06-Jun-2021, 18:45
(This post was last modified: 06-Jun-2021, 18:47 by Taucher669.)
(06-Jun-2021, 15:55)Charcharius Wrote: Thanks for the informative posts!
A few questions - in this setup, are the Phantoms downsampling the signal to 48 kHz, or is the signal processing in the speakers bypassed? I’ve been tempted to go this way, as I find MQA intriguing.
Also, have you had issues with AirPlay 2 from Tidal on your iOS devices (I see you have Mac, so I’m speculating)? I don’t know if it’s my Tidal version or iOS 14.7 B2, but I can’t get Tidal on my Devialet’s via AirPlay. Apple Music works fine.
Sorry but I have no idea ... I just remember a discussion where it was suspected that the Phantoms optical input only supports 96KHz @24bit max. Or was it even only 48kHz??? Here I wanted to state that at least DIALOG supports 192 kHz @24bit. I don't think DIALOG is smart enough for downsampling so I guess the 192kHz signal is nailed straight through to the Phantoms.
Mac, yes, but I do not use airplay. My Mac (iMAC Pro 27") with Tidal/roon is connected by 5GHz WLAN but all the other devices Dialog, Node II, Phantoms are cabled over Gb Ethernet. It is by far the most stable connection for HighRes music streaming and since I can hide the network cables its a no-brainer for me. I never had drop-outs, timing- or connectivity problems.
4 x Gold Phantom via LAN, 2 x Silver Phantom via LAN, Dialog, Remote, Tidal HiFi (Masters/MQA), Bluesound node II (TOS-link to Dialog, MQA), Roon (Mac)
