I know most of the people posting here indicate that streaming from a PC is bad for audio quality. Mostly due to space constraints, I am using a PC as a streaming source. It was clearly a sub-par source until I bought a Jitter filter. Made a huge difference in sound. I also have everything running via cables, ethernet to PC, USB to external DAC with a USB input. Bluetooth and WIFI are great when there are no hard wired options.
new to streaming- help!
Hi all-
I'm a long time audiophile but have always gone the cd/vinyl route. I am trying streaming but having trouble setting up a Bluesound Node X. Something about my wifi it doesn't like...I am enjoying Tidal on my Macbook, however. Which brings me to a question. Would I get better sound quality anyway if I just connected my laptop to an external dac? Should I scrap the Blue Sound? And if go that route, does it matter if I have my laptop connected to ethernet, or will sound quality be the same on either ethernet or wifi? (Asssuming a cable from MAC to DAC...).
Alternatively, would it make sense to run Tidal from Ipad to DAC? Or does one need a streamer like Blue sound to do that?
I'm sure this will get sorted out, but feeling slightly overwhelmed at the moment.
Thanks!
Margot
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soix - I have space constraints where adding another device will be challenging in my AV rack. I'm sure a dedicated streamer would sound better than my outdated PC. I just have nowhere to put an additional piece of audio equipment. Not sure what part of my post you are calling into question. Sometimes I make audio decisions not solely based on sound but based also on constraints in my listening space and budget. |