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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





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mgrif104
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You’ll find there’s a recent thread just a few below this one that covers the same subject.  And, in that thread you’ll find scores of us who find better streamers make a very significant difference and a good number of respondents who believe in the orthodoxy of 1s and 0s delivered in packets can’t possibly make a difference.

I’m in the former camp.  They’re as important as the DAC.

But, YMMV so you’ll have to try with your own ears with your own equipment.
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