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Digital XLR outputs - list of streamers or computer interfaces with AES/EBU

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Rivo

Eisa Award-Winning Music Player Transport designed to transmit the best digital signal to any DAC. Multiroom and high-res compatible.
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HoloAudio - Red - Network Streamer & DDC (I2S - USB) DSD1024 • Magna Hifi

HoloAudio RED I2S HDMI Network Streamer and DDC in one. Excellent heavy built quality with lineair power supply integrated. Supports up to DSD1024.
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Metrum Ambre™

Stream bit perfect digital audio with the Metrum Acoustics Ambre. ROON certified. Works with services like Qobuz or Volumio.
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Silent Angel Munich M1T

HiFi-Grade Music Transporter, Enjoy the Ultimate Sound Quality
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Bricasti Design

Bricasti Design, the world's premier manufacturer of hand crafted, great sounding, easy to use, digital reverbs.
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Silent Angel products network switch for audiophiles so... And M1T streamer uses RPi hidden inside.
In my case I don't want any chinese product in my audio but unfortunately it's not easy
 
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Any new products to add to the original lists already provided in this thread?
 
Rose streamers - at list this one:

RS150B​

 
Some more streamers sans DAC:

Denafrips Arce
Pie2Design Mercury Streamer - a good value in my book
Auerlic also offers the G2.2. and S1 - both are impeccably constructed and quite expensive.
 
Okto Dac8 Pro - USB, 4x AES input, 1x AES out, 8ch XLR output.
 
73hadd said:
Looking to create or find a list of devices that have AES/EBU digital output.

Preferably a combo-streamer box (includes a DAC), but would consider other options:
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As others have asked, why would you want an AES/EBU output from a device that includes a DAC?

Answering the AES/EBU requirement, here's a streamer / CD transport / CD ripper / twin 2TB hard drive music store, all in a single box, with AES/EBU, optical, coax and even HDMI (video to a connected screen) outputs, plus a choice of additional digital inputs including USB - and even an analogue one - but no DAC. Anything more you need?

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NAD Masters Series M50.2 Digital Music Player Review - HomeTheaterHifi.com

What is the NAD M50.2 Digital Music Player? A handsome computer exclusively for music; it has software, hardware, storage, a touch-panel screen...
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Been around long enough that good used examples should become available from time to time
 
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good day to everybody here!
i am here to find some answer advise -
i want to buy genelec 8361
and looking for best easonable stremer/dac solution to feed them. to play from online services+storage and easy operatable with android phones. roon would be an advantage.
looks like build all around digital will be easiest, best quality and cheapest solution.

main question - i am also thing to get LP... that adds analogue input. combo box like mytek brooklin 2 doing that all, but cotst quite heavy as well as need to find out how to change inputs in genelecs...
i desided to buy genelecs but puzzled a bit what to do with sourse

what are using with genelec ones series? is there is a difference between analog and digital input

many thanks for any ideas or comments
 
victor-odessa said:
good day to everybody here!
i am here to find some answer advise -
i want to buy genelec 8361
and looking for best easonable stremer/dac solution to feed them. to play from online services+storage and easy operatable with android phones. roon would be an advantage.
looks like build all around digital will be easiest, best quality and cheapest solution.

main question - i am also thing to get LP... that adds analogue input. combo box like mytek brooklin 2 doing that all, but cotst quite heavy as well as need to find out how to change inputs in genelecs...
i desided to buy genelecs but puzzled a bit what to do with sourse

what are using with genelec ones series? is there is a difference between analog and digital input

many thanks for any ideas or comments
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I currently use BlueSound Node which is fine except for random internet disconnections.

But gladly there is now a cheaper and hopefully better product available. The WiiM Ultra. It has analog inputs for your record player (dunno if you still need an extra phono preamp or not, I'm not into vinyl myself), it is roon ready, it has eARC for your TV, additional optical and coaxial digital inputs for a CD player or something and XLR outputs or coaxial digital outputs for connection to the speakers.

Technically there is of course a difference between analog and digital input. With the analog input the genelec has to run an additional ADC (analog to digital conversion) to process the audio digitally in the speaker. With almost any modern device that will be totally fine though and 100% not hearable. If you use digital input you skip that step and it is the technically more correct way.
 
if somebody ever tested sigital VS analog input on the Genelec Ones (83x1) - will highly appreciate.

as i would still need to compbine analogue and LP and still thinkg which way is better.

best and easiest i assume to feed digital to digital in (still question if genelecs would handle DSD or not, presumably no)
and LP connect to analogue in.
question is only how to switch easily input in home setup.
 
JF Digital MX PRO

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Hear Here said:
As others have asked, why would you want an AES/EBU output from a device that includes a DAC?
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I don’t want/need the DAC, looking for a streamer only … specifically AES digital out bitstream only, to directly drive active speaker digital (AES) input
 
Any updates to this list (streamers with AES output)? Use case is to connect to dig input of Hypex Fusion
 
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