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In Reply to: RE: Streamers: Are you willing to pay LESS to get MORE ? posted by Axiom05 on June 04, 2024 at 03:00:49
a Raspberri Pi CM4...
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A Pi CM4 module in the HoloAudio Red is in theory a better solution than a standard Raspberry Pi 4.
If your ultraRendu sounds better than your standard Raspberry Pi with LPS due to technical reasons, many of those same reasons would apply to the Raspberry Pi CM4 module based HoloAudio Red. In theory.
Personally, I hear no difference between my Raspberry Pi 4 streamers and the Sonore microRendu even though the microRendu is 6x the price and 'in theory' technically better.
In theory no one should be 'hearing' a streamer unless there's something wrong with it. But we definitely 'hear' the outboard DAC.
In theory no one should be 'hearing' a streamer unless there's something wrong with it.
that noise from power supplies and digital circuits don't exist.
They do.
exists vs. audible is quite a chasm to cross...
even with the garage system!
...and I've come to understand that firmly held belief but I don't have to agree with it.Of course noise from power supplies and digital circuits exist. The real question is does any of that noise from the streamer make its way through your DAC to your ears? The over priced audiophile streamer brands depend on the belief that it does and they market their products accordingly with great FUD
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Of course noise from power supplies and digital circuits exist.
we agree!
The real question is does any noise from the streamer make its way through your DAC to your ears?
My experience from a decade's worth of use is that it most certainly does. If I truly found that my RPi4 was the sonic equivalent of the ultraRendu (with updated 2.9 OS), I would sell it as I did the microRendu.
Perhaps your audio purchases are driven by what others say or your beliefs.
Galvanic isolation is a key component to improved sound from streaming.
" Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you"
Satchel Paige
you're using a high jitter Toslink input.
I'm not a fan of using general purpose computers in the signal chain like your Dell XPS.
Using USB from the computer. The galvanic isolation with USB works great. Not an issue.
What did improve streaming was switching internet providers, with updated hardware and faster speeds.
" Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you"
Satchel Paige
is further isolation via ethernet before the USB connection from linear powered music streamer to DAC for either LAN or WAN sources.
Music server and gigabit router located on a different floor of the house than the listening room.
Qobuz is sourced via gigabit fiber.
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