Hey Folks,
I'm blasphemously trying to build (as close as I can to) an "audiophile grade" solution for digitally streaming my turntable.
I have an Apogee Element 88 audio interface connected to active speakers via a Mac workstation on one end of the room. Waaay over the other side of the room is my turntable (a Rega P3 with Exact cartridge).
What I'm wanting to do is stream the turntable to the speakers whilst minimising the deleterious fidelity munching components along the chain as much as possible.
The DAC in the Apogee interface is to my liking so I'd like to terminate the digital path there. Currently I have a Bluetooth aptX (HD/Adaptive) receiver going into the Apogee interface via optical in. So far so good.
I have purchased (but not yet received) a Pro-Ject Phono Box E BT5 (it's the Pro-Ject Phono Box but with an aptX transmitter built in). The intention was to use this to stream the aptX HD signal straight from the phono pre to the receiver and call it job done.
However, upon reading the lacklustre review of the standard Pro-Ject Phono Box here on this forum, I am now wondering if that piece of kit will be the weakest link in my proposed solution. I don't believe it's a head turning phono stage as it is, and further to this I'm not sure that the AD converter housed in it will be anything to write home about either.
So I'm now thinking about returning it and investing in a quality standalone phono stage (Rega Fono Mk5) and finding another solution to convert its analogue signal to digital before shipping it over to the Apogee converter on the other side of the room.
So my long winded question is, is there a high quality AD box that can transmit aptX HD or LDAC while also providing a line out that can connect to a headphone amp, for pure analogue listening purposes via headphones.
If such a device exists and is of good quality I'd love to hear about it!
Many thanks in advance
Cheers
I'm blasphemously trying to build (as close as I can to) an "audiophile grade" solution for digitally streaming my turntable.
I have an Apogee Element 88 audio interface connected to active speakers via a Mac workstation on one end of the room. Waaay over the other side of the room is my turntable (a Rega P3 with Exact cartridge).
What I'm wanting to do is stream the turntable to the speakers whilst minimising the deleterious fidelity munching components along the chain as much as possible.
The DAC in the Apogee interface is to my liking so I'd like to terminate the digital path there. Currently I have a Bluetooth aptX (HD/Adaptive) receiver going into the Apogee interface via optical in. So far so good.
I have purchased (but not yet received) a Pro-Ject Phono Box E BT5 (it's the Pro-Ject Phono Box but with an aptX transmitter built in). The intention was to use this to stream the aptX HD signal straight from the phono pre to the receiver and call it job done.
However, upon reading the lacklustre review of the standard Pro-Ject Phono Box here on this forum, I am now wondering if that piece of kit will be the weakest link in my proposed solution. I don't believe it's a head turning phono stage as it is, and further to this I'm not sure that the AD converter housed in it will be anything to write home about either.
So I'm now thinking about returning it and investing in a quality standalone phono stage (Rega Fono Mk5) and finding another solution to convert its analogue signal to digital before shipping it over to the Apogee converter on the other side of the room.
So my long winded question is, is there a high quality AD box that can transmit aptX HD or LDAC while also providing a line out that can connect to a headphone amp, for pure analogue listening purposes via headphones.
If such a device exists and is of good quality I'd love to hear about it!
Many thanks in advance
Cheers