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RE: How to play 192kh/z 24 bit music on Reactor’s - Juanbk - 07-Jun-2020 (07-Jun-2020, 01:39)Juanbk Wrote:So i downloaded both Audirvana and Mconnect, looks very promising, but couple questions raised again, of course if i get a DAC i will be able to stream 24 192, but having the phantoms its own DAC plus what Audirvana does with software, do you really need an external DAC?(05-Jun-2020, 17:28)Charcharius Wrote: I'm no expert, and I have a lot to learn! I'm hesitant, as I'm sure I'll get corrected -- but here is what I think I know. Please correct me!!!Wow, been waiting for this info for more than a year, thank you so much, this clears all out, and for many others as well!! Another question, using both apps, do you feel sound differences between them? And last, do you feel big difference between streaming from tidal vs audirvana? RE: How to play 192kh/z 24 bit music on Reactor’s - supaDean - 07-Jun-2020 (07-Jun-2020, 05:14)Juanbk Wrote:I can speak to this as I use a Mac / Audirvana. I hard wire from the Mac to a preamp (for preamp functions and digital room correction) to the Phantoms, but you can go directly to the Phantoms if you've an older MAC with an optical output. You don't need an external DAC. I don't like Mconnect and don't use it. BTW, go for a rectangular-shaped room for your direct listening space in the new house, and keep everything symmetrical in the listening area... this will save you headaches down the road.(07-Jun-2020, 01:39)Juanbk Wrote:So i downloaded both Audirvana and Mconnect, looks very promising, but couple questions raised again, of course if i get a DAC i will be able to stream 24 192, but having the phantoms its own DAC plus what Audirvana does with software, do you really need an external DAC?(05-Jun-2020, 17:28)Charcharius Wrote: I'm no expert, and I have a lot to learn! I'm hesitant, as I'm sure I'll get corrected -- but here is what I think I know. Please correct me!!!Wow, been waiting for this info for more than a year, thank you so much, this clears all out, and for many others as well!! RE: How to play 192kh/z 24 bit music on Reactor’s - Charcharius - 08-Jun-2020 @JuanBK: Do you need the DAC? This depends on a) your belief if the external DAC is better than the Phantoms, and b) if you are willing to capture this improved performance via hardwiring the DAC output to the optical input on the Reactors, or c) the DAC has other benefits like MQA decoding/rendering. I completely agree with supaDean here (as always!). I like the simplicity of having the DAC/streaming/amp/speakers all in a nice small package that can do airplay for when I need something super easy (my wife isn't interested in this stuff, as an example). Is Audirvana better than MConnect? The interface is better, it tries to reduce noise from the computer's other electronics, and I trust it more with the MQA output. Downsides are cost and the need to have my Mac running. My take? yes, it's better. Is it better to stream to the Reactors via Audirvana over Tidal? Heck yes. If you go via Audirvana, you can UPnP 92 kHz MQA or DSD. If you go via Tidal, you're limited by airplay or bluetooth as mentioned above. Room Geo (from Juan's other thread) I'd focus more on speaker positioning versus building around a set of speakers. (Again, as supaDean suggests.) RE: How to play 192kh/z 24 bit music on Reactor’s - Juanbk - 08-Jun-2020 Thank you guys, spent the whole day listening on Audirvana, im impressed... About the DAC, i think ill pass for now and save for later ,then buy a really good one, i love classical music and i can take advantage of the added quality MQA brings. About my house, im starting the project so i hope to show some renders in the future for your valuable opinions. Thank you so much for the feedback BTW. Im curious about which settings are you on Audirvana, are you upsampling? Which settings should i keep on or off? RE: How to play 192kh/z 24 bit music on Reactor’s - Charcharius - 13-Jun-2020 I’d turn off upsampling. As I mentioned previously, you cannot add detail to a song. Worse, upsampling coupled with downsampling later in the chain (including the transfer to the Reactors, or within them, can lower the quality of the final product. (44 kHz to 48 then back to 44). I found that using the Audirvana option to reduce my mac’s power use wasn’t of noticeable benefit. RE: How to play 192kh/z 24 bit music on Reactor’s - Juanbk - 13-Jun-2020 Hello again! Well i have some questions regarding your setups, i have a Motu Traveler i bought 10 or more years ago. To connect it to my macbookpro i have to buy 80 dollars worth of firewire adapters, plus the cables that gonto the reactors, my question is , is it worth to spent the 100 extra dollars in setting it up, i see some of you Using sound cards for room correction etc.. Also which of the ports is the best , optical or other? Am i missing big time without using the motu and the travelers? UPDATE. Apparently I can't install the driver of the motu because power pc is not supported anymore, anyone having this issue, and if so, is there any solution? RE: How to play 192kh/z 24 bit music on Reactor’s - Juanbk - 15-Jun-2020 Hello everyone, so managed to install the Motu software in my MacBook Pro, ow i have to decide if its worth to buy the adapters and cables to plug into the reactors. Knowing most of you are more experienced in this topics, having to spend 100 us moreles in adapters and cables, is going to be worth? Or is it better tu buy a 100 dac? Thank you! |