@philjolet - was it Deezer HiFi (16-bit 1,411 kbps)?
Spotify only goes to 320.
Spotify only goes to 320.
Educate me on music streamers, please.
I just recently started a trial of Roon, Audirvana, Tidal, Deezer, Qobuz and Spotify. In the past, I just played FLACs on Foobar or streamed on Google Play.
Roon and Audirvana are pretty cool and I like that you can add Tidal and Qobuz but you can't add Deezer (I really like Deezer's Flow). I don't like that I can't stream Deezer to my Raspberry Pi with RopieeeXL.
So, I was thinking that maybe a music streamer that has all of these services would be a good idea. Anyone have one they like? Do they have their own "sound"? I have a DAC - so would the DAC sound change whatever comes out of the streamer?
Sorry for the basic questions. I appreciate any help.
Roon and Audirvana are pretty cool and I like that you can add Tidal and Qobuz but you can't add Deezer (I really like Deezer's Flow). I don't like that I can't stream Deezer to my Raspberry Pi with RopieeeXL.
So, I was thinking that maybe a music streamer that has all of these services would be a good idea. Anyone have one they like? Do they have their own "sound"? I have a DAC - so would the DAC sound change whatever comes out of the streamer?
Sorry for the basic questions. I appreciate any help.
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I use the bridge II with my ps audio ds sr dac. Usb is flawed, use either Ethernet or i2s to a dac for best sound. Using Ethernet, your dac becomes an endpoint. You also don’t need a server/streamer in your audio room, keep the server in a different room. I used Audirvana for years, then went to Roon the last couple of years. I have heard the new audirvana MIGHT be a little bit better sounding than roon, but I have 6 Roon endpoints in my house, and the last I saw of audirvana’s interface, Roon is far superior |
Just received and set up the Node 2i. So far, love it! It's great having everything in one place, the interface isn't bad and it sounds pretty good to me. Especially happy that it streams Deezer since I couldn't send their stream to my Raspberry Pi. Look forward to researching some of the upgrades available for the Node 2i. |
soundchasr OP Congratulations! I just switched over from analog to digital streaming a few months ago (good timing, that). I dipped my toes in the water with a Bluesound Node 2i, using only Qobuz, and enjoyed it immensely. I upgraded to the PowerNode 2i because we planned to have the streamer in the living room of our new place and my wife was happier with the smaller footprint. For such a small unit, and a low price point, both the Node 2i and PowerNode 2i are a phenomenal value and a great intro to streaming. BTW, if you are into home theater, the PowerNode 2i has HDMI inputs. |
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