I’ve been down this path a few times. Ended up with Roon (meta data manager and music search engine and catalog, Qobuz, Bricasti w/ network card and Small Green Computer (dedicated music server). The SGC solved all my network interrupts and latency issues and offered a great solution for storing and integrating my music collection. Roon is managed but SGC, Bricasti serves as steamer / renderer. There are a lot of great DAC’s out there. You have a wonderful system and I suspect you will take some time to land on the DAC that fulfills your tastes. Enjoy the journey. Access to all the artists and music available on Qobuz and the ability to search, store build playlists and the convenience will make it all worth while.
Streaming Services
Hello, Folks -
In an attempt to (somewhat) get with the times, I am incorporating streaming as a source in my audio system.
In my research I’ve seen that sound quality varies among the providers.
I’m looking for a provider suggestion. A service that you feel has high sound quality.
For the most part this would be for classical music. Some classic rock and jazz would be a plus.
I’m a fuddy duddy with my equipment and am not looking to change anything out. What I have:
Conrad Johnson HD3 USB DAC
Conrad Johnson Premier 16LS Preamp
Conrad Johnson Premier 12 Mono Block Power Amps
Vandersteen Quattro Loudspeakers
PGS interconnects
MacBook Pro
Any suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much for reading my post.
Regards,
Randy