Hi,
I'm looking for Streamer + DAC combo to add it to my setup. (it can be one device)
I currently have:
- old CEC AMP3 (from 1993, got it as a gift, it has both unbalanced and balanced inputs)
- old LUA 5/3 D DIVA (also gift)
- Epiphany USB EDAC (aka. NwAvGuy ODAC, I was using it with PC, stopped using after switching to Macbook)
I looking for support of:
- Airplay 2
- Internet Radio (TuneIn or similar)
- Spotify Connect
- Tidal Connect
- Ability to connect my TV (via HDMI ARC or SPDIF)
I had also old collection of FLAC files but in the era of streaming it mainly just takes up space on NAS.
I read through forum and I have some ideas and first tests done.
I tested to date:
- Bluesound Node X
- Bluesound Node
- Bluesound Node + my Epiphany DAC
First observations:
Node is not acceptable for me. Node + DAC sounds super similar to Node X. (I cannot distinguish them in blind test)
I'm thinking about testing:
- WiiM Pro Plus
- WiiM Pro + SMSL SU-1
- WiiM Pro + SMSL DO100 (for balanced output)
Could you help me and tell what I missed ?
I'm looking for Streamer + DAC combo to add it to my setup. (it can be one device)
I currently have:
- old CEC AMP3 (from 1993, got it as a gift, it has both unbalanced and balanced inputs)
- old LUA 5/3 D DIVA (also gift)
- Epiphany USB EDAC (aka. NwAvGuy ODAC, I was using it with PC, stopped using after switching to Macbook)
I looking for support of:
- Airplay 2
- Internet Radio (TuneIn or similar)
- Spotify Connect
- Tidal Connect
- Ability to connect my TV (via HDMI ARC or SPDIF)
I had also old collection of FLAC files but in the era of streaming it mainly just takes up space on NAS.
I read through forum and I have some ideas and first tests done.
I tested to date:
- Bluesound Node X
- Bluesound Node
- Bluesound Node + my Epiphany DAC
First observations:
Node is not acceptable for me. Node + DAC sounds super similar to Node X. (I cannot distinguish them in blind test)
I'm thinking about testing:
- WiiM Pro Plus
- WiiM Pro + SMSL SU-1
- WiiM Pro + SMSL DO100 (for balanced output)
Could you help me and tell what I missed ?
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