did this today with Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Tin Pan Alley" I have the album on vinyl, CD, and high-res download. This afternoon I compared Tidal's stream of that song to the HDTracks 24Bit/88.2KHz download. The high-resolution download squeaked out a small victory but it wasn't anything to write home about. I noticed slightly higher dynamics from several drum strikes and a few of Stevie's guitar riffs that gave the hi-res download the win. None the less, Tidal's streaming service through the N10 is impressive.
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Dan
STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario
LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113
VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A
Last edited by jdandy; 12-12-2016 at 04:44 PM.
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