Howdy All,
1st post straight out of Hong Kong, and it is for advise, if not a cry for help :-)
I recently acquired a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II as well as a pair of Vandersteen 1Ci floorstanding speakers. As of today, a 6-years old C.E.C cd-player and, mostly, my Astell&Kern AK240 + Chord Mojo DAC feed the CMII with a very wide selection of music via a Tidal hifi subscription.
This setup has worked very nicely for me.
Besides a possible upgrade for the cd-player, I am also exploring options for replacing the AK240+Mojo combo (and get it back where it belongs, in my bag during commutes and bizz trips).
I have no issue with the output itself, at all. I am all new to this and find my listening time entirely rewarding. Layered, detailed, and staging as i had never experienced previously.
For lack of a better term, I am basically looking at a much "larger" AK240.
The AK240 small screen and my fatty fingers make for a frustrating experience at times !
Is there a music streamer with a built-in large screen and Tidal, all out of the box?... With or without built-in DAC.
I may plug this bad boy directly into the Mojo, or the new cd-player if the built-in DAC is upping the Mojo.
I am aware there is a plenty of music streamers out there which offer full music library control via an Android tablet or iPad. I have both, but would rather avoid that. I always misplace my tablets (or my wife does, not sure).
Yesterday I bumped into this. https://www.nativsound.com/en/music-server
Oddly enough, they are based in Hong Kong. The concept is exactly what I need but I am terribly suspicious of ex-kickstarter and other crowdfunding projects.
On a side note, I am not building a digital music library, and do not plan to. My music collection is CDs and Tidal, nothing else in between.
Any suggestion ? similar to the Nativ Vita, but from a well-established maker :-P
Oops, nearly forgot... Budget-wise USD2,000 give and take
ANd not to worry, this is not a one-off post, grabbing options and vanishing. I'm in for the long run, I have inserted one finger into the hifi world, and I will get eaten up.
Cheers,
Boink
Howdy All,
1st post straight out of Hong Kong, and it is for advise, if not a cry for help :-)
I recently acquired a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II as well as a pair of Vandersteen 1Ci floorstanding speakers. As of today, a 6-years old C.E.C cd-player and, mostly, my Astell&Kern AK240 + Chord Mojo DAC feed the CMII with a very wide selection of music via a Tidal hifi subscription.
This setup has worked very nicely for me.
Besides a possible upgrade for the cd-player, I am also exploring options for replacing the AK240+Mojo combo (and get it back where it belongs, in my bag during commutes and bizz trips).
I have no issue with the output itself, at all. I am all new to this and find my listening time entirely rewarding. Layered, detailed, and staging as i had never experienced previously.
For lack of a better term, I am basically looking at a much "larger" AK240.
The AK240 small screen and my fatty fingers make for a frustrating experience at times !
Is there a music streamer with a built-in large screen and Tidal, all out of the box?... With or without built-in DAC.
I may plug this bad boy directly into the Mojo, or the new cd-player if the built-in DAC is upping the Mojo.
I am aware there is a plenty of music streamers out there which offer full music library control via an Android tablet or iPad. I have both, but would rather avoid that. I always misplace my tablets (or my wife does, not sure).
Yesterday I bumped into this. https://www.nativsound.com/en/music-server
Oddly enough, they are based in Hong Kong. The concept is exactly what I need but I am terribly suspicious of ex-kickstarter and other crowdfunding projects.
On a side note, I am not building a digital music library, and do not plan to. My music collection is CDs and Tidal, nothing else in between.
Any suggestion ? similar to the Nativ Vita, but from a well-established maker :-P
Oops, nearly forgot... Budget-wise USD2,000 give and take
ANd not to worry, this is not a one-off post, grabbing options and vanishing. I'm in for the long run, I have inserted one finger into the hifi world, and I will get eaten up.
Cheers,
Boink