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Streamed music sounds awful in my system and I don't know why ....

cd's spun in a transport are so much more satisfying.  Streamed content lacks body, bass, and correct timbre.

DAC is the Moon 780 driven by Moon's transport with Audience Front Row loom. Streamed source originates  from Windows Media Player platform into the same DAC 780 via CAT 6 cable hardwired into a Spectrum router.

If I wanted to upgrade the streaming experience, where would I start ?

Rest of system -Shindo Giscours pre-amp, VAC Phi 300 amp, Purist speaker cables feeding Wilson Sophia 3's.

Thanks for any guidance.

 

 

 

 

 

dr-john

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dougthebiker
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You’re getting a wide variety of advice here, some good and some bad.

with the price of the rest of your system, it would be a gigantic waste to keep an ordinary PC in the chain.

 I’ve found that Roon running on a separate dedicated server (like a Nucleus or NUC) feeding the player through Ethernet and the player feeding the DAC through USB is best.  AND turn off the Roon DSP and volume control in the Roon settings.  Makes a huge difference.

A quality Ethernet cable and USB cable help a lot, too.

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