Forgot to mention that I set up my Airport as a wifi extender and it is a really simple way to stream to the DAC. From what I have heard wifi is way superior to bluetooth but then I am one of those who believes his ears and not theory!
USB or Bluetooth from Mac laptop to Wyred 4 Sound Dac? Advice
I have a Wyred 4 Sound DAC 2. I want to play music from my laptop through my Dac hooked to my home audio system. It will require a USB cable to be 35+ feet if around door casing (we have tile floors) or approximately 20 feet if I can run the cable under a oriental wool rug. I see there are a couple of flat USB cables on the market and wondered if I would be better off running a USB cable or using a Bluetooth receiver like the Audioengine B1 Bluetooth and just stream the music. Might be using Jriver and playing 24 bit music or maybe just iTunes in lossless. This is my last hurdle to complete my system. At least for now. Any advice? Thanks.
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Make sure you use an actual repeater, as opposed to just an extender. Also make sure we’re talking USB 2.0 for that length. Here is an example: http://amzn.to/2cBEoKl The repeater uses the USB power to increase the distance the signals can travel. At the end consider a USB isolator. Not always needed, but depending on the quality of isolation at the DAC end can be useful: http://amzn.to/2c67sXl You could also build your own Linux based music streamer for $600 and use iPhone or Android phone apps to control it. Also has iTunes integration. This would let you put your music server next to your DAC. Lastly of course is the PS Audio $600 unit, which does what your cable and isolator would do. http://www.psaudio.com/products/lanrover-usb-transporter/ My least favorite for it's outrageous cost. Seriously, I can build a 2TB music server for that much! Best, Erik |
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