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Streamed music sounds awful in my system and I don't know why ....

cd's spun in a transport are so much more satisfying.  Streamed content lacks body, bass, and correct timbre.

DAC is the Moon 780 driven by Moon's transport with Audience Front Row loom. Streamed source originates  from Windows Media Player platform into the same DAC 780 via CAT 6 cable hardwired into a Spectrum router.

If I wanted to upgrade the streaming experience, where would I start ?

Rest of system -Shindo Giscours pre-amp, VAC Phi 300 amp, Purist speaker cables feeding Wilson Sophia 3's.

Thanks for any guidance.

 

 

 

 

 

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juanmanuelfangioii
958 posts
 

@audiotroy calling BS as I can hear no difference streaming from my Innuos Statement and the Mind2 in my 680D. Crystal freaking clear on matter the streaming source, Using USB, RCA, AES, XLR all sound clear and tone in neutral. 

I would use the Mind2 software or Roon and get the Windows Media out of the chain as Mr @lalitk said. Have you done any firm wear updates on your 780 through the Mind2 software?  

Sorry peddlers bother me. 

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jond
5,778 posts
 

I'm a bit confused here Mind2 is a streamer and they have a proprietary app so why is Windows Media player involved at all?

akg_ca
2,231 posts
 

@fuzztone 

@audiotroy 

@kota1 

@oddiofyl 

@carlsbad 

@fuzztone 

@lalitk 

 +1

Start with you ditching both the PC and its Windows Media Player as your source and get a quality build and quality performance streamer/player/server.

charles7
104 posts
 

Almost free experiment to try first: get the Minimserver program onto your PC. It will take the place of WMP. You may want to get BubbleUpNP if you have an Android device, too, which you would use as a convenient way to select the stream or file.

 

4afsanakhan
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Dr John,

Try Qobuz, even on a laptop feeding a DAC via USB should be decent enough. You can chase improvements by throwing a lot of money at the problem, and you should see some minor benefits. A very good CD player is going to sound more musically complete and satisfying in my experience. I do stream music because it is so convenient, and the results can be very good indeed. Comparing albums streamed with same albums on my CD player sounds more complete on CD though. 

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