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Does Aurender do Processing on S/PDIF Outputs?

 

Does anyone know if an Aurender N100C does signal processing on its S/PDIF outputs, other than the obvious decoding/unpacking of file data and then modulating the electrical signal?  I just put the streamer in place and hear clear differences in tonal characteristics from my previous streamer (some good, some not so good),

I haven't had time time to make measurements, but I would not expect, for instance, a loss of low bass.

Any insight on Aurender streamer internals that could affect sound would be appreciated.

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sel53 OP
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In this instance they are all identical.

sel53 OP
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Yes, I tried the USB output too.  Surprisingly, I cannot discern any difference at all between the USB and S/PDIF feeds from the streamer!  Only between the two streamers on S/PDIF.  I mostly did not expect the difference because the Benchmark DAC tries to go to great lengths to eliminate the effects of source jitter (at least).

I am also trying to discover a technical reason why something with the S/PDIF signal would cause an apparent frequency response change, rather than something more subtle like clarity.

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