mgrif104
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| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound Ghjuvanni: you’re making a claim that the streamer doesn’t make a difference. Fine, but you’re also using 3 examples that are all relatively simple and are budget driven solutions - and unlikely to reveal differences. As stated before, I found at... | |
| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound Chorus,I have three streamers in different systems and have been able to do direct comparisons of each. I have the Bluesound Node 2i, and Aurender N100H, and and Auralic Aries G2. The Aurender is audibly better than the Node 2i and the G2 is au... | |
| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound I’m in danger of sounding like a broken record on this issue, but in my experience, the streamer/server is at least as important as the DAC and likely more so. I enjoyed a greater improvement in sound quality by improving the streamer than I did f... | |
| Bricasti M1 vs new M3 Ddafoe: please do try a higher performance streamer. I think you might be very pleasantly surprised. My own experience showed me that I got a bigger improvement in performance from a better streamer than from a better DAC. I Also know I’m not t... | |
| Roon vs the world (streaming software) I purchased an annual subscription of Roon. It’s about to expire and I won’t be renewing. There’s no question that Roon offers the best user experience - best GUI, library management etc. But, Auralic’s conductor app is also quite good. Auralic’... | |
| Upping my digital game Hi Zavato,I used to use a stripped down Mac Mini as my server into my DAC. It worked well and I thought it sounded pretty good. I optimized it in all ways suggested for improved audio performance. Nevertheless, I ended up purchasing an Aurender ... | |
| Lumin or Aurender Larry5729,I have a Bluesound Node 2i in one system. I also have an Aurender N100H and an Auralic Aries G2 in other systems. For fun, I compared them directly in the same system using the same cables. While tonally they sound similar, there is a ... | |
| Lumin or Aurender While I have gone the completely digital route, I would be highly skeptical of anyone who claimed no real difference between vinyl and digital. They don’t sound the same, though digital can sound very, very good. The M10 is intriguing - do you w... | |
| What do I do with this Auralic? I’d be seriously interested in buying your paperweight...You actually need to pair it with a server - the Vega G2 is only a streamer/DAC. It was designed that way to pair with another device in order to have server (network files) available. Let ... | |
| Sonus Faber Olympica 3 or Olympica Nova 2 ? Everyone brings their own biases to these discussions- me included. The OP didn’t ask for recommendations on other brands. Nevertheless, I’m sure they’d be well received if offered genuinely. On the other hand, recommendations are frequently offe... | |
| Sonus Faber Olympica 3 or Olympica Nova 2 ? Janosik,I’m pretty familiar with the Olympica 3 - they were on my short list. Though they’re wonderful speakers, I didn’t get them because they weren’t a good fit for my room. I haven’t heard the Nova 2, but it seems reasonable to assume they ar... | |
| Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC? I’m enjoying this thread. Interestingly, I posed a related question elsewhere about which might have more impact - server/streamer or DAC. While I subscribe to the notion that everything makes a difference, I’ve also concluded that, In my experi... | |
| Sound quality of Roon vs. Lighting audphile1 - thanks for the feedback. Now that I’ve been using LDS more, it’s pretty clear that it sounds better than Roon. Re the interface - no question Roon is better in that regard. However, like you, sound is more important to me so I’m goin... | |
| Can we talk streamers based on UI rather then SQ? Flavo: you make fair points. However, I was assuming that you’d prefer to find a solution for $150/year rather than pay $2k+ for a new solution. Since you’re self described as being cheap - and having problems with keeping connected to your libra... | |
| PC based Streaming sound quality You’ll find that this has been discussed extensively in various threads so it might be helpful to look through this digital forum for additional info. But, yes - the general consensus is that a dedicated streamer is significantly better than a PC... |