I've been going back and forth between the bridge and the usb input fed by a microRendu and LPS-1 and while they are very close, I think I prefer the sound through the usb input. The difference I'm hearing is a little bit more tonal density and liquid smoothness through the usb fed by the microRendu. It is a very close call though. Of course if you care about MQA you'll only get the full unfold by feeding the dac over ethernet into the Bridge II. I have noticed NO functional difficulties with either the dac or the bridge II. I just prefer the sound of the usb fed by the microRendu.
Streaming Quality Test - Lumin U1 vs. PS Audio Direcstream DAC vs Bridge II
I recently acquired a Lumin U1 Network Player (no internal DAC) and have it connected to a Directstream DAC via USB. I have A/B tested the U1 and the Direcstream DAC w/Bridge II by simultaneously streaming the same DSD file on the U1 and the Bridge II and used the Direcstream remote to switch inputs between the USB and Bridge II connections. Bottom line, my initial reaction is I don’t here a perceivable difference in sound.
Anybody else compare these two devices or are surprised by this initial test?
I really like the U1, but it doesn’t make financial sense to have it in my system I’m not getting a substantial increase in the quality of the sound.
Anybody else compare these two devices or are surprised by this initial test?
I really like the U1, but it doesn’t make financial sense to have it in my system I’m not getting a substantial increase in the quality of the sound.