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I have been streaming directly from my Roon server to the Expert Pro for a long time. it seems to work well and I’m happy with the results.
I’ve gone down the rabbit hole on the web with building a Pi based streamer. Gabster and others on YouTube talk about building a streamer (and DAC) and have designs and build kits. This really appeals to the geek in me but I’m wondering what the results were for people that added a streamer to the mix?
If you use your system with a streamer can you tell me why you went that direction rather than streaming direct? What changes or improvements did you get?
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Hello
In my experience with a devialet 250 pro ci, a substantial improvement is possible with a DDC reclocking and feeding the Devialet with AES.
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Have a look at this for ideas on making your own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvu_doQfAI0&t=933s
I've tried and ordered a Holo Audio RED to go into the AES/EBU input and it definitely improves on the USB connection I've used for years. Ethernet doesn't even play in the same league.
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(22-Jan-2024, 21:41)markush Wrote: The Holo Audio Red is great! As @Pim mentioned via AES/EBU perfect match also for Devialet.
You can even run it in HQPlayer NAA mode with upsampling to 192/24 PCM to further improve things.
The problem is getting one. I ordered mine in August if I remember correctly. Still waiting.
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Did you talk with magnahifi?
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I ordered Red today from Magna. They had those in stock.
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Hi
I have problems with streaming Hi Res tracks from Qobuz directly to my Expert 250 Pro with the UPnP protocol and with the MConnect application from my IPad : many cuts from 2 to 5 seconds or even switch to the next track.
I saw that many members encounter the same problem without a clear solution. I don’t want to use Devialet Air because the Wi Fi connection degrades the quality of the flow.
I was wondering to use an external streamer (a SOtM SMS 200 Ultra Neo) plugged to the USB input.
Is that a good idea ?
Thanks for your answers
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Get better router. Qobuz through UPnP must work just fine.
The only downside comes with limited flac support - seek doesn't work without transcoding.
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Try JPlay app which is the best option to stream from Qobuz.
