Playing moderator here: Nobody has said what an expensive streamer does differently than a budget streamer.
Yes they have. Perhaps you just don't care for the explanations.
Help settle a streaming argument!
This is a SQ argument and is as follows- I argue if you connect your streamer to an outboard DAC the streamer does not matter it’s just serving the music to the outboard DAC to do the work. Therefore, buy a basic streamer. The other is that you need to buy a top quality streamer and DAC to get great SQ.
I liken it to cd players or the more pretentious cd transport argument- if the intent is to connect to outboard DAC the cd player doesn’t matter the outboard DAC DOES!
features and functionality aside! Thoughts…..
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@baylinor - your condescending answer will be dismissed! arrogance does not equate to knowledge or intelligence! |
p05129, It has been a while since I listened critically to streamers and the mode of transmission, but, I agree that Ethernet consistently outperformed asynchronous USB connection when I heard a comparison. While it does not seem to make sense that a streamer can make a whole lot of difference beyond a certain point of basic competence, it does matter. I have no idea why it is so, but, early on, I heard comparisons of the software managing streaming and NAS music files and some software truly sucked compared to others when it came to sound quality; how can that be? |
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