Streamer only


I am not tech savvy and I have a DAC already in my integrated amp.I just wanted to try streaming. I would like to use Qobuz and need to purchase a streamer. I don’t need the dac included within the unit. I hate to pay a large amount for a unit that has a high quality DAC included. Are there any high quality streamers where I am not paying for the higher quality DAC included in the unit? My system is a Levinson 585 and Acendo C8 R speakers. 

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Showing 2 responses by jcder

Isn’t anybody going to mention that any old PC or Apple computer could act as a streamer?  If your preamp doesn't have a compatible input, you could buy an inexpensive DAC that would take a USB input from the computer. The DAC would then be connected to your preamp / integrated amp.

You’d need software, that would run on the computer, that would supply the appropriate data stream to the DAC. I use Roon. Roon is equipped to receive the digital stream from Qobuz, and pass it along to the DAC. You could copy, or "rip", your CD files directly to your computer’s hard drive.

You can do it!

Using a PC is NOT a low quality solution, especially if the DAC is of reasonably high quality. The signal from the PC to the DAC is digital. A separate streamer is completely unnecessary for signal quality.