My analog signal help BSS-BLU 100

[Ogge]

Hello everyone
I have a rather simple question that a want answer on.
When I stream a high quality file /roon /tidal /qobuz for example through my network bridge in my dac (Ps audio directstream) it comes out a nice analog signal that is as perfect as you want right?
It then moves over to my BSS blu-100 and gets digital again? Where I do my crossover and speaker correction for my Speakers JBL M2. It then goes back to analog over to my Mark Levinson no 332 stereo amps. I use two amps for those speakers. One channel for each driver.

So what about my "bitperfect" analog signal that comes out from my DAC. Did it just get destroyed inside my bss blu-100 unit? What do I lose here vs a normal analog crossovers/speaker.
Everything sound awesome and so on but you know as a audiophile asking.

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[staticV3]

Hi @Ogge! Welcome to ASR.

When I stream a high quality file /roon /tidal /qobuz for example through my network bridge in my dac (Ps audio directstream) it comes out a nice analog signal that is as perfect as you want right?

As perfect as the PS Audio can make it.

It then moves over to my BSS blu-100 and gets digital again?

Correct.

So what about my "bitperfect" analog signal that comes out from my DAC. Did it just get destroyed inside my bss blu-100 unit?

It got converted back into digital. Damage inflicted will depend on the ADC chips inside the BLU-100.

What do I lose here vs a normal analog crossovers/speaker.

I'd wager you gain more from the DSP, than you lose from the conversions. Sure would be nice to feed the DSP digitally though.

 

[Ogge]

Hi @Ogge! Welcome to ASR.


As perfect as the PS Audio can make it.


Correct.


It got converted back into digital. Damage inflicted will depend on the ADC chips inside the BLU-100.


I'd wager you gain more from the DSP, than you lose from the conversions. Sure would be nice to feed the DSP digitally though.

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Thank you! Does it even matter for me in this case if I stream high quality say something like 24bit 192khz or even the dac that is used in front of the BSS.

The analog that comes out from the BSS is it still from 24bit 192khz or from the BSS adc? Do my Ps audio DAC still use it sonics..

 

[staticV3]

The analog that comes out from the BSS is it still from 24bit 192khz or from the BSS adc? Do my Ps audio DAC still use it sonics..

The analog that comes out of the BSS is a culmination of your streamed files, the PS Audio DAC, and the BSS ADC->DSP->DAC.

As such, I doubt that it still matters which streaming quality and DAC you use on front of the BSS.