Same principle... different features and also that unquantified 'pride of ownership '.
Well then, it's settled. If only more people realized their opinions are all that matters we could advance the state of the art at a much greater pace.
The value of a streamer is in what feeder streams it's set up to accept, whether and how it can access one's own audio files, weight and size, input and output capabilities and user interface. And the relative importance of these is dependent upon the individual.
NAD C700 is crap, NAD M10 ist the best
*popcorn*Someone with common sense and no doubt also an asr fan on another wiim forum asked the following question...
It was a little treat. What surprised me was the things i hadn't considered a) how good the sound was without my external dac straight from the WiiM ultra...it really suited my system better tonally. b) The easier user experience and subsequent better tuning of sound from tweaking eq from wiim app than manual messing with rme peq c) How useful and easy to experiment with the excellent bass management system was. I'd been toying with buying an expensive minidsp or far more expensive NAD M series box...the wiim ultra gave me all this and more...for pennies on the pound versus these other options....which by the way had god awful usability, glitches and poorly developed digital app experiences. A pleasant additional surprise. The only reason i still have the rme dac in the chain is a) sunk cost fallacy - loved the rme so much when i got it so i have an emotional attachment to the lovely little box of german magic b) the misguided irrational belief that xlr sounds better c) the misguided belief that the rme being more expensive is better d) subjective Bias when listening that the rme is somehow more resolving, has more space, less harsh and all that usual unmeasurable hifi guff we all love.It's ok to be and buy emotionally. Just admit that. You like the product. It's not objectively better in asr terms. Both can be true. Having self awareness of both emotional and scientific sensibilities can save anguish and money. Embracing our rational and irrational natures and finding balance is the key to happiness.
Yep we twitchy niche audiophiles are not an easy sell
...especially the ones like you and me who it seems make emotional and objective decisions. You are right that this is art and emotions and science can both apply. Those music producers you sell to will want both though i imagine. They will want beautiful looks and sound. Sound reproduction is and always has been theoretical and emperical science combined into wonderment...whether a stradivarius or a WiiM ultra theough some massive cool looking horn speakers, hence i'd suggest that keeping a foot in both form and function camps is the right approach. Just being an extremist in either alone leads to poor outcomes. I treat this asr forum as a counterbalance to my emotional nature, not as some religious dogma. And that makes me happy and keeps my feet and my wallet grounded. Have an emotional attachment to the marantz uber gizmo by all means. Don't discount the possibility that the wiim ultra can sound just as good...especially if tweaked by eq to sound more 'marantzy'. Peace and love. Beef.
I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about high fidelity.
asr terms = subset of possible measurements?
Yes, we Should be but this forum is full of science and emotions it seems.
A Bluesound Node Icon would also be an option.
