@milpai The T+A DAC200 is essentially two DACs (PCM and DSD) in one, so a very good choice in this scenario. Plus, it looks great!
Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source?
I rarely see any audiophile talking about streaming audio digital sources from a computer. I understand MacBook can accept native lossless formats form all the various platforms, and it can store unlimited music files in any format, so supposedly it’s the best source, and the digital file is the most purest before it’s fed to the dac. Anyone compared the sound quality of computer vs other audio streamer?
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@impaler $ 238.70 over 1k here is a Lumin D2 Network Streamer; Upgraded Sbooster Linear PSU. Try Qobuz (and don't look back). |
Streamers or computers absolutely benefit from a DDC or reclocker USB to DDC input., for even with a small LPS power supply from a streamer ,it’s not as good as even a basic $550 DDC , the better ones even have Oven clocks ,which are better then in most dacs and if possible run I2S cable for the best signal input . |
If you already own a DAC that has a good clock, galvanic isolation and all the I/O ports you want, you don’t really need a DDC. On the other hand a good DDC can mean a new lease on life to a vintage DAC you love. If your DAC is just old or middling, upgrading to a good newer one might cost less than adding a DDC. I kind of feel like the less boxes, the less interconnects, the better off I am, generally speaking at least. |
Why ask this to a group that uses usb to the dac? The sound is already compromised by using usb. What do you think your streamer is? It’s a computer running probably a tainted Linux version. You think Linux is better than OS X? Try again. Some manufacturers think by eliminating all diagnostics from the OS it will run better. This might have been true 40 years ago but with today’s arm processors running trillions of operations a second (15.8 trillion operations for an older Apple M2 processor), you won’t see any difference. The software you run on the computer makes the biggest difference after you stop using usb. Download Roon or audirvana and run it on a computer running a flavor of OS to your liking and you will hear differences between the software. Audirvana was better than Roon but Roon has caught up but I just can’t accept going backwards using the gui of Audirvana over Roon |
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