A tip: K-Lite Codec Pack works very well, it can even play MKV/MKA files with lossless TrueHD-Atmos like the 2019 Beatles Abbey Road BluRay rip which I know will trip up some HDMI hardware. It works fantastically also as a little fanless HTPC for movies with 4K video and audio bitstreaming. The computer is relatively powerful for just an audio device handling Roon streams 8GB DDR4 RAM, a 2.0+GHz turbo Celeron J4125 quad-core CPU is certainly much more than needed just to basically get data from the gigabit ethernet and shove it to USB or HDMI for playback! On a more practical note, I think MMCX is the devil's work, but that's a rant for another time.Hey folks, a few weeks ago, I mentioned that I've got the little MeLE Quieter2Q Windows 10/11 computer in my sound room these days used as a low-power (<10W) Roon streamer capable of 2.0 and 5.1 multichannel.
That said, a few that I've enjoyed over the years would be DHC's cables, EA's cables (Leo II, Chiron and Centurion), and Eletech's cables (Iliad, Ode To Laura and Perseus). So you're likely to find me using stock cables just as often as aftermarket. I don't view aftermarket cables as mandatory components of my signal chain, though I do enjoy playing around with them to potentially tweak things personally. On a more practical note, I think MMCX is the devil's work, but that's a rant for another time.Ĭable-wise, I'm all over the place.
I want it to be analytical enough to evaluate/review with it, but also enjoyable enough to - you know - like actually use it and stuff.
I haven't decided to jump into the SP3000 though, so I'm actually on the hunt for a new reference DAP (or DAC/amp) at the moment. AK120, then AK240, then AK380, then SP1000 - which is where I paused for a bit. I'm basically yinging and yanging a bit these days, in order to accommodate my analytical side as well as indulge my personal preferences.Īs for DAPs, I've been on an Astell&Kern flagship run for over a decade. Together, these two mimic the coverage of my full size daily drivers, Audeze's LCD-5 and ZMF's Atrium (Open). They represent spectral opposites for me, where the ES80 is my critical listening reference (think studio monitors) and the GT600 is my euphonic reference (fun as all get out). My two daily drivers at the moment are Westone's ES80 CIEM and Jomo Audio's GT600 CIEM.
0 kommentar(er)
