"The final question that I anticipate many of you will ask is how does the Syrah compare to my Asus G501JW laptop running unmodified Windows 10 Pro / JRiver Media 21 as the source? The Asus G501 JW possesses an Intel Core i7 4720HQ 2.6 GHz processor with 16 GB RAM and a very fast PCE Express X4 SSD.
It was no contest folks; the Syrah smoked the Asus computer in terms of sound quality. The soundstage was larger, bass had superior control and impact, better background silence, and sound that was less veiled and definitely more effortless when listening to the Merlot with the Syrah."
Read more at http://www.audiostream.com/content/playback-designs-sonoma-series-syrah-server-merlot-dac-and-opbox#Pz6xQVKYyQKtrPLG.99
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Topic - Mercman finally comes around:Audiophile Server destroys his Asus - Isaak J. Garvey 06:57:02 06/16/16 (56)
- Maybe it would be telling something ... - beppe61 01:45:11 06/19/16 (0)
- About time - fmak 09:15:26 06/16/16 (10)
- RE: About time - AbeCollins 09:20:39 06/16/16 (4)
- When/if this catches on and the market becomes competitive - Frihed89 06:13:54 06/17/16 (0)
- Not at all... - Ivan303 09:30:09 06/16/16 (2)
- RE: Not at all... - AbeCollins 09:33:17 06/16/16 (1)
- And neither do I... - Ivan303 09:50:28 06/16/16 (0)
- may not? nt - oldmkvi 09:19:10 06/16/16 (0)
- RE: About time - Mercman 09:18:56 06/16/16 (3)
- A simple approach not requiring thousand of dollars - fmak 00:03:22 06/17/16 (0)
- RE: About time - Ivan303 09:24:30 06/16/16 (1)
- Customised Computer - fmak 11:08:24 06/16/16 (0)
- $13,000 stack should sound pretty good... - Ivan303 07:35:49 06/16/16 (16)
- RE: $13,000 stack should sound pretty good... - Mercman 07:38:50 06/16/16 (15)
- Sorry, I am getting old and easily confused... - Ivan303 07:44:35 06/16/16 (14)
- RE: Sorry, I am getting old and easily confused... - Mercman 07:49:05 06/16/16 (13)
- How stripped is it ? - AbeCollins 08:02:56 06/16/16 (1)
- RE: How stripped is it ? - Mercman 08:11:30 06/16/16 (0)
- Can it stream TIDAL, QOBUZ or ClassicsOnlineHD? - Ivan303 07:56:00 06/16/16 (10)
- RE: Can it stream TIDAL, QOBUZ or ClassicsOnlineHD? - AbeCollins 09:01:39 06/16/16 (8)
- RE: Can it stream TIDAL, QOBUZ or ClassicsOnlineHD? - Mercman 13:11:10 06/16/16 (0)
- Kind of like buying a component that uses vacuum tubes... - Chris Garrett 12:40:13 06/16/16 (3)
- RE: Kind of like buying a component that uses vacuum tubes... - Mercman 13:07:09 06/16/16 (2)
- Would you still feel the same way if they went out of business next year? - Chris Garrett 13:18:20 06/16/16 (1)
- RE: Would you still feel the same way if they went out of business next year? - Mercman 13:36:11 06/16/16 (0)
- RE: Can it stream TIDAL, QOBUZ or ClassicsOnlineHD? - Ivan303 09:10:27 06/16/16 (2)
- RE: Can it stream TIDAL, QOBUZ or ClassicsOnlineHD? - AbeCollins 09:15:34 06/16/16 (1)
- Not by me... - Ivan303 09:31:58 06/16/16 (0)
- RE: Can it stream TIDAL, QOBUZ or ClassicsOnlineHD? - Mercman 08:00:32 06/16/16 (0)
- A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ? - AbeCollins 07:28:40 06/16/16 (26)
- RE: A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ? - Isaak J. Garvey 07:33:05 06/16/16 (22)
- It's just - fmak 09:17:41 06/16/16 (19)
- In this case, his reasoning appears to be correct... - Ivan303 09:53:51 06/16/16 (18)
- RE: In this case, his reasoning appears to be correct... - fmak 11:09:49 06/16/16 (17)
- Wouldn't all the other system stuff - E-Stat 06:04:38 06/17/16 (16)
- RE: Wouldn't all the other system stuff - fmak 07:07:13 06/17/16 (15)
- You missed my point - E-Stat 07:34:11 06/17/16 (14)
- RE: You missed my point - fmak 07:46:24 06/17/16 (13)
- Still missing the point - E-Stat 09:09:17 06/17/16 (12)
- RE: Still missing the point - Ivan303 11:51:12 06/17/16 (9)
- :) -nt - E-Stat 12:17:34 06/17/16 (0)
- RE: Still missing the point - Isaak J. Garvey 12:13:06 06/17/16 (7)
- RE: Still missing the point - Mercman 12:29:26 06/17/16 (6)
- RE: Still missing the point - Mercman 12:35:28 06/17/16 (0)
- RE: Still missing the point - Isaak J. Garvey 12:33:59 06/17/16 (4)
- RE: Still missing the point - Mercman 12:37:17 06/17/16 (3)
- RE: Still missing the point - Isaak J. Garvey 12:38:57 06/17/16 (2)
- RE: Still missing the point - Mercman 12:43:48 06/17/16 (1)
- RE: Still missing the point - Isaak J. Garvey 12:47:14 06/17/16 (0)
- RE: Still missing the point -Sorry - fmak 11:35:17 06/17/16 (1)
- Never mind -nt - E-Stat 11:51:15 06/17/16 (0)
- RE: A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ? - AbeCollins 08:16:26 06/16/16 (1)
- RE: A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ? - Mercman 08:25:59 06/16/16 (0)
- RE: A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ? - Mercman 07:32:32 06/16/16 (2)
- RE: A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ? - AbeCollins 07:38:18 06/16/16 (1)
- RE: A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ? - Mercman 07:39:38 06/16/16 (0)