curious why you would think we would fool ourselves...though certainly, if you hear no difference, so be it - you save a lot of money...
Help settle a streaming argument!
This is a SQ argument and is as follows- I argue if you connect your streamer to an outboard DAC the streamer does not matter it’s just serving the music to the outboard DAC to do the work. Therefore, buy a basic streamer. The other is that you need to buy a top quality streamer and DAC to get great SQ.
I liken it to cd players or the more pretentious cd transport argument- if the intent is to connect to outboard DAC the cd player doesn’t matter the outboard DAC DOES!
features and functionality aside! Thoughts…..
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@desktopguy The analogy was about what's upstream of the DAC, irrespective of DAC type. In other words, not about the DAC. I have been really happy with both R2R and Delta/Sigma DACs. Currently using Delta/Sigma. |
I have had 4 streamers and 3 of them are as it gets. - Sonore microRendu -Sonore OptcalRendu using fibre - Lumin X1 using fibre and testing the streamer section only - PlayBack Designs Streamer-IF (using SPDIF for now, once I get a PDB Dream DAC I will use the fibre output of the streamer) None of these 4 streamers sound the same. The microRendu is way behind in terms of sound quality to the other 3. I believe the reason is analog noise traversing the streamer from the Ethernet and then through USB into the DAC. The surprise for me was how good the Streamer-IF sounds. It is good as the Lumin X1 and the Sonore OpticalRendu. I think the reason is that there must be a fibre wire inside the Streamer-IF that both the Fibre and SPDIF outputs use. Listen to a stream that uses Fibre and one that does not. It should be very easy to hear a difference, even on a good network.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQj_Y8h9npA&t=566s https://youtu.be/B-StTplQZys?si=boT2o4sP4aHhrJX5 lot of useful info here, stick with it, listen all the way through... makes alot of this stuff clear, and understandable...
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Your streamer will make a huge difference in SQ. Just upgraded my Auralic Aries G2 streamer (which is is a solid streamer) to the Antipodes K22 and WOW! Assuming you have a high quality DAC of course. Antipodes K22 Music Servers/Streamer
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