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| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @stievus Oh really? I wasn't aware of that. | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @stievus He he, I love France and visit many times but unfortunately I don't speak enough French to communicate. I have seen the KronosAV DSS2 but I have left the UK sometime ago and now leave in my country of origin (Greece) and as you know since... | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @mahler123 I too much prefer FireWire to USB for audio, I still have a PCIe FireWire card in a decent music server and it connects to the Weiss :) | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @stievus Yes, I realize it is a somewhat basic streamer with no bells and whistles. I am ok with this, I am more interested in the sound quality more than anything else. I am not saying I don't like a big display like the HIfi Rose RS130, or a mor... | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @stievus Thanks again! | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @stievus Thank you very much for the reply. As I said I am very temped to get either the LeStreamer or the DSS1. Do you need to connect a server/PC to the Metronome in order to stream Qobuz/ Tidal? How do you control the Metronome? Also have you c... | |
| Battle of the Older DAC I still use an old Weiss DAC202 and i am perfectly happy with it. The only reason to change it will be to get a different sound, otherwise I have no desire to do so. | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! @ozzy Have a look at the following two threads, the first one is massive and has been going on for years https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/24002-optical-network-configurations/page/143/#comments https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/69... | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! @jimboman Perhaps an Etherregen or an Sonore optical Module? How are you connected to the Cisco 2960? What is your network structure? | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! @jimboman James, yes the Finisar modules seem to be one of the most popular. Get LC modules perhaps something like FTLF1318P3BTL or if you like to try AOC (Active Optical Cable) then the Cisco SFP-10G-AOC5M or similar, but please do check compatib... | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! @jimboman Sorry for the late reply. The thread that @bill_k mentioned is the correct one. It is a good one but it can be confusing as there are conflicting information sometimes. There is also a spin off thread on the same site about DACs (not D... | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! Btw SFP is very old technology in networks, only in audio is relatively new. | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! @maxwave There is a lot of confusion between SFP and SFP+. For audio there is absolutely no need for SFP+, the only thing that SFP+ MAY help is the extremely tight jitter specification of the protocol. There is no conclusion that SFP+ is better th... | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! Unfortunately not all SFPs work with all switches/converters. You should adhere to the recommended list of SFPs of the switch manufacturers. Cisco's typically require the SFP (Eprom) to be programmed so that the switch reads it. There is a huge th... | |
| why expensive streamers As @cleeds said most streaming services use TCP/IP protocol which delivers bit perfect data/files. Now why streamers sound different (if they do) is another story. |