The Computer Audiophile Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Hi Guys - As the title says, this is your chance to vote for the best products and/or music of 2017. I’ll compile the results and publish a front page article when voting is finished. To make this easier, if you list several items, please rank them 1, 2, 3, etc... I cant wait to see what has been increasing your enjoyment of our wonderful hobby this year. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
miguelito Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1- Roon It is so much a part of my system that I forget not everyone has it! 2- microRendu and it's variants An amazing way to completely obliterate needs to optimize a computer for computer audio - simple, amazing, in my opinion a next generation, and it doesn't hurt that it works with Roon so well. I actually don't use the microRendu anymore because I now use a Rossini (that's a little more expensive than most setups so I won't put that on this list). 3- ECM's move to allow streaming of their catalog NUC10i7 + Roon ROCK > dCS Rossini APEX DAC + dCS Rossini Master Clock SME 20/3 + SME V + Dynavector XV-1s or ANUK IO Gold > vdH The Grail or Kondo KSL-SFz + ANK L3 Phono Audio Note Kondo Ongaku > Avantgarde Duo Mezzo Signal cables: Kondo Silver, Crystal Cable phono Power cables: Kondo, Shunyata, van den Hul system pics Link to comment
jcn3 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. Roon - as you use it more, you appreciate it more. 2. Audiophile Optimizer - great piece of software that truly elevates the sound quality of your system. 3. Schiit Yggy - great dac at great price and built like a tank. (1) holo audio red (hqp naa) > chord dave > luxman cl-38uc/mq-88uc > kef reference 1 (2) simaudio moon mind 2 > chord qutest > luxman sq-n150 > monitor audio gold gx100 Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. Roon 2. Tidal 3. Chord Hugo2 Link to comment
davide256 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. Sonore MicroRendu and its variants - brings high performance streaming to a more affordable price. And gets better as you improve whats connected to it for source, power and DAC solution. 2. Uptone Audio USPCB - there's no contest between it as a USB interconnect and the other USB cables I've bought for $100 or less. It won't fix a weak setup but swap it out in a good one and you will regret it. 3. Audeze Sine headphones - brings you much of the Audeze sound at about half the price of their next step up, weighs less, and makes even cellphones sound great growing the audiophile community requires price affordability; when rankings largely feature products made of "unobtainium" at stratospheric prices it discourages interest Summit 1 Regards, Dave Audio system Link to comment
mourip Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. Focusrite Rednet D16 2. Schitt Yggdrasil DAC (who names these things): a remarkable value and remarkable from any perspective 3. Linear Tube Audio ZOTL 10 amp - David Berning designed 4. Audiophile Optimizer 5. The Computer Audiophile (not necessarily behind these others) Coincidentally I am using all of these. Go figure :-) "Don't Believe Everything You Think" System Link to comment
esimms86 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. For me personally it’s the Chord Blu Mk2. Don’t listen to one if you’re not ready to buy one. It’s that good. I do, of course, realize that few have heard one with the Chord Dave and that even fewer can afford to buy “BluDave.” 2. SOtM sMs-200Ultra Link to comment
mozes Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I think this year, it is about a radically innovative product and not more of the same. I vote for SOTM sCLK-EX super clock Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Schiit Yiggy with usb5. Awesome improvement with usb sources. Link to comment
Cornan Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 This is without a doubt one of the best album releases 2017 IMO. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface http://tidal.com/album/76466264 Hoytamundo 1 🎛️ Audio System Link to comment
Charente Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Schiit's 'Gen 5 USB' technology has got to be up there IMO mordante 1 Main System: NAS or QOBUZ > BlueSound Node 2i > Schiit Gungnir MultiBit > PYST XLR > Schiit Mjolnir 2 or Gilmore Lite MK2 Office System: iMac > Audirvana > Schiit EITR + Audiophonics LPS25 > Metrum FLINT NOS DAC (DAC TWO chips) > Schiit Magni 3+ > Aeon Flow Open Loudspeaker System: NAIM Muso Gen 2 Link to comment
austinpop Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 SOtM sCLK-EX technology. Contained in the Ultra line (sMS-200ultra, tX-USBultra) Uptone LPS-1 Released late 2016, but really came into focus in 2017 Cannot be beat for price/performance Roon My Audio Setup Link to comment
beautiful music Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1-Chord Blu2 2-SOtM sCLK-EX 3-Chord Hugo2 Link to comment
Popular Post semente Posted December 9, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2017 MQA? Confused and Walcascar 1 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
firedog Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Hardware: 1. Kii Three Music (restricted to 2017 releases): Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band: 2017 Remaster Tony Allen: A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Bill Evans: The Hilversum Concert Van Morrison: Roll with the Punches Shelby Lynne-Allison Moorer: Not Dark Yet esldude 1 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
ElviaCaprice Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. sCLK-EX by SOtM 2. Uptone USPCB (JRiver) Jetway barebones NUC (mod 3 sCLK-EX, Cybershaft OP 14) (PH SR7) => mini pcie adapter to PCIe 1X => tXUSBexp PCIe card (mod sCLK-EX) (PH SR7) => (USPCB) Chord DAVE => Omega Super 8XRS/REL t5i (All powered thru Topaz Isolation Transformer) Link to comment
NOMBEDES Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. "wood cable elevators" (see thread) In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake ~ Sayre's Law Link to comment
Abtr Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 FWIW, Schiit Vali 2. Edit: Sorry, that was 2016.. Current audio system Link to comment
gmgraves Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 9 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Hi Guys - As the title says, this is your chance to vote for the best products and/or music of 2017. I’ll compile the results and publish a front page article when voting is finished. To make this easier, if you list several items, please rank them 1, 2, 3, etc... I cant wait to see what has been increasing your enjoyment of our wonderful hobby this year. JRiver Media Center 23. Schiit Yggdrasil. Best DAC this audio nut has ever heard and by a wide margin. The fact that J.A. of Stereophile didn't like it, makes it all that much better! George Link to comment
astrotoy Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1. Roon 2. HQPlayer 3. Channel Classics mch Downloads from Nativ DSD Analog-VPIClas3,3DArm,LyraSkala+MiyajimaZeromono,Herron VTPH2APhono,2AmpexATR-102+MerrillTridentMaster TapePreamp Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,MykerinosCard,PacificMicrosonicsModel2; Dig Play-Lampi Horizon, mch NADAC, Roon-HQPlayer,Oppo105 Electronics-DoshiPre,CJ MET1mchPre,Cary2A3monoamps; Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR Other-2x512EngineerMarutaniSymmetrical Power+Cables Music-1.8KR2Rtapes,1.5KCD's,500SACDs,50+TBripped files Link to comment
phosphorein Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Kii Three and Kii control; Benchmark DAC 3 HGC. Link to comment
coot Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 W4S 10th Anniversary DAC Cardas Clear ICs Link to comment
wdw Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 1. ROON and as importantly, ROON ROCK (it rocks) 2. dCS Network Bridge 3. Devialet Expert PRO and Core Infinity upgrade. (Truly spectacular!) Confused 1 Link to comment
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