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Point of higher priced streamer?

Hello,
Assuming I have separate DAC, and I just want to play songs from iPad by Airplay feature.
In this case, I need a streamer to receive music from my iPad -> DAC.

What’s the point of high price streamer? I’m bit surprised that some streamers are very high priced.
From my understanding, there should be no sound quality difference.
(Streaming reliability and build quality, I can see it but I do not see advantages in terms of sound quality.)

Am I missing something? If so, please share some wisdom.
128x128sangbro
audio2design
1,351 posts
 
This article was written in 2014, long after asynchronous USB was dominant for DACs and jitter on USB became meaningless, not to mention bit errors are extremely low.

https://darko.audio/2014/12/global-feedback-can-ethernet-cables-make-a-difference/

This statement is a beaut ...


Then comes the argument that the DAC will resolve all data arrival-timing errors by first buffering them and then re-clocking them before sending them onto the decoder chip. That’s a nice idea in theory but experience tells us otherwise.


I have a hard time finding even one blind Darko test which calls into question everything he says.




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thyname
3,107 posts
 
Dissonance? LOL!! Explain one thing, one single thing: why do you have to come back here in Audiogon over and over with different usernames? 
vhiner
544 posts
 
his article was written in 2014, long after asynchronous USB was dominant for DACs and jitter on USB became meaningless, not to mention bit errors are extremely low.

https://darko.audio/2014/12/global-feedback-can-ethernet-cables-make-a-difference/

This statement is a beaut ...


Then comes the argument that the DAC will resolve all data arrival-timing errors by first buffering them and then re-clocking them before sending them onto the decoder chip. That’s a nice idea in theory but experience tells us otherwise.


I have a hard time finding even one blind Darko test which calls into question everything he says.


Please explain why this article demonstrates “technical illiteracy”. And I don’t understand the last sentence in your post. Humor me and clarify, please.
middlemass
923 posts
 
I used a rice streamer today. Works great; rich, full-bodied flavor without a hint of harshness. And a bargain at 17.99.
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