How important is an LCD screen on your streamer?
Hi, All,
Just curious of the importance to you of having a screen display on your streamer? For me, it's critical. I would not purchase a streamer without one...As much great press as the Innuous and Aurender's get they don't seem to prioritize a display screen?
@centralaveguy same same man! LOVE my Eversolo DMP-A6 Master! I added the TP Power Supply and that really added another level to it. I agree that some serious listening sessions later at night when the screen times out I will leave it off. But I’d say the majority I do have it on…
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Thank you for bringing this topic up! I have my own form of ADD and like bright and shiny things. I also note that some streamers that are thought to be "better" (always subject to debate here) have lovely OLED screens. They visually appeal to me - and that is not that minimal in consequence to me. When I look at folks systems, the ones that appeal to me *look* good - I am not interested in a cluttered and ugly setup in a messy home. The visuals of what our setup looks like seems important on some level. That said, though, the Innuos Sense system or Roon, or QoBuz all provide a lovely interface to queue up music, and something on a tablet or cell phone seems to be of more value - to me - than the same setup sitting across the room on a postcard sized screen. Sometimes, I think I accept stuff I do not want, to get that which I do want. If I was determined to own a HiFi Rose 130 I would be accepting the screen to get the hardware/software setup. Same for the upcoming Laiv Harmony NET2 (similar size screen coming). So I may end up with something (a screen) I do not need to get that which I want. Reminds me of the terrific NPR show "Car Talk" with Tom and Ray Magliozzi. Their frequently recommended fix for a warning light on the dashboard was to tape it over with a piece of electrical tape. Perhaps I could cover up an OLED screen with a postcard, whereas those without a screen could also tape on a postcard to feel like they too have a screen! Win Win! |
Cosmetics ended up being the deal breaker for me, I narrowed my choices down to Aurrender and HiFIRose RS130, very happy with my final decision as I love seeing the beautiful display, needed Roon which Aurrender doesn’t support and use my Rose as a media server for movie streaming as well as music. Do not regret decision and 2.5 years in would make same choice again for sure without hesitation. |
It depends on the use case. I have a screen (Hifi Rose) in one of my systems that I use in a near field situation. It is really handy to have it right there to navigate things. My main rig for a while used the Rockna Wavelight Server which is headless. I never missed having a display. Now I swapped that out for a Rockna Wavedream Reference which is the integrated streaming DAC. It does have a display, but mostly for the DAC stuff. |
