Is this your existing setup or your proposed set up? If this is your proposed setup I would recommend ifi zen stream instead of wiim pro and coax spdif for digital interface instead of toslink. If wiim pro is already in your chain you may still consider a coax spdif instead of toslink. If you are very particular about using only toslink then you may go ahead with optical cables from MX for budget option. If you are OK with high budget cables you may consider glass fibre cables like lifatec or dh labs glass master.
I have tried multiple optical cables.
Hi. Thanks for the response. This is my proposed setup as of now.
Yes, this is the device. Inbuilt dac of PM6007 will suffice.
Thanks alot. I'll buy this. Can I ask a real dumb question?
I have a so called high end optical cable from silent wire and a no name one from Amazon. I cannot tell them apart unless I see which one is connected
A dedicated music streamer will always have better SQ than any laptop which was not made for that purposes. However you may connect you laptop and see if it works for you. If you are satisfied with the SQ of your laptop then there is no need for a dedicated music streamer.
Exactly, last night I read all the reviews and most of the negatives mentioned the software design and UI. Please help me with my two scenarios:
+10000 to this. If you are using an external DAC, there will not be any difference between your laptop a raspberry pi or any other device (as long as you configure it for bit perfect). But, If you use headphone out of the laptop or if you are using a headphone out from your phone (ios or android), then you will easily notice the difference. Same goes with the optical cable. But many of us are prone to psychoacoustics based on the price/marketing bullshit of the equipment and cable. In that case you will notice (and actuall hear too) that costlier the cable or equipment the sound is better. Same goes with the price of wine or mango. The costiler ones taste better if there is very little difference in taste, colour and smell.
Agree to the room, it’s the most important part which everyone conveniently ignores! Use some treatment or parametric eq, and it would benefit way more than placebo products like cables.
Don't forget the fancy pictures of the internals that they put out with data points of "features" like 3mm (or is it 10mm?) aerospace grade aluminium case and yada yada and there will invariably be a black silkscreen motherboard which appeals to one's senses and looks premium unlike the traditional vanilla green silkscreened motherboard and there will also be a couple of rectangular aerospace grade aluminum boxes inside housing who knows what and why.
i feel the same about manufacturers posting crazy exploded views of their drivers where it’s hardly any better than off the shelf drivers from vifa or scanspeak who knows their game. But for marketing it needs to be crazy looking !!Don't forget the fancy pictures of the internals that they put out with data points of "features" like 3mm (or is it 10mm?) aerospace grade aluminium case and yada yada and there will invariably be a black silkscreen motherboard which appeals to one's senses and looks premium unlike the traditional vanilla green silkscreened motherboard and there will also be a couple of rectangular aerospace grade aluminum boxes inside housing who knows what and why.
I recently read that one supposedly high end streamer was found to run - wait for it - - - - Windows XP!!! Not that there was anything bad about Win XP but come on...
See that's where you're wrong! So wrong! Those snakes are for the REL sub not the KEF. Fooled you! What, don't you think the REL's need Anaconda cables? How in Hells name is that volcanic bass going to travel otherwise?
You will be fine with stock power supply itself. Adding LPS will give little more cleaner presentation with darker background.
What all have you picked up as of date?
