![]() Or, is the digital out of the CXN (Coax or Toslink) likely to be a weak link feeding something like the Denafrips Pontus or other similar quality dac and therefore not worth it?Īny thoughts/feedback would be greatly appreciated. OR, should I consider using the CXN V1 as just a streamer and buy a new DAC such as a Denafrips Pontus, for example, and, hopefully, get improved sound/soundstaging, even though this will lead to an even more complex system? If any SNA member has an Altair G1, I would be very keen to hear their impressions of the unit.Īlso, are there any other streamer/dacs up to $4K, or so, that I should consider that fill most, if not all of my requirements? Lumin’s get a good wrap but won’t tick all of the boxes, functionality wise. There are dealers in Melbourne where I can audition the Altair G1 against the CXN V2 (and the Cambridge 851N, for that matter), so take it as a given that I will do due diligence before purchase. Lightning DS seems to be functional and I would have a high-quality, one-box, one-room solution ? I am thinking that I will upgrade to an Auralic Altair G1 with internal HDD as it will hopefully tick all of the above boxes. The setup is a bit complicated, relies on WiFi and, sonically I am looking for a bit better soundstage width and depth than I currently get, whilst still being able to do some low end DSP. Local file playback is a priority.Īnyway, the upshot is that I can get very good sound out of the setup, BUT… I generally do this to trial listen to an album before buying a digital copy of it from or or HDTracks or wherever… if I like it. I do have an Apple Music subscription that I listen to when out and about using wireless ear-buds and I can stream that via AirPlay (1) to the CXN. I also thought Audirvana sounded better in my system… I have also tried Roon and am not prepared to pay the asking price for what it brings to the table. I’ve tried all three and, in the end, I have so much locally stored music that I am happy to listen to that and I found they languished “on the shelf”. This has tightened things up bit.īTW, I don’t use Tidal/Qobuz or Internet Radio. I have also used REW to assess the low-frequency profile of the listening room and use the Audio Units capability of Audirvana to apply some parametric equalisation to the low end only. Running ethernet is not really an option. The Audirvana audio output is deliberately restricted to 24/96 and WiFi copes with this 95+% of the time even though the WiFi dongle on the CXN is single-band wireless N only (and I haven’t been able to find a dongle upgrade anywhere to dual-band or AC). Music files are stored on an external SSD connected to the USB 3.0 input of the router via an AudioQuest Cinnamon USB cable. ![]() The MacBook Pro is connected to an ASUS RT-AC68U router via Supra ethernet cable. The CXN is usually fed CD-quality or higher WAV and FLAC files via WiFi from a dedicated MacBook Pro (late 2012) running Audirvana set up in an adjacent room near our NBN modem and separate router. The room is 5.0m (w) x 5.78m (long) x 2.7m (h) but household harmony issues prevent any obvious room treatment, as it is our main living room. Op-amp rolled Kinki Studio EXM1 integrated amp Cambridge Audio CXN V1 streamer/DAC PMC twenty5.21 bookshelf speakers REL T/7i subwoofer DYI pure silver XLR interconnects DYI high quality speaker cables, DYI speaker stands and DYI rack (see photo below). Speaker: Kimber Kable BiFocal XL.Īccessories: Dedicated 40A line for amplifiers, dedicated 15A lines for digital & analog components.Hi, I am looking to upgrade the dac/streamer component of my setup and would appreciate some wisdom from SNA members ? Line Level: Kimber Kable (various), XLO HT Pro. ![]() Loudspeakers: MartinLogan Prodigy & BalancedForce 212 subwoofers (2).Ĭables: AudioQuest Victoria (for DragonFly). Power Amplifier: Classé CAM 350 monoblocks (2). Preamplifier: Marantz AV7005 in Pure Direct Mode. Digital Processors: Antelope Audio Zodiac Platinum DSD DAC & Voltikus Power Supply, AudioQuest DragonFly USB DAC, Benchmark DAC1 USB & DAC2 HGC, Cambridge Audio DacMagic XS, MSB Analog DAC. Digital Sources: Apple MacBook Pro computer (2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD) running OS 10.6.7, Audirvana Plus, iTunes 11.1.5, Sonic Studio Amarra 2.5, Songbird 1.9.3, XLD Western Digital NAS Device (2TB) Oppo BDP-103 universal BD player Meridian (formerly Sooloos) Digital Media System (Control 15, QNAP TS-669 Pro NASApple iPad Air, iPod Touch 1G, iPhone 4S.
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