01-Apr-2017, 19:32
In my personal quest for SQ (above convenience) it's quite funny that you just posted your findings. As I mentioned in the other thread, I also realised just earlier this week that my MSB UMT still sounds better than any streaming that I have tried so far. Currently HQPlayer+NAA, no Mutec yet. The lower SQ I attribute to the lower quality of the USB input on the Devialet compared to AES/EBU. I am not sure whether I should invest more in the streaming route at all.
On the convenience: yes, it's there. At the same time having put a CD in the tray and having pressed the play button and having listened to the end of the CD was quite an experience yesterday, rather than fiddling through different tracks on the iPad remote app. I started streaming once many years ago and thought it was kind of the fast food version of listening to music and went back to CD and even LP. I'm inclined to think a bit that way again.
On the convenience: yes, it's there. At the same time having put a CD in the tray and having pressed the play button and having listened to the end of the CD was quite an experience yesterday, rather than fiddling through different tracks on the iPad remote app. I started streaming once many years ago and thought it was kind of the fast food version of listening to music and went back to CD and even LP. I'm inclined to think a bit that way again.
Win10/HQPlayer / Roon - Uptone Audio Etherregen switch / SOtM-SMS-200 ultra with clock input - Mutec REF 10 clock for the switch and the streamer - Denafrips GAIA DCC - Devialet D800 - YG Acoustics Carmel - Dual Elac SUB-2090
power supplies: Uptone JS-2, SOtM SPS-500
