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In Reply to: Bluetooth/Apt-X w/ built-in DAC OR Hardwire? Base Metal + Plating? Which Upgrades/Order for Tight Budget? posted by jmunky3 on August 22, 2016 at 10:06:19:
I think that you have been reading (and thinking about it) too much without understanding what actually matters.Please do not get involved in matters of cable materials or with upgrading crossover components at this stage. Yes they make a difference but there is neither agreement nor any final conclusion as to the ranking of any of the alternatives. Cables are an interesting subject but, as a metaphor, you are concentrating on the salt and pepper rather than the steak.
As Rod M implies, the important thing is to get a good source. Bluetooth APT-X is capable of decent sound quality but ultimately it is just a lossy codec. In this context the fact that the DAC you are thinking of handles 24/96 is irrelevant.
Tell us about what audio file ripping and storage you use or what (if any) streaming service you subscribe to. If you just want to use your phone as a source, where do the tracks come from? Some smartphones only play MP3 others will play hi-rez FLACs, so what do you have/use?
Frankly using a phone as primary source is ultimately not going to be better than adequate and not of real audiophile quality.
Spend the few hundred dollars that you have on your source/DAC /amplifier/speakers and not initially on cables. Great cables only reveal how good or poor the other components are, not round the other way.
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- RE: Bluetooth/Apt-X w/ built-in DAC OR Hardwire? Base Metal + Plating? Which Upgrades/Order for Tight Budget? - PAR 17:36:09 08/22/16 (4)
- RE: Bluetooth/Apt-X w/ built-in DAC OR Hardwire? Base Metal + Plating? Which Upgrades/Order for Tight Budget? - jmunky3 03:21:33 08/23/16 (3)
- RE: Bluetooth/Apt-X w/ built-in DAC OR Hardwire? Base Metal + Plating? Which Upgrades/Order for Tight Budget? - PAR 04:39:26 08/23/16 (2)
- RE: Bluetooth/Apt-X w/ built-in DAC OR Hardwire? Base Metal + Plating? Which Upgrades/Order for Tight Budget? - jmunky3 06:00:52 08/23/16 (1)
- RE: Bluetooth/Apt-X w/ built-in DAC OR Hardwire? Base Metal + Plating? Which Upgrades/Order for Tight Budget? - PAR 04:51:12 08/24/16 (0)
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