06-Mar-2015, 17:13
(06-Mar-2015, 15:11)amabrok Wrote:(06-Mar-2015, 14:41)GuillaumeB Wrote:(06-Mar-2015, 14:32)Confused Wrote: For me, this makes products like the Aria streamer or even the NAD M50 look interesting. Both of these offer AES/EBU output, at half or third of the price of the Aurender N10.
When I tested the Auralic Aries the USB output was considerably better than the AES/EBU output. I don't think the type of digital output necessarily guarantees anything, even if the Devialet's AES/EBU input is supposed to be the best qualitatively speaking. Only way to know is to test in your own system, hi-fi is always full of surprises as you know.
Guillaume
Hi Guillaume
This is indeed surprising. If you remember when I tested N1Z vs X100L vs Aries, I initially used the Aries with digital coax then later swapped to USB which was a lightyear ahead of coax. However I was expecting AES/EBU to sound at least on par with USB if not better
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It might.
Note that he has D800, and a different setup than yours.
D400; Stereolab Tombo Tron coaxial for master -> slave; Kubala-Sosna Elation interconnects, power, and speaker cables; Spendor D7 speakers; Bryston BDP-2 w. latest sound card & upgraded fuses; Bybee Stealth Power Purifier conditioner connected with IsoTek EVO3 Syncro SE to wall socket
