I tried a Bel Canto, Auralic, Lumin, Minidsp SHD Studio, raspberry pi4 running Ropiee through a Matrix X-SPDIF2, Simaudio Moon. These were all fed ethernet by Cat 6a cable and used as roon endpoints. They were connected by AES3 cables to Dutch and Dutch 8c's. I didn't conduct a blind test and other than preferences for UI I didn't prefer one over another, they were basically all the same in SQ. I understand this is my subjective opinion and does nothing to help anyone decide what they might like anymore than someone blabbering about lifted veils and opened soundstages and darker noise floors will. That's the difference I understand that , unless it's a controlled listening process then all any of this is is hyperbole.
0s & 1s are all the same aren’t they? Is it really worth paying for a “better” Streamer?
OK, so at the moment I use a Raspberry Pi into a Denafrips DAC.
I’m looking for the best sound I can get, but also to reduce boxes if I can (SQ is the decider), so looking at either an Integrated or Preamp with DAC or buying a Streamer with DAC, which would free me up to buy any Integrated or Pre..
But my question is, fed into the same DAC, do expensive Streamers really sound any better than a Raspberry Pi? After all, aren’t 0s & 1s just that????
I can buy an Auralic Aries at a good price. Would I really hear a difference?
I’ve only ever heard 2 expensive Streamers, both Linn. Wasn’t at all impressed. All I could hear is that awful smeared Linn house sound.
Is there an outstanding Streamer with Onboard DAC I should go for?
Thanks
I’m looking for the best sound I can get, but also to reduce boxes if I can (SQ is the decider), so looking at either an Integrated or Preamp with DAC or buying a Streamer with DAC, which would free me up to buy any Integrated or Pre..
But my question is, fed into the same DAC, do expensive Streamers really sound any better than a Raspberry Pi? After all, aren’t 0s & 1s just that????
I can buy an Auralic Aries at a good price. Would I really hear a difference?
I’ve only ever heard 2 expensive Streamers, both Linn. Wasn’t at all impressed. All I could hear is that awful smeared Linn house sound.
Is there an outstanding Streamer with Onboard DAC I should go for?
Thanks
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