lcrim Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Unplugged the CCA and still have connectivity to both renderers and Tidal. I could have saved myself $35 and much embarrassment. I did check this once before and lost connectivity but now its working fine. Sorry Larry Systems: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=systems;area=browse;system=746 http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=systems;system=327 Link to comment
Rexp Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Unplugged the CCA and still have connectivity to both renderers and Tidal. I could have saved myself $35 and much embarrassment. I did check this once before and lost connectivity but now its working fine. Sorry Larry No apologies necessary Larry, I haven't tried upsampling Tidal but when used with CCA, I do think it sounds better casting directly from the Tidal app than via the Bubble UPnP app. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Just received word from Google that Google Cast is now built-in to Chrome https://chrome.googleblog.com/2016/08/google-cast-is-now-built-in-to-chrome.html Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Middy Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2016/ Just a heads up Ifis SPDIF Reclocker been reviewed on DAR as mentioned with CCAST... Sent from my SM-G900F using Computer Audiophile mobile app Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 2016 | DAR__KO Just a heads up Ifis SPDIF Reclocker been reviewed on DAR as mentioned with CCAST... Sent from my SM-G900F using Computer Audiophile mobile app I was about to buy a Wyred Remedy reclocker this weekend. Thanks for this link. I might get this instead, at under half the price. Quite a good review. Link to comment
Rexp Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 2016 | DAR__KO Just a heads up Ifis SPDIF Reclocker been reviewed on DAR as mentioned with CCAST... Sent from my SM-G900F using Computer Audiophile mobile app Having tried a few DAC's with the GCA I agree the optical out isn't great, depends on the optical input of the DAC though. I will try a cheap optical to coaxial converter before I shell out for the IFI. I did try the IFI Micro Dac that has this reclocker built-in and wasn't particulary impressed.... Link to comment
Octavius Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I was about to buy a Wyred Remedy reclocker this weekend. Thanks for this link. I might get this instead, at under half the price. Quite a good review. I now have a CCA with an iFi SPDIF purifier. Ot improves sound quality significantly but it's still sub par vs a good CD transport, not to mention a good USB asynchronous implementation. Great value for money and very good to discover new stuff with Tidal HiFi. I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.- Groucho Marx Link to comment
Qhwoeprktiyns Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I now have a CCA with an iFi SPDIF purifier. Ot improves sound quality significantly but it's still sub par vs a good CD transport, not to mention a good USB asynchronous implementation. Great value for money and very good to discover new stuff with Tidal HiFi. What DAC did you use with the CCA? Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I now have a CCA with an iFi SPDIF purifier. Ot improves sound quality significantly but it's still sub par vs a good CD transport, not to mention a good USB asynchronous implementation. Great value for money and very good to discover new stuff with Tidal HiFi. Which CD transport? Which asynchronous USB implementation? In each case, which DAC? Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I now have a CCA with an iFi SPDIF purifier. Ot improves sound quality significantly but it's still sub par vs a good CD transport, not to mention a good USB asynchronous implementation. Great value for money and very good to discover new stuff with Tidal HiFi. Thanks for this info. I'm still waiting for my reclocker to arrive. If it still is sub-par then I'll return my CCA I think, and go for a Bluesound Node 2 - I'll keep the reclocker though. Sent from my Blackberry DTEK50 using Tapatalk Link to comment
Octavius Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 What DAC did you use with the CCA? Mytek Brooklyn. I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.- Groucho Marx Link to comment
Octavius Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Which CD transport? Which asynchronous USB implementation? In each case, which DAC? Cambridge CXC upgraded by Qualiaphysic via SPDIF; Fanless SSD Netbook and Tellurium Q Black USB cable; Mytek Brooklyn in both cases. I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.- Groucho Marx Link to comment
Music Matters Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 This weekend I have connected the CCA, mainly for the purpose of background music while my PC is not turned on, and to have internet radio. To be honest I didn't had high expectations, but I was positively suprised how interet radio sounded good. Than I tried exploring with uncompressed material on NAS, and I'm impressed with what this little device can do for 35 USD. It cannot compete with my digital interface, but for such a price difference is remarkable undertaking, bravo GOOGLE! Link to comment
Rexp Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I now have a CCA with an iFi SPDIF purifier. Ot improves sound quality significantly but it's still sub par vs a good CD transport, not to mention a good USB asynchronous implementation. Great value for money and very good to discover new stuff with Tidal HiFi. Thanks for the feedback, so you're comparing: Flac>Notebook>USB>DAC against Flac>Notebook>Bubble>GCA>Optical>IFIpurifer>DAC? Link to comment
Octavius Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Thanks for the feedback, so you're comparing:Flac>Notebook>USB>DAC against Flac>Notebook>Bubble>GCA>Optical>IFIpurifer>DAC? Not a problem. Actually I'm comparing: Local redbook flac in Netbook>USB>DAC vs Tidal HiFi (cloud redbook)> GCA>Optical>iFi> SPDIF>DAC I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.- Groucho Marx Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Cambridge CXC upgraded by Qualiaphysic via SPDIF;Fanless SSD Netbook and Tellurium Q Black USB cable; Mytek Brooklyn in both cases. Hmmm, so assuming the CCA is receiving a bit perfect stream, we'd have to conclude that the output from the iFi still has more jitter than the output from both the CD transporter and the USB. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Cebolla Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Not a problem. Actually I'm comparing: Local redbook flac in Netbook>USB>DAC vs Tidal HiFi (cloud redbook)> GCA>Optical>iFi> SPDIF>DAC So you cannot be actually certain you are comparing like with like. The Tidal source files may been mastered differently to the source CDs of the local FLAC file rips. It would perhaps be a better test if you did use a UPnP/DLNA media server to provide the same local FLAC files for network streaming & playback by CCA, via the BubbleUPnP Android app. We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us. -- Jo Cox Link to comment
Octavius Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 You're making a good point. But in the case of the files I've compared I'm pretty much certain that the mastering is the same. I used for comparison several recent editions of classical music that AFAIK have only one published mastering version. And I really wanted to compare a local file solution vs a cloud solution. I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.- Groucho Marx Link to comment
Rexp Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 You're making a good point. But in the case of the files I've compared I'm pretty much certain that the mastering is the same. I used for comparison several recent editions of classical music that AFAIK have only one published mastering version. And I really wanted to compare a local file solution vs a cloud solution. I've always preferred local files v streaming from the cloud but this may change as some using the Rednet AOIP interface say streaming now matches local files. Link to comment
Qhwoeprktiyns Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 You can use this link to cast a, local FLAC file using Chrome : FLAC — Audiocogs Link to comment
Cebolla Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I've always preferred local files v streaming from the cloud but this may change as some using the Rednet AOIP interface say streaming now matches local files.Streaming audio files (ie, non realtime, yet to be decoded audio file data), regardless of streaming them from the cloud or from a local source, compared to streaming actual realtime Audio over IP (provided by Rednet, or otherwise) is like comparing apples with oranges. With AoIP, the audio file decoder & player is, by definition, at the sender end of the network; whereas with network audio file streaming the file decoder & player (such as the CCA device) is at the receiver end of the network. With network audio file streaming you have the guarantee that the receiver is always playing the same file, regardless of it coming from the cloud or a local source - assuming that it is the same source file to begin with of course! We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us. -- Jo Cox Link to comment
Rexp Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 You can use this link to cast a, local FLAC file using Chrome : FLAC — Audiocogs Thanks for the tip! Great sounding player, better than Foobar, sound is not so great via Chrome though.. hopefully there will be new solutions for casting local files coming out soon. Link to comment
Qhwoeprktiyns Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 That Java library is what Qobuz is using in its web app! But I agree there should be done more players available soon. Hopefully chrome will also develop native FLAC compatibility... Link to comment
musicfan145 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 So you cannot be actually certain you are comparing like with like. The Tidal source files may been mastered differently to the source CDs of the local FLAC file rips. It would perhaps be a better test if you did use a UPnP/DLNA media server to provide the same local FLAC files for network streaming & playback by CCA, via the BubbleUPnP Android app. Or perhaps compare Tidal on the CCA to Tidal on the netbook. (Of course, this only works if Tidal can talk directly to the USB DAC. The last time I tried it with my Dragonfly Red, Tidal could only see it as 24/96 so it wouldn't talk to it in direct, exclusive mode.) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment
Qhwoeprktiyns Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 If you have an android device, Cloud Player by Double Twist is a good player. Loading albums from Google Drive (in my case) is pretty slow, but the navigation is good and so is the SQ. I tend to think playing flac files this way sounds better than playing the same tracks from Tidal, but I have not done extensive comparisons, and I could be wrong. I listened this morning to Chopin piano concertos (Lisa Angeles Philaemonic with Giulini and Zimmerman) and I could swear there was better transparency from the flac file. Things sounded a little congested with Tidal. Will do some further comparisons. Has anyone else done similar tests? Link to comment
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