24-Apr-2019, 21:12
I follow DC for quite a while with great interest. This is my first serious post.
My present set up to stream Qobuz Studio (High-res subscription) is via Google Chrome Cast Audio and optical to my Dev 440 CI and IPad + Qubuz app as remote. Sound quality is pretty OK. However, after last FW update by Google, CCA doesn't always process high-resolution of 24bit/96khz anymore. Above was never possible. Further, GCA will no longer be supported. I have been looking at Raspberry PI + various HAT solutions and to all kind of high quality bridge streamers with "interesting" price tags. Looking at the simplicity of the hardware of both Raspberry+HAT-low jitter streamers and GCA, I wonder whether the Core Infinity hardware + some Linux programming has the potential of a high quality streamer-bridge? Does someone know? If so, any idea if Devialet has planned this?
Note: I have tried Qobus / Roon via "Roon-ready" implementation running Roon core on a powerful PC, but found upper mids too harsh / dominant. Also sound quality via MConnect player is worse (less dynamic and limited 3D) compared to the GCA.
Thanks for your replies!
Rob
My present set up to stream Qobuz Studio (High-res subscription) is via Google Chrome Cast Audio and optical to my Dev 440 CI and IPad + Qubuz app as remote. Sound quality is pretty OK. However, after last FW update by Google, CCA doesn't always process high-resolution of 24bit/96khz anymore. Above was never possible. Further, GCA will no longer be supported. I have been looking at Raspberry PI + various HAT solutions and to all kind of high quality bridge streamers with "interesting" price tags. Looking at the simplicity of the hardware of both Raspberry+HAT-low jitter streamers and GCA, I wonder whether the Core Infinity hardware + some Linux programming has the potential of a high quality streamer-bridge? Does someone know? If so, any idea if Devialet has planned this?
Note: I have tried Qobus / Roon via "Roon-ready" implementation running Roon core on a powerful PC, but found upper mids too harsh / dominant. Also sound quality via MConnect player is worse (less dynamic and limited 3D) compared to the GCA.
Thanks for your replies!
Rob
Devialet 440 CI Pro; AudioQuest Castle Rock; Bowers & Wilkins 801D4; Auralic Aries G1 with Hoerwege power supply, CD Player Meridian 507; Qobuz Studio
