Music Streaming Advice

[silverfoxvtx1800]

Hello,
Need some advice from the professionals, I have a real nice Amp and preamp. All I do is stream music with airplay. Can anyone recommend a Dac,streamer?
‘I didn’t like the Node…budget is$2000 or less…

 

[IAtaman]

Hello! I do have a job which I am paid for, so I suppose that makes me a professional? Not in audio though, hope that is OK.

Check out Wiim Mini and Wiim Pro. If you have a DAC already and are going to connect the digital output of the streamer to a good DAC, they should be great. I assume 3000 is Nepalese Rupees so they might be a bit over your budget though at around US$100-150 range.

 

[silverfoxvtx1800]

I have a amp and preamp and speakers… need the dac and streamer…
I don’t work lol

 

[Beershaun]

+1 on wiim mini for streamer and the topping e30 for DAC into your pre amp.

 

[silverfoxvtx1800]

Thanks

 

[IAtaman]

Both Wiim Mini and Wiim Pro have built in DACs, so you can connect their output to your amp/pre-amp directly. But the built-in DACs do not measure very good I think so you might want to get a separate DAC if that bothers you. I suppose any DAC that measures well would do. If you are not after any specific features, I'd say go for Topping D10s - they are around 13K Nepalese Rupees / US$100. And get a job!

 

[gvl]

If you have an old unused PC laying around load Daphile on it and save $ on the streamer. Get iPeng to control Daphile and a Topping D10s for a DAC, all for $100 or so.

 

[silverfoxvtx1800]

I do have a not so old PC hanging out…

 

[Philou]

If you have an old unused PC laying around load Daphile on it and save $ on the streamer. Get iPeng to control Daphile and a Topping D10s for a DAC, all for $100 or so.

For my part I found a great mini pc (amazon: ACEMAGICIAN JK06 Mini PC without Fan) for - 200 USD that makes Daphile work with perfect fluidity after installation on the m2 SSD of 0.5 TB and 16 GB of Ram, plus a slot allows you to add an SSD up to 2 TB (2 min to update a base of 1TB)

 

[gvl]

For my part I found a great mini pc (amazon: ACEMAGICIAN JK06 Mini PC without Fan) for - 200 USD that makes Daphile work with perfect fluidity after installation on the m2 SSD of 0.5 TB and 16 GB of Ram, plus a slot allows you to add an SSD up to 2 TB (2 min to update a base of 1TB)

I guess that works too. I settled on a more modest $30 ECS Viva Mini PC from eBay with 4g of Ram and 32Gb flash drive, works great (except WiFi- need to add a compatible adapter but I use Ethernet).

 

[JeremyFife]

I'd also suggest a WiiM and an external DAC if you don't have one. Bit perfect, good support and decent interface. You can't improve the sound from bit perfect!

An alternative though, looks nice and reviewed well here is 'Ever Solo DMP-A6 Streamer' https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/eversolo-dmp-a6-streamer-review.44198

 

[gvl]

You can't improve the sound from bit perfect!

Actually you can with EQ. Daphile supports convolution filters which is another way to PEQ.

 

[JeremyFife]

Actually you can with EQ. Daphile supports convolution filters which is another way to PEQ.

Agreed, but that's nothing to do with streaming. If your streamer is not bit perfect then your starting point for DSP is compromised.
Take your point though, DSP is sensible