Yeah!!! There are soo many wonderful options out there when it comes to separates, or Streaming DAC's on the market today. Me, personally, I was just as impressed with the Ayre Streaming DAC as I was with the DCS, so I went with the better value product, and I've never been happier!!! Happy listening.
My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end...
I mostly use Roon to stream my 2000+ album digital collection with Bluesound Node + Ideon 3R Master Time reclocker + Ideon Ayazi MKII DAC. Recently I got a used PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport to rediscover my CD collection from years ago that my parents brought back to me from their home, which I have not touched for a very long time. I thought the 3R reclocker would clean up much of the signal from the Bluesound to the extent that streaming will not sound much worse than CD -- Indeed, I have been satisfied with its performance. I was wrong. The CD playback experience totally blew me away. Much darker background, much better soundstage and depth, lots of details, and better dynamics with great authority... I guess you really need a good streamer to catch disc playback! At any rate, I plan to upgrade my front end to one that works with the SACD Transport's I2S output so that I can enjoy my SACDs as well...
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Great to hear. I agree with upgrading your CD player. I moved from a Sony 300 carousel to a Rotel that’s in the same lineup as my amp and preamp. It definitely made a difference including using the XLR connection from the player to the preamp. Sounded better right from the opening of Baba O’Riley. I now burn my CDs into my Innuos MK3 streamer so I use the USB connection. It sounds as good as the CD player. |
Not sure it's entirely an answer to this query but I now use JPLAY as an alternate streaming program. SQ seems better than Roon/Nucleus. My Bartok DAC has its internal streamer, Mosaic , which is also excellent. Mosaic is best when used by UPnP to connect to Qobuz Connect, a new feature at Mosaic. The differences are small but if you are fussy about things. Nice to have alternatives. Have fun... |
Hi All I added the Teddy Pardo External Power Supply to my Bluesound Node Big upgrade. I did have to void my warranty and open the unit. Pull out the node power supply and add in the card to work with the Teddy Pardo unit Immediate sound stage improvement. Blacker background and a cleaner presentation I am running Node into PS Audio Directstream mkII DAC Via Coax. Files on a Bluesound Vault on NAS controlled by Bluesound App. Running through wifi Well worth it |
Mixing and matching components has been a great source of enjoyment for audiophiles since the early days of Hi-Fi. |
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