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What might pair well with a combined Laiv Harmony uDDC and Laiv DAC?

Beyond the title, not much to say. I am somewhat new to (some) digital equipment (though I have used it a lot at work in other realms, so some of the techno-babble sort of makes sense to me).

So I want to stream music (Qobuz) via a transport or streamer (DAC need not be part of it) to a DDC to a Laiv DAC (which arrives tomorrow!)(not the mini-DAC).

Other than the often-mentioned Rose RS130, can anyone comment on a streamer that would fit into this well? I think the uDDC opens the door to more inputs (it outputs as i2S or USB to the DAC).

Thanks.

Tim

timothy468
soix
10,098 posts
 

There’s the less expensive Innuos Pulse and the more expensive Aurender N200 that are worth exploring as well.  Best of luck. 

timothy468 OP
28 posts
 

Thanks for your ideas. I am looking forward to learning more about this realm and getting started!

jazzman7
360 posts
 

Just that with the Rose RS130 there would be no need for a DDC.

I currently go I2S from RS130 directly to Rockna Wavelight DAC.

 

mbolek
187 posts
 

Yes.   Rose 130 and many other transport/streamers (Airlens, Eversolo, Holo Red, Matrix, Volumino) provide a direct I2S connect to the Harmony.  

I feel that the I2S has provided one of the best audio improvements using my Harmony.

 

jackd
1,077 posts
 

The uDDC only outputs I2S nothing else.  With the price of the RS 130 I would look at one of the streamer companies with more mature software like Aurender, Auralic, Innuos or Lumin if you are going to use the streamers software.  

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