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21-Apr-2015, 13:36
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After a lot of listening the DV Zero sounds very similar to the DXe -- no surprise -- but a bit clearer and easier. This shows mainly in the ability to listen to music at lower volumes. The ability to use the NAS for streaming is a big plus, and I like how the ripper rips to the NAS.
NOTE 4/23 -- The sound seems to have gotten noticeably better over the past two days. More air, more natural feel. It seems to have taken longer to break in than I had initially anticipated.
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This is really interesting -- not just for Antipodes users but for anyone using an NAS:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/antip...ver-part-2
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Aaron,
You def have increased my appetite for another streamer! My Naim Unitiserve is a master (of disaster) of constant rebooting and hick ups, so tired of it.
/Mike
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(25-May-2015, 17:45)Mikeeo Wrote: Aaron,
You def have increased my appetite for another streamer! My Naim Unitiserve is a master (of disaster) of constant rebooting and hick ups, so tired of it.
/Mike
I found Darko's claims that lesser DACs sounded better with the Antipodes than superior DACs streaming from a computer very interesting. I think Mark -- and others like Melco, Aurender, TotalDac, etc. -- are on to something.
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Rave review from John Atkinson in Stereophile. He describes a very similar experience to my own with the server. I wish he had compared it to other streamers though!
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24-Sep-2015, 14:38
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Atkinson (and previously John Darko) mentions the impending integration of the Antipodes servers with Roon. Can't wait !!
This would give Antipodes users a worthy user interface (at a cost).
The LMS/Squeezebox interface, while reliable and serviceable, has been around for ages and seems antiquated.
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The Hegel reads like an accomplished piece of kit albeit without the flexibility and the facilities of the Devialet (or the looks) - and it is quite keenly priced.
AFAIK Ward has not done his homework as I have only ever read the Devialet as being Class A and Class D - never Class B.
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