Always a great listen. I'm patiently waiting for you to do a TED talk, I imagine pure brilliance, and with that bombshell, I hope to see you again next Friday...Blessings.

As always Hans, your perspective is golden.

Hans ,I must say you do one of the best Audio review channels of them all. I absolutely take in everything you say ,so much so I purchased a Aries G2 streaming transport ,Well couldn’t be more happier incredible reference streamer. My DAC is a CHORD TT. Your channel can be very technical sometimes have to listen well. So keep up the good work 10 out of 10. 👍

That Pc vrs Mac over USB is very interesting. Thankyou

Thank you Hans. I have not experienced audio and technical knowledge communicated this cogently since Julian Hirsch, which is to say I admire you and I value the time you apportion for our benefit. Live long and prosper.

Just found this channel and subscribed immediately. Very informative and helpful. Thank you!

Excellent video. Specs are one thing hearing is another. If you have lab equipment to measure everything then specs might be right up your street and if that makes you happy good luck to you. I buy audio eqipment to enjoy the music. Rememebr what ever you do "enjoy the music".

Outstanding... Thank you!!!

I think one of the things people forget most about the hobby of being an audiophile is to keep your musical experiences fresh. Whenever I consider spending more on equipment because I feel bored with something, or my experiences start to feel flat, I take a break for a week or two, and then I try out a new genre or dig into some different material from artists I already enjoy. I also try to listen for recommendations. Some other channels that I follow will mention an album they tested equipment with or favorites. Some give recommendations along with each piece of equipment, so by listening for those recommendations I can delve into what other audiophiles enjoy. I also feel that if you're listening to music you don't like because the recording is good, you should try to find a better recording of things you do enjoy. Certain live albums, for example, can breathe new life into tracks you've only previously heard in studio recordings. I also like compilations of music by an artist, as performed by other artists. (Recently I found out about The Art of McCartney, which is Paul McCartney's music (spanning the Beatles, Wings, solo work, etc) as performed by other artists. The slight change of flavor adds nuance and breaks up the album in a way to cut potential monotony.

Thanks for another great and informative video!

Thank you Hans. I just got a SMSL AD18. £98 from eBay. Gonna use it in an AV set up in spare room. The NFC Bluetooth activation was the deal clincher! Class D totally different to my vintage Scandyna receiver in my,'setup1’ 😉. Also going to try the streaming/file based route on the 'setup2' Mac Mini, WD HDD and Schitt Modi to start...

Regarding the influence of equipment appearance on the perception of its quality; Floyd Toole tells of a speaker listening test by audio design engineers. A range of speakers of very different prices were auditioned first when clearly visible and then behind screens. The ratings of visible speakers followed price very closely, the hidden speakers not at all.

Yes it makes a big difference. 384khz and 32 bit during mastering gives me the most professional sound, very close analog on a digital domain. If I had the equipment like a 200 core CPU, I will record my audio on this format. Even after converting the audio to 16bit 44.1, the good sound remains.

Thanks once again Hans

I’ve never heard anyone explain MQA better than Hans. I wish he would explain DSD:1024 and if it’s feasible or practical through a portable DAC

Very interesting topic.

Hans, you are right about this.

Great video. The point about running a music server in a computer that doesn’t have the music is s great one. Every review I’ve seen compared the melco or Innuos to either a NAS Which has the streamer and music on the same computer. I wonder how much difference there is if you’ve set up a Mac mini with the music on an outboard usb HDD for music and streaming music over Ethernet. I have never seen that comparison.

Thank you for this is video and sharing your thoughts. I'm currently blinded by the light. I've been using a Bluesound Node 2i and the digital preouts are tosklink and coaxial digital. Currently using Toslink. Both have folks on the internet calling out its weakness of 192khz limitation, whereas USB does not. But the Node 2i does not have a USB out. I've purchased a digital coaxial to see if there's a different but have been thinking whether a streamer with better output opts will be better.

Higher sample rate reduces latency in the system. 384 khz will give you minimal latency, doing music for Tv,Film and Video games this is crucial.

Great video. You mentioned quality oscillators. I noticed that many Chinese manufacturers are using Accusilicon chips for less jitter but I notice that cheaper Chinese DACs (a few hundred dollayand above) perform equally on the J-Test so then of the jitter performance is the same...would putting and buying more expensive DACs make sense? Thanks

Was hoping for some technical comment on whether 384KHz is desirable over, say 192kHz or even 96kHz, ie when is resolution "high enough"? Did I miss that?

Does Rankin happen to say anything about Linux?

Thanks for the knowledge you share with us . I currently use a MacBook Pro 13 2010 battery powered as source for my Centrence DacPort HD connected via UpTone USPCB and audio quest jitter bug , Jriver 26 music external portable hdd . Sounds good on most tracks but on some busy tracks like (Elastic heart by Sia).. there is a part in the song or it gets busy and the DAC emidiately introduces distortion ,harshness, image suffers etc... after the busy part ends, sound quality gets back to sounding good and enjoyable is this problem known to you ,any advice ?

Dear Hans, very good video as always. I have a 2000 euro DAC and also use Tidal, i am yet to find the benefits of Hires files. Still my favorite media Is CD.

Hi Hans, sorry to bother, would you be so kind as to put the subtitles? Thanks and greetings from Spain

Ha I thought ..... This video is almost on a religious level, end titles .... " Audio evangelist " subscribed 😁😁😂

Does it make a diiference?

Thanks Hans. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ " ... y hagas lo que hagas, disfrutá de la música"