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Thanks for the notice. I've placed an order - Nielsen is a wonderful composer, in the truest sense. Wonders abound in his symphonies. I haven't heard of any other packages that include dff files. A nice feature!

Yevgeny Sudbin's latest release of Scarlatti sonatas on BIS is a stunner! Haven't been able to stop listening to this one. eClassical - Scarlatti ? 18 Sonatas The Gramophone review is worth reading, as well: SCARLATTI 18 Sonatas | gramophone.co.uk

Hello all, I know a couple of regulars here on CA use the Sennheiser HDVA or HDVD headphone amps. The match with high impedance headphones appears to be just what I'm looking for, but I don't want to limit myself to just high impedance headphones. Do any of you have experience with the HDVA 600/HDVD 800 on low impedance headphones, such as Grado or Fostex? If so, can you share a few words on how well they match? I currently use a Grace m920 and Focal Spirit Classics. I listen mostly to classical and would like to try some top tier headphones in the near future, although I haven't settled on which yet. Consequently, I'm looking for a standalone headphone amp that will work well with a wide variety of headphones - e.g. Sennheiser HD 800, Beyerdynamic T1, Grado PS1000e, Fostex TH900. Any feedback welcomed. Many thanks....

The latest release by Cuarteto Quiroga of Brahms' String Quartet op.51 is worth a nod. Fantastic playing from one of the more thoughtful and (at least in the US) underrated string quartets. And of course, top notch sonics as well. There's a discount for the DSD download at NativeDSD until June 12th with the code 'NewDSD'. No affiliation, as usual.... https://cobra.nativedsd.com/albums/cobra0048frei-aber-einsam

Thanks to all for making this available. This has led to an entertaining listening session for sure, and it's interesting to read the impressions of others. On a Grace M920 + Focal Spirit Classic headphone setup (Windows 8.1 64 bit, JRiver MC 20.0.93), my impressions after one listening session are that the: Grimm versions, both the original and .34 db boosted version have a slightly softer focus on woodwinds and maybe a little less detailed ambient sound of the hall, but strings have more body and detail. Bass has significantly greater body, if a little loose. The Horus 64fs and 128fs versions (not via Signalist) present more information about the higher frequencies and the detail seems greater as a result. Strings sound glossed over to me. Bass is present but doesn't seem as deep - it's tighter. Overall impression was of a lighter, sweeter top end. 128fs sounded more natural than the 64fs, but both sounded relatively more analytical than the Grimm versions. Overall I preferred the Grimm versions - they sounded more musical and were more engaging. I just received the ORG remastered Peter Maag/LSO version on 45 rpm LP and am looking forward to comparing that, albeit through a different setup. In any case, thanks again to everyone that made this possible.

Yes, thanks for the heads up.

Hyperion Records of the UK has a sale on their top 20 best sellers of 2014, available in MP3, FLAC and ALAC. 25% off until December 18th. Buy enough and additional discounts apply. As far as I know, Hyperion does not make their downloads available on any other sites. Best of 2014 - Hyperion Records - CDs, MP3 and Lossless downloads I've purchased from the US with no difficulty. I was charged about $1.50 in foreign transactions fees, for a total of about $50.00 for 4 hi-res downloads. No affiliation - just passing along what I perceive to be a reasonably good deal for albums published by a good label.

Count me in.

Thanks for the info. I'll contact you offline for additional info.

I believe that's correct, at least for JRiver, and I think that's what was described in the review, using JRemote as the control point. There's more info here: DLNA - JRiverWiki I'm less familiar with Foobar2000, so I'm not sure the same is true there. FWIW there's this on the Foobar2000 wiki: foobar2000: Components Repository - UPnP/DLNA Renderer, Server, Control Point I'm willing to be corrected, though, if I have any of that wrong - I'm new to this....

Hello all, This review and subsequent thread are well-timed since I'm trying to decide how best to integrate a music server with my stereo rig. I don't really relish the idea of adding a computer to the audio system so something like the Rendu is really intriguing, and I appreciate everyone's questions, answers, challenges and counter arguments. This has helped a lot - I've learned a lot. I have a few questions. I thought about emailing Simple Designs (or is the company Sonore?) directly, but thought others might have the same questions, so I'm adding them here. 1. Is there a warranty for the Rendu? 2. How are firmware updates made available and how are they applied? 3. I know the parts are high quality and expensive - any chance we can get a list of what the parts are? 4. Any interior shots of the Rendu? 5. Lastly, I'm not sure I understand how volume can be controlled at this stage of the playback chain. I would expect volume to be controlled in the analog domain after conversion by the DAC. What does volume control do at the renderer, does it affect the signal at all? If so can the volume control be bypassed? Thanks - that's probably a lot to answer. Any info will be greatly appreciated!