Like mentioned in the other thread, QC sounds better not just different than all native apps I have experienced with except Volumio in Rivo plus. Anyone knows what is the rationale?
Can Qoboz Connect sound better than Qobuz viz Aurender Conductor?
Experience that does not make sense. In my system, streaming directly via Qoboz Connect produces better sound than streaming via Qoboz through Aurender Conductor app. Sound is more intense and liquid and soundstage is larger. (I dislike this lingo but in brief sound is more analog.) Does Quboz Connect somehow organize stream in a better way than other pathway? You would think Aurender would optimize its app for its streamers. Mine is an Aurender N150 that feeds a Berkeley Audio Design (BAD) Alpha USB 2, which in turn feeds a BAD Alpha Reference DAC 2. USB and AES/EBU cables are Audioquest Diamond. See my profile for description of entire system.
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@signaforce provides an explanation from Gemini AI in this thread; see his post. Peace. |
If it costs less and sounds wonderful to you, then I say stay with your approach. The thinking behind the opposite position is that the digital-to-digital conversion (DDC) that takes place in a streamer is (electronically) noisy and is best done outside of the enclosure where digital-to-analog conversion takes place. In an integrated amp, where multiple functions take place inside the single enclosure, adding one more function, i.e, DDC, into the mix may have a negligeable effect. |
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