Is it my streamer or does Audirvana sounds better?
Dear members,
I really need some help here with my digital front end. I tried 3 different streamers in the past 2 years( Bluesound node icon, hifi rose and Eversolo T8) and everytime I keep going back to Audirvana via my MacBook. Why is that if everyone keep saying ditch your computer? I am only using my MacBook for streaming audio
only( not for personal use) connected to my Garlubidor divinity r2r dac. The rest of my system is McIntosh C2600 preamp and McIntosh Mc452 amp. No matter what I do Audirvana sounds better to my ears. Is it my rusty ears? Is it my streamers? Any comment and idea will be highly appreciated.
Streamers are just networking computers that are optimized for audio and also made to look like audio components. Audirvana is a program that optimizes computers for audio by primarily by shutting down computer functions not essential for audio. I used Audirvana for a few years and sonically it was excellent. There is no reason to switch to a streamer if this works for you |
Thank you for confirming what I am hearing. I do not use the built in equalizer. All I am asking is if I am loosing sound quality by continuing to use my Mac and legacy Audirvana vs new streamers. As for my speakers, I am using Revival audio Atlante 5 and Cardas for cabling. Thanks again for all your inputs! |
Maybe your ears have adapted in such a way as anything new sounds worse? There is a lot of stuff going on in our brain that we don't understand. Auditory decipherment (word?) begins in the womb and has to be wildly complicated and subjective. My children swear my system sounds no better than their Bose ear buds and JBL bluetooth. Jealousy? Their ears have been conditioned since birth to hear only their phones? I don't know. |
Maybe your ears have adapted in such a way as anything new sounds worse? There is a lot of stuff going on in our brain that we don't understand. Auditory decipherment (word?) begins in the womb and has to be wildly complicated and subjective. My children swear my system sounds no better than their Bose ear buds and JBL bluetooth. Jealousy? Their ears have been conditioned since birth to hear only their phones? I don't know. |
@jpwarren58 very valid point. I just watched this video on you tube regarding Audirvana legacy I am using as well: https://youtu.be/Blt0yBymfdE?si=tBSfPNHY01DKtJNy |
