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santanacorreia

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  1. If I may contribue... I did many test on my audio gear, mainly portable, and I cant tell the difference between files that come from good recordings. Maybe its just me.
  2. Guys, Around 300 euros/350 dollars what would you pick, new or used?
  3. Well, for starters many thanks for the contribution. The source I will be using is an old HP laptop. I have striped it from its old shell and now rests is a very simple custom made plastic case. Not the best but ot does the job. Since its a windows system it will alow me to have all the streaming options available. I will be testing spotify and tidal asap (after the dac purchase). After that I just need to find the right player for the files I keep in the NAS. Meanwhile I will buy a Raspberry Pi3 and start to explore it. I found it really intetesting. The only question is that I am very basic on the subject. I hope I dont get frustrated. The Volumio capabilities are really amazing and the fact that I can control it with any smart device is really something. Maybe I can even use the old laptop screen and connect it to the raspberry and make a nice player. I need to check ebay for the existing controllers for old laptop lcds. I also intend to look for used dacs. I found 2 or 3 models around 300 euro like the Rega Dac, Audiolab Mdac, Cambridge Audio MagicDac. I really dont know if they are better than the Schiit Modi Multibit, my first choice. The files I have came from my Cds since my true hobby is the music and I own thousands of them. I dont know if I will be playing files over 16 bits but we will never know. Finally I will be looking for the new speakers. Almost for sure second handed. In this point I really dont know what to look for.
  4. I will seriously take a look in detail... Thank you.
  5. I have both but I am leaning to the pc since it alows more software options. Never considered raspbery pi... Yours is connect via usb? Were can I get more info about it?
  6. Thank you! I hope I can enjoy the forum. Unfortunately it has two digital outputs but no inputs. The model is the azur 340. Another question if I may. Should I pick the mac or the pc as the source?
  7. Hello Guys, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Luis and I am 31. I live in Portugal and consider myself a music lover. This passion has taken me into the audio world, especially in the portable gear world, but not only. I really enjoy the music, not so much entertained by the equipment so objective is always to spend as little so that the equipment is not the bottleneck. I do buy a lot of music and expect to continue so. So, considering this, I would like to enjoy a bit more my music as I feel my portable gear far exceeds the living room composition. Nowadays I have: - Yamaha NS333 speakers - Audiolab 8000S - Cambridge Audio Cd player, the main source - Denon Tuner - Ipod connected via RCA to the amp I would like to connect the PC or the Macbook to the setup, so I need a Dac. I think a Schiit DAC is enough. Like the Modi. Maybe I will also upgrade de speakers but only after the test. Can you give me your opinion?
  8. Hello guys, I have a similar question. I am moving to a new house and the living room is much bigger. I need a DAC to connect to my Macbook and improve sq. I will be using Flac and Streaming mostly. The amp is an audiolab and l prefer musical and warmer sound. I also intend to get a new pair of speakers but I will start with the DAC. Butget is 300 euros.
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