Streamer recommendations


I am thinking of purchasing a dcs bartok dac/headphone amp unit.  Hoe does the streaming application compare to say an aurender or lumin?  Cd/sacd will be my primary source, with streaming secondary

 

thanks

digitaljoseph

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The Grim U1 is also a good sounding streamer, but I would still choose the Aurrender N20… but I could be happy with either. 

I highly recommend listening before buying. dCs is very polite sounding and a bit clinical. If you like that kind of sound, great. But it leaves me unmoved.There streamer is also very dependent on the incoming signal, so hardwiring it is a must, or it sounds tinny..

 

A good Aurender or Lumin streamer should sound as good as your CDs or better. Since Quboz has half a million high resolution albums… those should sound better.