Can Qoboz Connect sound better than Qobuz viz Aurender Conductor?

@signaforce provides an explanation from Gemini AI in this thread; see his post.

Peace.

 I disconnected my Aurender N150 and plan to sell it. Streaming via QC directly to my Lyngdorf 3400 amp which has both Tidal Connect and Qobuz Connect as inputs.  Sounds wonderful. My thought - why go through more intermediary electronics which might add/subtract stuff when I can go direct?

Cheers!

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.

You guys enjoy your Qobuz connect. I will sit here and wait for the software update which should give us this option on my Antipodes that "should be available mid 2025". 

I have done a demo in my own room comparing Cambridge Stream Magic, Qobuz Connect and JPlay. I have done similar demos in other systems. 

My quick learning is that Qobuz Connect sounds better than the software used by any streaming manufacture. I also feel Qobuz Connect consistently sounds better than Roon. 

In the demos I have done, JPlay sounded better than Qobuz Connect. Not enough for me to bother switching, but easily enough to say with confidence that if you really want the best streaming software, I would strongly suggest you explore JPlay or other 3rd party software solutions beyond Roon.