Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] MQA via Tidal.........

2017-02-06 Thread Julf
DanSmedra wrote: > Not "anger," annoyance with the trolling. Julf isn't interested in > "discussing audio issues," he's an authority in his own mind, knows > EVERYTHING, and KNOWS with absolute certainty that MQA is gimmicky > technology, "quackery," "pixie dust," a "unicorn fart." You are

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] MQA via Tidal.........

2017-02-06 Thread DanSmedra
garym wrote: > I don't understand your anger in this response. Not "anger," annoyance with the trolling. Julf isn't interested in "discussing audio issues," he's an authority in his own mind, knows EVERYTHING, and KNOWS with absolute certainty that MQA is gimmicky technology, "quackery," "pixie

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] MQA via Tidal.........

2017-02-06 Thread garym
DanSmedra wrote: > No...I DON'T CARE. Go pound sand! I don't understand your anger in this response. Julf is asking a technical question about comparisons, which is relevant, and then following up with a very reasonable answer to your question about why one would care. If I'm comparing what

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] MQA via Tidal.........

2017-02-06 Thread DanSmedra
Julf wrote: > Because you might want to know if the improvement you hear is because of > superior technology, or just better/different source material. No...I DON'T CARE. Go pound sand! *Source*: TIDAL HiFi, Pandora One > MySqueezebox.com using iPeng 9.2.1 app on iPhone6s/iPad *Great

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] MQA via Tidal.........

2017-02-06 Thread DanSmedra
Julf wrote: > Because you might want to know if the improvement you hear is because of > superior technology, or just better/different source material. > > > No...I DON'T CARE. Go pound sand! *Source*: TIDAL HiFi, Pandora One > MySqueezebox.com using iPeng 9.2.1 app on iPhone6s/iPad *Great

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Anyone using Mojo with SBT?

2017-02-06 Thread Man in a van
I sometimes use one of these, http://hifi-products.com/Firestone-Audio-Co---Ltd--Mass-Remote-Pre-AMP-amplifier-DCD6ADCB9B3B1253-PicFront.html Chord should be able to advise, but in some cases (I have an iFi Nano, and it applies to this) setting the dac volume to 100% works. ronnie

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Anyone using Mojo with SBT?

2017-02-06 Thread drmatt
I'm told the SBT implements a transparent digital volume control (I.e. no scaling artifacts) down to -48db when running into a 24 bit DAC, so you could in fact use the SBT digital volume with the mojo. But I use a preamp with analogue volume control. -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] MQA via Tidal.........

2017-02-06 Thread stop-spinning
I too am frustrated by the Tidal app on LMS not passing through MQA files - something (I don't know what) must be manipulating the music stream (MQA is sensitive to tampering). I'm running Daphile on a computer as my LMS, Squeezelite, iPeng overall solution and it's fantastic! Daphile is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Anyone using Mojo with SBT?

2017-02-06 Thread celo
I wanted your suggestion as I a connection should be. This is how I connect my Mojo after some suggestions here. Class D Amp>Mojo via RCA to 3.5mm cable > Logitech Squeezebox Touch via USB and I have Raspberry PI computer that is running the Logitech Media Server. The problem here (losing

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] MQA via Tidal.........

2017-02-06 Thread Julf
DanSmedra wrote: > Of course not. Why would I make that assumption? And why would I even > care? Because you might want to know if the improvement you hear is because of superior technology, or just better/different source material. > If TIDAL uses a higher-quality archived source to fill out