02-Jul-2018, 09:24
Hello,
I dont know if the title is correct, but here is an observation I noticed in my system, but I dont know if its related to bitrates or DAC, so bear with me please as I explain my setup below.
AMP: Expert Pro 220 Core upgraded
Player: DIY streamer Raspberry PI + Audiophonics V3 Sabre TCXO (ES9023 DAC) running Volumio distro
Server: Synology NAS, storing the music library, running Minimserver, and BubbleUPNP Server as Open Home render
Control Point: Lumin app.
Connection: Player > RCA > LINE IN on Devialet
I created multiple play setups, both for Devialet Air, and Open Home Renderers
Renderer 1 (R1): ExpertPro, which plays over UPNP, Source UPNP
Renderer 2 (R2): Volumio, which plays over UPNP, Source LINE
Also I play using Devialet Air, Source AIR
Now, here is my observation with those different playing setups
I was playing Draw your Swords by Angus Stone from Tidal and their was no down sampling involved as per my knowledge as reported by the application and it was playing on 16bit.
On R1: the soundstage was worst
On Air: the soundstage got better
On R2: the soundstage blew my mind, it was very wide and spacious.
Question is how come I am getting different results as I was under the impression that analog conversion is part of the ADH process?
Appreciate your comments
I dont know if the title is correct, but here is an observation I noticed in my system, but I dont know if its related to bitrates or DAC, so bear with me please as I explain my setup below.
AMP: Expert Pro 220 Core upgraded
Player: DIY streamer Raspberry PI + Audiophonics V3 Sabre TCXO (ES9023 DAC) running Volumio distro
Server: Synology NAS, storing the music library, running Minimserver, and BubbleUPNP Server as Open Home render
Control Point: Lumin app.
Connection: Player > RCA > LINE IN on Devialet
I created multiple play setups, both for Devialet Air, and Open Home Renderers
Renderer 1 (R1): ExpertPro, which plays over UPNP, Source UPNP
Renderer 2 (R2): Volumio, which plays over UPNP, Source LINE
Also I play using Devialet Air, Source AIR
Now, here is my observation with those different playing setups
I was playing Draw your Swords by Angus Stone from Tidal and their was no down sampling involved as per my knowledge as reported by the application and it was playing on 16bit.
On R1: the soundstage was worst
On Air: the soundstage got better
On R2: the soundstage blew my mind, it was very wide and spacious.
Question is how come I am getting different results as I was under the impression that analog conversion is part of the ADH process?
Appreciate your comments
