USB vs Wi Fi

[chungjh]

My experience is that a USB stick plugged directly into my Auralic Aries, and connected to my Devialet 440 pro directly sounds so much better than streaming the same music over my network via wifi or ethernet. I was hoping it would be great so I could remove the Auralic but it took about 10 minutes of listening to realise how dreadful the network streaming sounds and that I have the keep the Auralic!

Laura

How did you connect Auralic to 440 pro? Have you ever directly connected your laptop to 440 via USB cable?

BTW, is your 440 pro upgraded to core infinity?

Hi, my 440 is Core Infinity yes. I’m connecting the Auralic to the Devialet via USB cable. I have not tried direct USB connection from a laptop, I streamed using AIR from my iMac and it wasn’t too good, then tried streaming via the Auralic from a USB stick plugged into my router, better but still subpar. Used the same USB stick in the back of the Auralic and it sounded great!

Hi, you have a very nice system. Is your Auralic G1 or G2? According to Berkeley Audio, S/P DIF or AES is better than USB interconnect. I wonder if your SQ could improve even more with the other cables. Just a thought.