Iam a complete computer noob. So very hesitant and wary about using a computer in any of its various iterations for audio. I tried stuff like dirac, roon and few other applications from my laptop into my dac. And always kept wondering if there were performance gains to be had by trying something different.
After the above trysts with computer audio, iam inclined towards steamer + app eco systems like the bluesound node and CA cxn etc.
And before you laugh, my most widely used source is gaana on chromecast audio. And tidal via a Yamaha wxc50. I dont have any ripped or downloaded music collection, nor do I intend on acquiring one. Iam happy to be lost in the streaming universe .
So with the above thoughts in mind, iam planning on getting myself a bluesound node 2i and a mutec mc-3 USB.
Plan is to connect the node and Google chromecast via co axial and optical respectively to the mutec. And then go aes-ebu in to my dac.
The mutec will also be used to down sample all signals to 44.1khz, where my dac is most optimized. Will the above reclocking and isolation provided by the mutec, give better results than going straight from the node and chromecast into the dac.
Or will the mutec be futile except with USB audio. Thanks for your time and opinions.
After the above trysts with computer audio, iam inclined towards steamer + app eco systems like the bluesound node and CA cxn etc.
And before you laugh, my most widely used source is gaana on chromecast audio. And tidal via a Yamaha wxc50. I dont have any ripped or downloaded music collection, nor do I intend on acquiring one. Iam happy to be lost in the streaming universe .
So with the above thoughts in mind, iam planning on getting myself a bluesound node 2i and a mutec mc-3 USB.
Plan is to connect the node and Google chromecast via co axial and optical respectively to the mutec. And then go aes-ebu in to my dac.
The mutec will also be used to down sample all signals to 44.1khz, where my dac is most optimized. Will the above reclocking and isolation provided by the mutec, give better results than going straight from the node and chromecast into the dac.
Or will the mutec be futile except with USB audio. Thanks for your time and opinions.