...or to be more direct, don't waste your money on a separate streamer until you have a very good DAC you like, and it just might even also be a very good streamer! and one less box and cable and power cord...and that again is just my opinion! Ken
spend on the streamer or on the DAC ?
I a considering splashing north of 5000 (euro) for a new source for my rig (MOOON 340i, OPERA QUINTA speaker, McIntosh SACD, Node2). Better to spend more for the DAC or the streamer ? I was thinking about a Schitt yggrasil.Or would it make sense to spalsh on a more expensive DAC and use the Node2 as a streamer, or, for that matter, stream from my Macbook Pro. Regards.
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Hello OP, I started with the Node 2 as streamer and DAC; it got me into streaming and sounded ok. Upgraded to PS Audio Direct Stream with Bridge (streamer); Better!. Then I upgraded to Auralic Vega G2 DAC and Streamer; Better Yet! Now I have recently upgraded to the Mola Mola Tambaqui Streamer and DAC; Wow Amazing! I hear that it can be improved with a separate streamer, but it is sooo good as combo! And a value to be a world class DAC with Streamer and multiple inputs. That is my opinion! Ken |
+! for this: rbstehno1,175 posts Get the best dac you can afford that has an Ethernet port and then get Roon to run on a server that is located outside of your audio room. Forget about the flawed usb connection, then you don’t need a computer in your room. All streamers are computers and some try to justify their expense on getting usb to work. |