What are your sources? In terms of what services do you use - Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon, Saavn.
Upgrade streamer from Bluesound Node : what options to consider
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Considering you are only streaming & do not have a local collection. I am guessing you would be using spotify/tidal/qobuz/apple music. Now keeping in mind there is no local collection -
If I was going this route, I would just suggest you buy something that can be offloaded easily - like a Wiim Pro (just an example).
1 - Then hook it up to your terminator as a transport and do an A/B between the Bluesound & Wiim. Do you hear a difference?
If NO - then well, doesn't matter - keep one and offload the other.
If YES - then try and get into it with Roon - they offer a trial, should be easy to setup - lots of videos online. If you have a tidal account that should work with Roon & you should be able to do an A/B between Wiim Pro & Bluesound again. Do you hear a difference? Spotify & apple music doesn't work with ROON BTW.
If NO - then well again doesn't matter.
If YES, then you can invest in something better.
I believe if you are only streaming & you want a SIMPLE SETUP - a lot of these basic streamers as transports do a great job. For most of the high end stuff, you only start getting value for money when you have a sizeable local collection or you use some proper software tweaking to get the most out of it. This is against what you are looking for - a simple setup.
2 - If you have an iPad - mini/pro with USB C and you are a Apple music user, you can just hook that up to your Denafrips and use the iPad as a streamer. This is one of the most cost effective yet simple solution to get bit perfect hi-res music. All services like spotify/tidal/qobuz/apple music etc etc are all available natively.
After trying various streamers & DACs in the last 3 years I feel if you have an external DAC - what you are mostly listening to is the DAC, so any transport adds very little - in terms of SQ - specially if your consumption is straight from the app streaming. Getting more technical (roon, cores, servers, reclocking etc etc) changes the game (not saying wins the game), but that is perhaps something you are not keen on.
What I look for in a streamer - as a transport - is the protocols it supports and how stable is the device & app. Bluesound is a very stable platform, Wiim is another one where everything just works, iPAD is my preferred streamer.
If I was going this route, I would just suggest you buy something that can be offloaded easily - like a Wiim Pro (just an example).
1 - Then hook it up to your terminator as a transport and do an A/B between the Bluesound & Wiim. Do you hear a difference?
If NO - then well, doesn't matter - keep one and offload the other.
If YES - then try and get into it with Roon - they offer a trial, should be easy to setup - lots of videos online. If you have a tidal account that should work with Roon & you should be able to do an A/B between Wiim Pro & Bluesound again. Do you hear a difference? Spotify & apple music doesn't work with ROON BTW.
If NO - then well again doesn't matter.
If YES, then you can invest in something better.
I believe if you are only streaming & you want a SIMPLE SETUP - a lot of these basic streamers as transports do a great job. For most of the high end stuff, you only start getting value for money when you have a sizeable local collection or you use some proper software tweaking to get the most out of it. This is against what you are looking for - a simple setup.
2 - If you have an iPad - mini/pro with USB C and you are a Apple music user, you can just hook that up to your Denafrips and use the iPad as a streamer. This is one of the most cost effective yet simple solution to get bit perfect hi-res music. All services like spotify/tidal/qobuz/apple music etc etc are all available natively.
After trying various streamers & DACs in the last 3 years I feel if you have an external DAC - what you are mostly listening to is the DAC, so any transport adds very little - in terms of SQ - specially if your consumption is straight from the app streaming. Getting more technical (roon, cores, servers, reclocking etc etc) changes the game (not saying wins the game), but that is perhaps something you are not keen on.
What I look for in a streamer - as a transport - is the protocols it supports and how stable is the device & app. Bluesound is a very stable platform, Wiim is another one where everything just works, iPAD is my preferred streamer.
ajuvignesh
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Reading g about biretta and looks like it's awesome. Thinking of sms 200 Neo but it has only usb output. my mini dip sad studio doesn't have good usb implementation. Is there any other sub 1 lac device that can do Diretta target?
reignofchaos
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Holo red - but you'll have to buy a license separately unlike sotm. Otherwise you can get the SOTM and add a DDC.
ajuvignesh
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Thank you. Ddc might not improve much in case of minidsp.
Is diretta better than wired connection from the streamer?
reignofchaos
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Diretta is just a protocol - it uses a wired connection. It replaces RAAT or DLNA or NAA or whatever else you use.
Minidsp itself is a pretty horrible device in terms of fidelity. It is best to remove it from the chain unless you must do room correction.
ajuvignesh
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Got it. Bass is nasty in my room and I must use dirac live unfortunately. Mine is a mid-fi chain. Hope minidsp deteriorate not much.
Just to let you guys know that I made my final decision on Lumin U2 Mini to replace my current Node. I will be getting the U2 Mini over next few days.
Thank you all for your views, suggestions and support.
This forum has helped me in my search and upgrade path where my own ideas , understanding were limited.
Thank you all for your views, suggestions and support.
This forum has helped me in my search and upgrade path where my own ideas , understanding were limited.
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