@stievus He he, I love France and visit many times but unfortunately I don't speak enough French to communicate. I have seen the KronosAV DSS2 but I have left the UK sometime ago and now leave in my country of origin (Greece) and as you know since Brexit is not economically viable to import most things from the UK to the EU, what a pain!
Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output)
For several reasons I have been off music for a while but I am now getting back to our hobby. I am interested in streaming, I have an older DAC ( Weiss DAC202) with no USB i/f, which sounds best with either Firewire (anyone remember it?) or AES/EBU inputs. I am not interested in upgrading the DAC which sounds excellent. I also have a high end PC which could be used as a server and a NAS so all I need is a steamer/renderer. I see most streamers lack AES and/or Spdif interfaces and USB seems to be the generally accepted interface.
What I was thinking was using a good streamer with USB output and a DDC to convert the USB to AES or Spdif. Question is should I get a better streamer with something like a SRC-DX or a lesser streamer with a better DDC like the Audio-GD DI20HE or the Singxer SU6.
I could buy a streamer with the desired interfaces but the choice is restrictive and the better ones are beyond my budget.
Alternatively I could build a low powered PC with a linear PSU (as a renderer) and use something like HQplayer.
Streamers I am considering (I appreciate some are server/streamer) : Second hand Antipodes EX, Innuos Zen/Zenith, older Aurender.
DDCs : SRC-DX, Audio-GD DI20HE (or newer DI24HE), Singrex SU6, Martix X-spdif.
Budget: up to 3,500 Euro.
Thanks,
Greg
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@greg_f Not a problem. Import duties to the EU will not be charged. Get in touch with them so they can explain. |
@stievus Oh really? I wasn't aware of that. |
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