why expensive streamers


@soix and others

I am unclear about the effect on sound of streamers (prior to getting to the dac). Audio (even hi-res) has so little information content relative to the mega and giga bit communication and processing speeds (bandwidth, BW) and cheap buffering supported by modern electronics that it seems that any relatively cheap piece of electronics would never lose an audio bit. 

Here is why. Because of the huge amount of BW relative to the BW needs of audio, you can send the same audio chunk 100 times and use a bit checking algorithm (they call this "check sum") to make sure just one of these sets is correct. With this approach you would be assured that the correct bits would be transfered. This high accuracy rate would mean perfect audio bit transfer. 

What am I missing? Why are people spending 1000's on streamers?

thx

 

128x128delmatae

Showing 1 response by audiotroy

we are server and streamer specialists:

 

we have been specializing in streaming for many years

first we  were using a high performance Sony desktop and a mac mini and  various laptops

we were running Jriver.

the pcs were always a pain due to sleeping pc updates and other pc issues

then came auralic a nice streamer the aurender and the Naim uniti core.

then a super windows based SOTM server a custom pc outboard power supply and  high end USB card.

the Innous which sounded the best vs any other device and as ou went up the line the more expensive Innous models sounded far superior to the lower models.

we also tried a Laufer Technik memory player and Batis .

a few years ago we discovered the 432EVO servers from Belgium

 

long story short the evos sounded better the the Innous servers and were the best we eve had in the shop.

 

Dave and Troy

audio Intellect NJ.

streaming specialists.