You can connect hard drives or flash drives to media players, some come with internal hard drives as well, some people use a NAS(Network Attached Storage) and stream from that. You can then attach the streamer to the preamp. If your preamp doesn't have a DAC you'll need that some streamers have one built in some don't you'll need to check that as well.
So, my NAS Hyperspace w. MP500 gets beaten by Iphone and TV
I have a Notthingham Hyperspace. One of the very old models without the "heavy platter" mod. I recently fitted it with a Nagaoka MP500 pick up.
I decided to run a test against my Iphone with the Youtube app installed which i casted through Chromecast to my plasma (so 2000's) TV which is connected to my preamp through a cheap 0,00001 inch interconnect. You know the red and white thingies that comes with consumer products.
Record on, drop needle and start comparison.
Oh well...
What i realised is that my 5-6.000$ turntable setup doesnt really nail the high end Iphone/Chromecast/Plasma combo to the ground in direct comparison. There isnt really much of a difference to my ears.
I spend the whole day tweaking with protractors, VTA, VTF and this and that for no apparent outcome or change in conclusion. Still no real remarkable difference.
Now, I may be deaf (dumb and blind) and in that case there isnt any reason to have anything else but a simple streaming setup.
Digital is all new to me and id like to consider my options. Id like to own my music, so I guess I will be downloading and not streaming.
Is the common setup today a harddrive connected to a media player connected to preamp or?
I decided to run a test against my Iphone with the Youtube app installed which i casted through Chromecast to my plasma (so 2000's) TV which is connected to my preamp through a cheap 0,00001 inch interconnect. You know the red and white thingies that comes with consumer products.
Record on, drop needle and start comparison.
Oh well...
What i realised is that my 5-6.000$ turntable setup doesnt really nail the high end Iphone/Chromecast/Plasma combo to the ground in direct comparison. There isnt really much of a difference to my ears.
I spend the whole day tweaking with protractors, VTA, VTF and this and that for no apparent outcome or change in conclusion. Still no real remarkable difference.
Now, I may be deaf (dumb and blind) and in that case there isnt any reason to have anything else but a simple streaming setup.
Digital is all new to me and id like to consider my options. Id like to own my music, so I guess I will be downloading and not streaming.
Is the common setup today a harddrive connected to a media player connected to preamp or?
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