tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post2720606749887267989..comments2024-03-28T00:31:13.472-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: GUEST: Future Proofed (and didn't know it) - Adding Streaming to My Existing Hi-Fi.Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-20053888997568558062019-02-14T16:32:48.954-08:002019-02-14T16:32:48.954-08:00Have you heard the nursery rhyme about the old lad...Have you heard the nursery rhyme about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly" rel="nofollow">old lady who swallowed the fly</a>? :)<br /><br />I <i>didn't</i> want a computer, so... I bought the Sony.<br />I wanted streaming apps, so.... I bought the Oppo.<br />I wanted better streaming apps, so... I bought the FireTV.<br /><br />In retrospect, IAllan Folzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762674627739423845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-35317856651470426602019-02-14T06:47:53.162-08:002019-02-14T06:47:53.162-08:00I've been a reader of Archimago now and then f...I've been a reader of Archimago now and then for a few years but never felt the need to comment before, but then I usually understand the articles!<br /><br />Maybe it's me but I really don't know why you are making things so complicated. Especially as you yearn for a one box solution. <br /><br />I have a computer, the S/Pdif output is connected to my 10+ year old Meridian digital Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739408097633271081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-25946375817982086402019-02-14T06:46:18.348-08:002019-02-14T06:46:18.348-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739408097633271081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-22367365948425265372019-02-02T19:36:18.611-08:002019-02-02T19:36:18.611-08:00To close the loop on the remote control, FireTV...To close the loop on the remote control, FireTV's use Bluetooth. Your run of the mill learning remote won't work. I settled on the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sideclick-Remotes-SC2-FT16K-Universal-Attachment/dp/B01MRFY61G" rel="nofollow">SideClick</a>, which cost me as much as the whole FireTV. Not sure how I feel about that. But it's getting the job done, so I'm a much Allan Folzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762674627739423845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-39584649831442238422019-01-18T17:06:58.690-08:002019-01-18T17:06:58.690-08:00That is certainly very interesting Allan about the...That is certainly very interesting Allan about the "price" of privacy and whatever lower cost implementing adware can be passed on to the consumer.<br /><br />Actually, I think this is important information that somehow should be made available to the public in some anonymised fashion...Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-69225443989479767752019-01-15T21:34:02.005-08:002019-01-15T21:34:02.005-08:00Thank you. Glad you liked it. Sounds like you have...Thank you. Glad you liked it. Sounds like you have the 105 figured out. I'm surprised how much more capable it is than I expected. Usually it's the other way around... you get something and then you realize all that it <i>can't</i> do. Once I figured out how to get past the limitations of the native apps, there's not much of anything it lacks for.<br /><br />I'll be sure to Allan Folzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762674627739423845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-9238384886865860452019-01-15T21:10:34.399-08:002019-01-15T21:10:34.399-08:00Ah, yes. The spelling on your name should have tip...Ah, yes. The spelling on your name should have tipped me off.Allan Folzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762674627739423845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-32974873499761654712019-01-14T16:50:34.415-08:002019-01-14T16:50:34.415-08:00Thanks for this article. I based my updated impro...Thanks for this article. I based my updated improved hi-fi system around the 105 five years ago and loved this and Arc’s posts on it. (Ah, the comfort of comfirmation bias.). I use JRiver and a dedicated laptop into the usb in the back for ripped cds, and an apple express toslink for airplay. This way I just stream cd level Tidal to the 105, as well as Qobuz. You might like Qobuz for its Hollypointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157309875796212622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-33499609590774131052019-01-14T13:07:51.365-08:002019-01-14T13:07:51.365-08:00I am in the Netherlands, where it was and still is...I am in the Netherlands, where it was and still is available, for as long as stocks last, of course.Willemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421405679737892329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-79001469907037717742019-01-14T01:29:44.998-08:002019-01-14T01:29:44.998-08:00Ahhh... No wonder I was able to pick one up after ...Ahhh... No wonder I was able to pick one up after Christmas for CAD$20 at the local Best Buy. Had never seen that deal before.<br /><br />If you go for Roon, Allan, it'll be interesting to hear how that works out for you with the CCA as endpoint. Assuming smooth 24/96 support and gapless, for the price, the CCA should be damn hard to beat! The only thing might be needing to get a wired Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-9491492804170572672019-01-13T11:25:06.834-08:002019-01-13T11:25:06.834-08:00decided to play safe and order a few before they w...<i>decided to play safe and order a few before they will have sold out</i><br /><br />The article was published on the 11th. I saw it evening of the 12th, by which time everyplace I checked already had it sold out.<br /><br />Hopefully another manufacturer will pick up the slack -- I think the CCA has demonstrated market demand, albeit it's not a market Google is interested in -- though, I Allan Folzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762674627739423845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-85114400268554080682019-01-13T08:53:07.182-08:002019-01-13T08:53:07.182-08:00I am pretty annoyed Google pulled the plug on the ...I am pretty annoyed Google pulled the plug on the Chromecast Audio. I thought it is a great way to bring streaming connectivity to a range of not connected gear, including some pretty ambitious stuff. I currently use a number of them in various rooms, including the main listening room, where I use its digital output into a Pioneer U-05 DAC/preamp and Quad 606-2 power amp playing into Quad 2805 Willemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421405679737892329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-9990030580695718182019-01-12T22:50:32.632-08:002019-01-12T22:50:32.632-08:00Annnnnd Google has decided to kill the CCA. :(Annnnnd Google has decided to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/11/18178751/google-chromecast-audio-discontinued-sale" rel="nofollow">kill the CCA</a>. :(Allan Folzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762674627739423845noreply@blogger.com