In my main system I have a Roon Nucleus for the streamer and an Aqua La Voce DAC. I have a TEAC NT-505 in two other systems. It's in your price range.
What are you using as a streamer? Constructive feedback please.
Wondering what improvements I can made to my streaming end and what you all are using.
Not looking to rip CDs and I mostly listen to vinyl.
System right now is:
Node 2 (latest version used streaming only with Roon)
Bel Canto e.One ref DAC 2.7
Bel Canto e.One ref CD3t Transport.
Bel Canto e.One ref 501S (best Class D to date to ever grace my system)
Mini GaN 5 ( had to try it and swap it in and out)
AM Qualiton X200 Tube Integrated (love it and gets most use)
QLN Prestige 5 Speakers.
All cables and wires are Signal Cable.
Appreciate the constructive feedback.
Have a great day.
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What sources are you streaming or want to stream? That will narrow down the candidates. With streaming these days , it’s hard to find bad sound quality. What is good or better can be highly subjective and difficult to determine with certainty. However streamer features vary widely. The right one is probably the one with the right features. Then use an external dac of choice from there if needed. My streaming sound setup has been in place for a number of years now and still sounds great. I’m considering trying some newer stuff but have not settled yet. I run primarily squeeze box touch to mhdt Constantine DAC. See my system page . I’ve heard a lot of good setups in recent years and nothing yet has convinced me I must upgrade.
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@mapman Mostly Jazz, Blues and Classical. |
Well Roon claims to be very well structured around composers for classical so that is a plus. But what sources are you wanting to stream? Your own files? Spotify? Tidal? Amazon? YouTube? Others? Also what other devices do you have that you might want to cast from? Sources and protocols the streamer can support will come into play. It can be very confusing but varies a lot among streamers. One of the reasons I am not too quick to make a jump quite yet personally. Features in general can vary widely especially when factoring in the app choices for use. Way more than absolute sound quality, which is best addressed via the dac you choose to use with the streamer. Could be internal built in or external.
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You should about this in three parts: 1. Music Server 2. Streamer 3. DAC It wasn’t until I moved my Roon Core to a dedicated computer that I achieved the level of reliability needed to look at Streamers and DACs. I ended up with a Sonicorbitor i5 music server and a combo streamer/DAC - Bricasti M3 with a network card. There are a lot of other great options. This is what worked for me coming in somewhere near my budget. I went about the process in reverse order and regret it. DAC, Streamer, Music Server and assumed my MacBook Air would work fine as my music server. It turned out to be a bad assumption. I also needed a home for my music collection so I added an internal 4tb SSD to my i5. Everything works great. |
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