Roon is garbage.
Improving on the stream of a combined streamer dac
I recently (foolishly) compared the streamed sound of my Electrocompanient
ECM 1 Mk II to internally stored digital downloads on the same ( ie not stored in my Small Green Computer server). I was surprised how much better the downloaded files sounded. Perhaps, I was naive to think otherwise. So, I started looking at old audiogon threads to see if I could figure a quick and easy fix to up the sound of the streamer but found little that made sense or was affordable. My question is whether I should continue to search, or if I should take it for what its worth and just listen to the music. The rest of my digital front end: Small Green computer server, a Trendnet unmanaged switch and the ECM. I use a Luna Orange ethernet cable from switch to ECM and a Purist Audio cable to the SGC. Thanks for your advice and happy holidays to all.
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@cbowie88 start a thread. You’ll get plenty of suggestions |
@cbowie88 I went through a few DACs in the last few years. I can always recommend the Schiit Yggi+ OG DAC that is no longer available but can be found used (also known as the A2 model). This DAC can be obtained for under $2k and as good as DACs I have owned up to $15k. I recently sold it and knew I was giving up a gem. I have not heard this DAC, but I will get it shipped to me next week. It is my old Schiit Yggi+ MIB DAC upgraded to the new Schiit Byggy (or Singular). It is supposedly the best DAC Schiit has done. Mike Moffet the DAC designer at Schiit is someone with a great history in digital. However, once I test out the functionality of the Byggy it will be sold. My next recommendation is for a DAC at ANY price. It is the new Imersiv D-1 DAC. which is astonishingly good. Measures better than any DAC ever made. A description like that sounds fatiguing but it is not, not tube wet like an Allnic but I like it even better. I have been listening to this thing at least 12 hours a day since the beginning of December. Check out these comments by people more knowledgeable than me. It is ridiculous how good this is compared to other DACs and the biggest jump my system ever took. Note: the D-1 should go direct into an amp, otherwise, it is a bit of a waste. |
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