2. digital
  3. 170233-141476

Alternative to Audirvana and Audrivana Studio -- how to stream wirelessly?

I tried to simplify my music listening as much as I can. Got Hegel integrated with built-in DAC and WIFI. I was happily using Audirvana to stream with minor glitches until recently when the software become unusable. I can't seem to find the problem and they can't help me. I can use a USB cable from Tidal and listen that way but I prefer a wireless connection. I think that way sound is slightly better. 
I also tried finding answers to this question on the forum but could not locate a similar discussion. 
Any suggestions? thank you in advance. 
petar3
Post removed 
sbank's avatar
sbank
3,378 posts
 
Yeah, it can certainly be frustrating. YMMV, but I found that going to a separate streamer with a good power supply and files on a NAS to huge step forward. Many agree that the root of the issue is that computers run many processes unrelated to audio, require relatively higher power and electrical noise, EMI, RFI all make things worse. This led to separate low-power devices used only for audio, optical isolation, USB cables with separated 5V power lines and many other approaches that seek to minimize noise. Less noise = better music. audiophilestyle forums are full of talk on all these subtopics in gory detail ;-)   Cheers,
Spencer 
hailie
2 posts
 
The Audirvāna adventure started with a boxed set of 56 CDs by Aldo Cicciolini, a pianist I love. After ripping them to a digital format , I wanted to listen to them from my computer. I was disappointed when I tried the various “audiophile” playback solutions available at the time. I found these solutions to be technically questionable and the listening quality extremely poor. One would have thought a computer should sound as good as a CD player! I finally convinced myself that I could do better. I plucked up the courage to go for it, with the sole aim of creating the ultimate audio software.

My Balance Now

More to discover