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  1. View Classified Focal Aria 926 Original owner, 64 year old male. Product purchased from LD (ListenUp) , set up in my home and never moved. Sources protected by Furman. Amplified by Quad Artera Stereo 150 WPC. Pet ,child and smoke free home. Seller jbuhl Date 09/18/23 Price 1,900.00 USD Category Speakers  
  2. Been having trouble with my Bryston BOT1 CD transport. The unit (simple slot loader external drive that attaches to their BDP streamers) has been discontinued by Bryston and certainly out of warranty as their players don't carry the same generous warranty as the amps. They shipped the unit to and fro at their expense and fixed it for free. They didnt have to do that but I sure appreciate it.
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/technology/sonos-sues-google.html
  4. Well, I sent a request to Deezer help and lows and behold they promptly responded with this. "The catalogue we have come directly from the distributors, some songs can come from Vinyls but we don't have more information about it. It depends on our agreement with labels and what the distributors provide us."
  5. I have noticed on some of my Deezer listening sessions it sounds like the source is Vinyl. I can hears the needle drop. Then on Gnarls Barkley hit sounds like the song Transformer is playing at 45 speed. LOL. Can anyone please verify this? Maybe I just smoked to much of this potent CO green.
  6. Blue sound is an interesting option because it supports true HD like MQA and has file storage support if you buy a vault which allows the storage of HD >16/48Khz. Sonos does not support true HD but is a quick cheaper option that supports Tidal 16/48. Sonos also has an exclusive agreement with DEEZER for 16/48 streaming and if you like exploring world music Deezer has a large attractive offering that trumps both Spotify and Tidal in my opinion.
  7. I think it is. Elite (16bit/44Khz) FLAC. Exclusive deal with SONOS and maybe a few other home streaming device manufactures. So in my opinion if you have been toy'n with trying Deezer Elite, now be da time.
  8. Because of a card/account glitch I had to sign backup through SONOS for Deezer Elite. They offered me a year for a good deal instead of monthly rate. I took it. I noticed that after a year my rate jumps by %25. I suppose this is due to the recent changes in royalties. I know Paradise Radio has gotten much more aggressive funding request as well. The original rate of 15$/month was about my limit. Gonna be interesting to see what my attitude is when my introductory offer ends and the rate jumps. I like DEEZER Elite. jbuhl
  9. I am not sure about that. Probably a phone call to Wadia could resolve that.
  10. I just purchased this unit from my LD for 50% off as, I think, it is being replaced by the di322. If anyone is interested in heading in this direction I will explain why I pulled the trigger on a unit that is being phased out (besides the 50% off retail price).
  11. I just used VinylStudio to record the Beatles original Revolver Album. I used a Project TT Pearl cartridge >>NAD pp3i with analog cables into my Macs MC port. I recorded FLAC at 24/96 Khz. I played the Flac Files back with Jriver Media Center >USB>Peachtree iDAC>Rotel Preamp and class D amp > B&W603. and the sound was virtually the same. With one pass VS clears out the popping and cracking off the album as well. I then compared the original vinyl and FLAC to DEEZER Elite and the remastered Revolver album. DEEZER elite streams FLAC at 16bit/48Khz. I ran a diagnostic on SONOS and they verified DEEZER was streaming FLAC. The SONOS was going digital out to the same DAC. I was surprised how much better the DEEZER remaster version was than both original vinyl and digital. Ringos drums were veiled and way in the back on the original. The remaster moves him into the sound stage and removes the veil. I think DEEZER has product agreements (SONOS and others) where they only stream FLAC 16/48. DEEZER is a little more expensive , $15/month but I think it worth it.
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