06-May-2018, 13:50
(06-May-2018, 09:42)Vivialet Wrote: [...] always likes Wifi better. That was already the case before I had upgraded to Pro. [...] Maybe this is the reason, with Wifi there is mory dynamics, more air and clearness. Only downside is that 24/192 is downsampled. But I only have 3 or 4 records in this format which I hardly ever listen to. [...]
Same here with direct WiFi.
I only listen to CD rips (bit perfect) and streaming (Spotify and Tidal) so I am not impacted by fixed output for 24/192.
Best possible quality is from Devialet’s IOS control app over direct WiFi (no WiFi router/switch on transmission path). It was the same before Pro upgrade.
Compared that to ITunes and Roon on Mac over Air (Ethernet and WiFi through router/switch) as well as Raspberry Pi3 with HiFiBerry (SPDIF output). I believe the best quality from the control app is due to IOS having low digital noise (limited user-level multitasking) and direct WiFi helps with electric isolation.
Fanless HdPlex (HQPlayer) -> Merging Hapi -> Genelec 8351B