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In Reply to: RE: ARC LS27 - mistake to buy for my application? posted by Charlie8521 on January 28, 2017 at 06:29:50
A better quality source will have much more impact than anything that comes after. Seems to be a lot of expense trying to polish something inferior.
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I simply like the breadth of material and the randomness of what is available. My life is very structured and organized. So I love this randomness of what is played. Material I've previously heard and material I've never heard before. So I like just letting it rip as either background music or focused listening.
I guess my approach splits yours and that of library only approaches.
I use SiriusXM and various internet based radio stations as discovery vehicles. While I do add new content from time to time, my library is pretty much there.
I do enjoy, however, sometimes running the streamers that access my digital library on random to re-discover old friends and provide varied content.
I have a similar "Random play" approach here. I stream Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora every now and then for background music around the house. And since my entire CD collection (not just my favorites) are now on the music server, I'm listening to tunes that I had previously not discovered or skipped over.
However, I'm still a bit confused on the O.P.'s need for high-end gear and a potential linestage upgrade for lossy streaming services that stream sub-CD quality.
For me I am locked into streaming. Nothing else. All I can say is that when I moved up from an ARC LS17 to the LS17SE there was definitely an improvement. And being a musician (although a hack, that's my slang for someone that has played a lot but is not a pro), I think I am qualified to make that claim. So what happens if I move up to a LS27? Yes a $2K DAC might offer greater improvement, but DAC's just come across as a volatile product area. What's in today is out tomorrow with some new approach.
True. IMHO, there have been more significant improvements in DACs in the past 10 years than amps, preamps, turntables, linestages, speakers, etc. That being said, outstanding new DACs can easily be had for $1000 +/-.
Not that you're asking but I would recommend better 'source' material before a new linestage, DAC, or any other component in your setup. Not sure what you mean by being "locked into streaming". Most of those streaming services are lossy and lo-res for the quality level of equipment you have. A music server with CD quality files on it, or even better 'streaming' via Tidal will really take advantage of your system.
Enjoy!
Agreed. Still have vinyl and CD's in the mix, but I enjoy streaming for the same reasons.....not to mention discovering unique artists I never knew existed.
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