Innuos supports squeeze if I’m not mistaking.
Also, you’re more likely to get a higher quality streamer as a dedicated unit and not a streamer/dac combo. Keep it separated
Streamer Fidelity: Aurender N200 vs A200 and Lumin U2 vs T3
Has anyone compared the streamer fidelity of an Aurender N200 vs A200, and/or Lumin U2 vs T3? I am interested in knowing how close or how far are the streamers only, in terms of audio fidelity, for these two sets of units. Based on price alone one would think the pure streamers have better fidelity, and that's why I was hoping to hear from users who have done actual comparisons in their own systems. I know comparisons will be subjective and system/room/ear dependent, and I am still interested :) One of the reasons for asking is that the streamer/dac units have better prices in the used market. Of course Aurender and Lumin are different types of products, and the purpose of this thread is not to compare the differences between them.
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@audphile1 I agree that dedicated is better. My thinking behind this thread was that if the streamer/dac units were "close enough" (which of course is very subjective) to the streamer only units, then maybe due to the lower used prices of the former I could find something that would work well with my budget. |
It was the U2 mini i believe, it was i think $3500ish Canadian$ so around $2500USD if my memory serves, great for for the money bested the Aurender from my perspective at half the cost. Easier App to use as well. In store demo did not overly justify the upgrade to the more expensive Lumin’s IMO, that was on a Chord electronics and Focal Sopra system. Not my cup of tea the Focal’s, but reveling none the less. But really we are splitting hairs here they all sound similar specially if your DAC is good. This is why I’m recommending people find a streamer they like the operation/app/etc as that seems to be the over riding long term satisfaction parameter. Sound is subjective and minimum from my experience, once you get above the entry level streamers anyway. |
@glennewdick Good to hear that the U2 mini is no slouch - used prices are not crazy, good feature set, and external power supply could be a good future update. Good point that for streamer fidelity, once you get to a certain level, diminishing returns kick in. Of course, this applies to all audio equipment :) And once I find that, also good point that it makes sense to pick the one that has the best software and usability. On this forum member's systems go from the most basic to the incredibly expensive, so that "certain level" of fidelity is different for all of us. |
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