No, I really don't think you are curious! Just a sniper in the long grass
So far the sniping seems to be rather one-sided. How about actually discussing Hi-fi instead of engaging in silly ad-hominems?
No, I really don't think you are curious! Just a sniper in the long grass
Oh, no I am not ! There, the balls in your court now - your turn
What style I2S connector are they using?The QA660 ($550) has choices of 5 digital outputs (optical toslink, spdif coax, bnc, aes/ebu, and i2s) which interface directly to the QA100 ($390) digital amp w/ 5 matching digital inputs. This amplifier is equal in greatness, and the QA100 and QA660 interface symbiotically with perfect clock timing and synergy. They sound terrific together.
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What I find more interesting is that this was a one and done post. Sounds more like an advertorial to me than anything else.
Indeed. The first posting does seem to be a fly-by promotional posting by a user who hasn't posted anything else. That is then almost immediately supported by another new-ish user, who's only 3 postings are all praising or promoting the same product. The interesting part comes when I ask what actually makes the product "revolutionary". Instead of anyone really addressing the question, we are led down the usual path of insinuation and aggressive add hominems.
Do we have to conclude that audiophiles, or at least audiophile vendors, take any questioning of the claims of one vendor as an attack against the whole industry, requiring a strong defensive reaction?
Here is some interesting FEATURES that set it apart from other cheapo transports /streamers
Yes, they are "features". None of them "revolutionary", or things we haven't seen before. Yes, the combination might be great, but what makes it "revolutionary"? Or is "revolutionary" a similar audiophile term as the phrase "night and day difference"?
You tried to claim this product was similar to a RIO MP3 headphone player
declared we must prove why its so 'revolutionary'
and have not bothered to even research/understand the product, just dismiss it.
The real reason why you are acting like this is obvious - you don't think a low jitter front end source like the QLS makes any difference to sound quality - as evidences by your comments. If this is the case then obviously the 'features' I listed above are not going to convince you this product may be worth checking out. Just be clear with everyone what your critique actually is.
I agree 'revolutionary' was too strong a word to describe this product.
But what is cool about it..... it MIGHT give the same performance increase as an extensively tweaked J-Play PC media server, or a Memory Player 64. If this is the case, for $550, it is a price revolution
Thank you.
And do you feel a $35 Raspberry Pi with a real-time optimized linux kernel and a stripped-down audio player wouldn't be able to do the same?
However the QLS looks more exciting as it includes a low noise PSU, screen with remote control, better TXCO clocks and apparently has a custom single thread operating systems which should be closer to the metal than the Linux kernel. All this for no ridiculous audiophile markup.
Fair enough - but for real audiophile use, I prefer something that does *not* have a built-in display (if you worry about electrical noise, most LCD/plasma displays/display controllers are much noisier than a SMPS supply) and a properly prioritized multitasking operating system. I also prefer to manage my music collection using a proper user interface (and 128 G wouldn't go very far with my music collection) - but those are my personal preferences/prejudices.
apparently these displays are coming down in price.
But the theory is, the extra chips required to have wireless, SATA hard drive interface, HDMI output, LAN port e.t.c are a contributor to the extra noise on the motherboard.
I tend to believe this theory after testing J-Play with its minimalist mode
But it is a joke to use, losing control of keyboard functions and any other function, having to wait until a track is finished before the system coming back alive. Despite the sonic gains - the lack of user friendliness is a step too far for me.
Hi Jkeny, I see you are back on this thread. I asked you a question earlier, and I hope you can answer.
Is the QA660 better than CMP + cPlay, Jplay, etc?
Its not a trick question or anything, I would just like to know your opinion.
thanks
Erin
Hi Jkeny, I see you are back on this thread. I asked you a question earlier, and I hope you can answer.
Is the QA660 better than CMP + cPlay, Jplay, etc?
Its not a trick question or anything, I would just like to know your opinion.
thanks
Erin
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