cliveb wrote: > Is your friend actually dissatisfied with the sound he's getting? Or is > this another case of upgraditis - wondering if improvements can be > made? > > If he genuinely wants better sound: > 1. Stop talking to HiFi dealers, especially high-end ones who sell > boutique gear. > 2. In terms of raw sound quality, pretty much all competently designed > solid state electronics these days has capabilities that exceed the > limits of human hearing. Streamers, DACs, amplifiers, they are all > pretty much commodity items. (NB. I'm not including operational > functionality here; obviously different systems behave in their own > ways. And of course some devices just look & feel nice, which is a > perfectly acceptable reason to prefer one over another). > 3. The B&W CM9's are good speakers, for sure, but they are hardly state > of the art. Genuine improvements will come from getting better speakers. > It might cost a lot of money, but you have to face reality. Changing > electronics is cheaper, but achieves virtually nothing. > > FWIW, I was cured of HiFi upgraditis once I bought a pair of speakers > that did everything I could ask of them and my system started playing > music instead of audio.
Are you mad? Quite clearly he needs to replace his cables! Seriously RPi USB out to a well made DAC works perfectly. I have my latest RPi4 pCP build using USB out to a Khalas Tone Board (both in WAF cases) and it sounds very nice. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi Zero+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV) & Bathroom* - SB Touch ->Denon AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s + Pioneer ceiling speakers *Guest Room* - Joggler > Topping Amp -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes Everything controlled by iPeng & Material on iOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113335 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
