20-Jul-2019, 22:04
(20-Jul-2019, 15:27)chungjh Wrote: I am new to this chat room. I recently got the D220 expert pro core and Dynaudio C1 platinum speakers. I have a couple of questions regarding connections.
1. I am streaming Tidal via USB from my Mac laptop. I was told that USB degrades music quality and that I should get a USB/SPDIF converter. Berkeley Audio sells Alpha USB for $2000. Is this worth the money? Is this the weak link in my system?
2. If SPDIF is better, which cable do you recommend?
3. Some people recommend connecting ethernet into Devialet. How do you control the music choice if it is not going through a streamer or a laptop?
I would appreciate any thoughts on these questions.
1- I think USB is better than SPDIF and I personally prefer ethernet to USB. I tend to be suspicious about converters of any kind though I have used a USB to ethernet converter. Where possible I would always try to avoid using a converter.
2- No comment.
3- You use an application to control music choice. When you're streaming Tidal from your laptop via USB, you're probably using the Tidal app. USB is like a road on which the signal travels from your computer to your Devialet and ethernet is just a different road it can use. You control the music choice the same way whether you're using ethernet or USB
Roon Nucleus+, Devilalet Expert 140 Pro CI, Focal Sopra 2, PS Audio P12, Keces P8 LPS, Uptone Audio EtherREGEN with optical fibre link to my router, Shunyata Alpha NR and Sigma NR power cables, Shunyata Sigma ethernet cables, Shunyata Alpha V2 speaker cables, Grand Prix Audio Monaco rack, RealTRAPS acoustic treatment.
Brisbane, Qld, Australia
