Streaming 101

At first glance it appears that CD player has a Bur Brown 1704 DAC which was state of the art when it first came out , albeit many many audiophile moons ago. Regardless I can only image Esoteric went full tilt on the implementation and its a good place to start with a DAC.

The default answer for people starting out here is Bluesound Node. But if you want to explore a high end option take a look at the Bryston BDP-3. It will stream Tidal and Qobuz and go Coax out to your Esoteric. It also supports DSD files. There is a BDP-3 on audiogon now for $2.2K. New they are $3.6K I think.

The Lumin products also get mush love on this site.  You might include the Lumin U1 in your exploration.

Note, Do you have wired Ethernet to your rig or only WiFi?

just checked the player no inputs outputs only

 

so you have two options

 

1: dac and streamer

 

2: streaming dac: an lumin x1 will exceed the sound qualiy of an esoteric cd player

 

we were esoteric dealers a properly set up x1 is neerly impossible to beat

 

in our shop it takes an outlay of 25k to 50k to actually better the x1

 

we have a vast collection of dacs streamers and servers

 

the node idea is a poor idea as it wont show you the potantial of streaming

 

the node sounds decent but it doesnt possess the same kind of sound as your esoteric does, a bricasti m3 plus 432Evo server will sound as good or better

the lumin x1 will better it

 

We have swithed over entirely over to treaming because when it is done right you can get the ease of instant playback, with better then cd performance

 

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect nj

streaming specialists:

bluesound,,bricasti, 432Evo servers, llumin naim, roon chord dealers

 

Yep @audiotroy correct yah gonna need a DAC.  I always suggest a separate DAC as the technology is moving really quickly and it gives you the flexibility to upgrade.

dacs dio move however you will not find a dac combo which can better a  lumin x1 unless you spend big bucks and than the improvements are not huge over an x1

 

 

and most dacs are osolete in 1 to 2 years unless you purchase an  aqua dac or bricasti bothof these dacs are upgradable.

 

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect nj 

lumin, bricasti, Aqua hifi dealers

 

Whoa there big fellas! I need to find out if streaming is for me before I whip out the ole credit card. Bought a Bluesound Node 2 at 40% off list and will experiment. I always appreciate the helpful tips, thanks.