jond

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Qobuz.
Ok so far through three albums on Quobuz and loving it! I think the sound quality is a bit better than Tidal and certainly at least as good.  Jazz selections seem excellent thus far as well. 
What area or country do you live in ?
Washington DC. And @firstnot love the Old 97's reference! 
Qobuz.
LMAO thanks mahler123 so I obviously let despair get the best of me! :p But there is a good outcome I read the comments above by you and gdnrbob2 and decided to email Quobuz CS. I got a response in under 24 hours they fixed my account and I am sig... 
Trouble with 20-bit HDCD
That is very odd an HDCD disc should play fine on any CD transport. If you don't have HDCD decoding in your DAC you won't get the full benefit of HDCD but the disc should still play. 
Do I have to use a streamer/renderer to play music from an NAS?
You will need something to get the music from your NAS to your stereo. I have a Synology NAS and its Disc Station Manager does have an audio player that can play on my computer. But to get the music to my stereo I use an Auralic Aries Mini connect... 
Qobuz.
Wow so it sounds like I am now the only one who wasn't accepted?  
Im looking for recommendations for speakers to pair with my fisherKX200
I am not sure what you need your post title ask for speaker recommendations but you say your happy with your speakers and don't think you will be changing them? And what is you're looking to rebuild? Your Fisher? 
Qobuz.
Ok it wasn't annoying at all to get another Beta Tester email from Qobuz today try signing up and get wait listed again!  
Can Anyone Identify this Tube Preamp?
I would have to agree the lack of branding and hand writing on the chassis looks like a home built preamp. 
Highest BUILD quality tube amps?
I have a custom amp and preamp from Deja Vu Audio both are point to point wired and both around 15 years old. Other than replacing tubes I've had to clean the volume control of the preamp once. The amp once blew a resistor when the voltage in my h... 
Aurelic G2 or Aurender N10
@gawdbless lol I don't know but why keep it in the box it's great to listen to I run mine constantly! :) 
Are high sample rates making your music sound worse?
@uberwaltz congrats on your new Ayon and your experience sounds about right upsampling can help some recordings and not others. As with all recordings the initial mastering/recording quality matters most. 
Unforgiving DAC or add Tube Preamp??
Audio Doctor I will live with my being wrong then. :) Your car analogy however is not a very apt one. Modern cars are in some ways built to a lower standard than older cars. One of the reasons I've stuck with my current car, a 2003 VW Passat, is f... 
Are high sample rates making your music sound worse?
No not at all I was saying the article confirms my thinking about Dacs and digital components in general nothing about the thread. 
Are high sample rates making your music sound worse?
@goofyfoot I was joining the conversation I thought and what do you mean by you don't?