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| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @joes44 You can absolutely use the UDP-205 as a streamer. I've done this with my UDP-203 in the past. What you need to do is connect the Oppo to your network using either wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Go to the setup menu and test the internet connec... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @rubicon15 I found an image of the Lumin U2 Mini here (link) and it appears the compute module is hidden by the heatsink so it's not possible to know what the streamer is using unless you contact Lumin or remove the heatsink itself. If I had to ... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality Yeah, if there are no measurements you sure as hell can’t hear it. No, if there are no measurements, there’s no proof that you’re getting what you pay for. A claim such as ’lower noise’ can (and I think should) be verified and backed up with da... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality Second, I’ll put an Innuos Statement (or any Innuos streamer for that matter) up against the Raspberry Pi you use in your system 7 days a week and twice on Sunday. I would too because I bet in a blind listening test you’d be surprised at the... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @soix Better components? Let’s look at the Innuos Statement - a flagship streamer. What is the CPU they use? An Intel Quad Core N4200 - link Launch date of Q3 2016. This processor is a 7 year old design. Recommended customer price of $56.00. ... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality @soix Like I pointed out, a streamer is simply a small computer and it generates all the electromagnetic noise that a regular PC would generate. In fact, most use Linux as the base operating system and commodity compute modules / hardware for pr... | |
| Ethernet connection for best sound quality You don't need a streamer unless it's inconvenient for you to use the PC. A streamer is basically a small computer with some software installed to enable streaming. You could download this software yourself or enable it (depending on what OS is on... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? @hilde45 It’s interesting that the listening panel could detect differences between the players but couldn’t do so when they were connected to the same DAC via SPDIF. Personally, I wouldn’t mind having the same listening panel try to determine i... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? I liked this video and the comparison. The players were level matched using a voltmeter and the listening panel seemed to be skilled. These and other details show that there was some thought and care that went into this experiment. The conclus... | |
| YouTube / YouTube Music Streaming I have an Android phone and use BubbleUPnP to stream YouTube / YouTube Music to my Raspberry Pi 4 B running moOde. The Pi is connected to my DAC via USB. To set everything up, you first need to have a streamer that can act as a UPnP renderer. ... | |
| About ready to give up on Roon and my streamer @cooper52 Installing Volumio onto an SD card is pretty easy. You just need a PC or Mac, a memory card reader (I use this one) and the Raspberry Pi Imager utility which can be downloaded here. The imager is nice because it lets you choose you... | |
| Problems with the IFI Zen Stream.. What's a better Alternative? @dbb Have you tried performing a factory reset? Make sure to follow the directions in the manual. Also - have you tested the ports that the iFi's are connected to with a PC or other device just to make sure that the router / switch is ok? | |
| Upgrade thoughts @kerrybh A couple of things you could try: Experiment with speaker placement / toe-in - angling in the speaker towards your listening position could yield the smidge more detail you're seeking. Sitting closer to the speakers could make the s... | |
| Digital music questions @femoore12 @cmb13 If you're connecting the Macbook via USB to the McIntosh, then the McIntosh is decoding the audio data. What's happening is unfortunately it seems the Apple Music app isn't switching the sampling rate automatically. You can swi... | |
| Digital music questions @jetter Thanks - I appreciate the comment. @ghdprentice I can accept the fact that people hear differences when using different streamers in their setup. However, in most (if not virtually all) these cases, I don't think it's the streamer ... |