DAC/AMP for driving headphones. Future use may include DAC/Pre-AMP for dedicated two channel listening. This version uses AKM's AK4493 chip.
Main headphone cabled with Meze Audio's Empyrean Copper Upgrade Cable.
Digital audio player primarily used with Oppo PM-3 for portable use. Cabled with Moon Audio Silver Dragon terminated for pseudo-balanced playback leveraging the dedicated ground for each channel.
Planar magnetic headphone primarily used for portable playback.
Wireless playback for use with my phone. Connected via LDAC.
- Logitech Squeezebox Touch
Digital transport hooked up to a running instance of LMS for both local and remote streaming. EDO enabled.
Fun introduction to the Grado sound. Used occasionally to compare recordings and show non-audiophile friends another option to explore.
Consolidated method to power on/off components.
NAS containing my digital library in both lossless and lossy (for streaming to my car) formats. Media servers (LMS and Subsonic) connect via an NFS mount.