Hi all,
In an effort to be helpful, wanted to pass along. I bought blind (did ton of user research) the Aries Cerat Helene with the Innuous Pulsar. I am running through YG Carmel 2 (3's on the way) with all audionet gear; max amps, pre-g2 etc, kubala sosna cables except for a clarus crimson pc into the streamer.
I am a vinyl collector and i am completely awe struck. I am playing songs that i know fluently and this dac / streamer combo is better than vinyl in certain nuances and different in others. The dac with usb is simply magical. The soundstage is enormous, hologrpahic imaging, the voices basically hit you in the face with surround. It is so remarkable i cannot stop streaming. I had a aurilac g2 and obviously this is apples and orangres. I know am testing USB cables
nordost blue heaven = baseline
clarus crimson
pink faun
wireworld platinum
i will report back what is best to me. In any event, I was researching the playback mpd 6, and msb discrete. I have been told they are all excellent from users and dealers alike that sell them all and i am so thrilled. The feedback ewas that the aries cerate is really musical and not clinical in any regard. would encourage you to check out this brand.
The Innuous pulsar is so easy and the sense app is awesome and i prefer it to roon.
In an effort to be helpful, wanted to pass along. I bought blind (did ton of user research) the Aries Cerat Helene with the Innuous Pulsar. I am running through YG Carmel 2 (3's on the way) with all audionet gear; max amps, pre-g2 etc, kubala sosna cables except for a clarus crimson pc into the streamer.
I am a vinyl collector and i am completely awe struck. I am playing songs that i know fluently and this dac / streamer combo is better than vinyl in certain nuances and different in others. The dac with usb is simply magical. The soundstage is enormous, hologrpahic imaging, the voices basically hit you in the face with surround. It is so remarkable i cannot stop streaming. I had a aurilac g2 and obviously this is apples and orangres. I know am testing USB cables
nordost blue heaven = baseline
clarus crimson
pink faun
wireworld platinum
i will report back what is best to me. In any event, I was researching the playback mpd 6, and msb discrete. I have been told they are all excellent from users and dealers alike that sell them all and i am so thrilled. The feedback ewas that the aries cerate is really musical and not clinical in any regard. would encourage you to check out this brand.
The Innuous pulsar is so easy and the sense app is awesome and i prefer it to roon.