Streaming music thru Apple TV or digital player

Has anyone compare the quality of music/sound of streaming music thru Apple TV (using a DAC) vs. using a digital player like the Bryston BDP-1. Is a digital player worth the money? Does a player produce better sound?

mike10102-23-2013 5:03am

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ejlif Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,370 posts 02-23-2013 at 05:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I haven't directly compared to the Bryston player but Apple TV is pretty good not quite as good as direct USB connection to my DAC but its certainly no slouch. They say a reclocker put between the Apple TV and the DAC makes a big improvement though I've yet to try. The convenience factor is very high as well with Apple TV. I think it would be a pain to have to put music on memory sticks to play back.
rlwainwright Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,904 posts 02-23-2013 at 05:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Are you limited to memory sticks or could you use a USB hard drive?
mike101 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5 posts 02-23-2013 at 09:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a 500 gig drive.
mike101 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5 posts 02-23-2013 at 09:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What brand of reclocker?
isanchez Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 276 posts 02-24-2013 at 05:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have the first generation Apple TV, which has an internal hard drive. I feed the signal to the Benchmark DAC1 Pre via an AudioQuest OptiLink 5 Toslink cable. Other cheap Toslking cables I tried made the sound flat and thin. I sold my Krell CD player after this.

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