Even with asynchronous usb, even if you run the usb power separately...usb is transmitted by packets; you want a sream, which is what spdif gives you. USB is pretty pathetic. USB is your computers anus. You don't want your music coming out of that.
aurender n10 or....?
I run a lynx card sets/ebu to Berkeley dac (original version. Not even use) to some ancient jrdg mono amps (thx Guido!) to a pair of audio physic scorpios.
I have grown frustrated with my homemade pc server and its penchant for dieing on my every 12mos or so. Soooo I am thinking of joining the rest of the world and picking up a more reliable way to get data to the Berkeley. I love my tidal and given my connectivity needs (aes/ebu) i was thinking I'd look at the aurender n10. Anyone have any other suggestions for my short list? The n10 at $8k is at the top end of what I would like to spend. Well, actually it is 2x what I would like to spend but if it is as good as I am told I'll sell some plasma.
thx!!!
I have grown frustrated with my homemade pc server and its penchant for dieing on my every 12mos or so. Soooo I am thinking of joining the rest of the world and picking up a more reliable way to get data to the Berkeley. I love my tidal and given my connectivity needs (aes/ebu) i was thinking I'd look at the aurender n10. Anyone have any other suggestions for my short list? The n10 at $8k is at the top end of what I would like to spend. Well, actually it is 2x what I would like to spend but if it is as good as I am told I'll sell some plasma.
thx!!!
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N10 is a amazing digital player with superb iPad app. As previous goner suggested, I love the ease of switching between Tidal and music stored on its internal hard drive. Antipodes garnered some rave reviews, so I would highly recommend the operator to audition both DX and N10 and decide what sounds best with the Berkeley DAC. Mike at Verastarr is a great resource for Antipodes. |
http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2016/06/reference-grade-roon-with-the-antipodes-dx-gen-2/ I second the Antipodes suggestion. Here's what the chief audio engineer/designer at Antipodes has to say about usb...... "According (to) our man in New Zealand the argument against Ethernet (and for USB) runs like this: compared to Ethernet, USB has the potential to carry more noise from the server to the DAC but generates less of its own noise inside the DAC (think: receiver chips). Ethernet remains a good strategy with a noisy server. However, it can be bested by USB when a low noise server with a decent clock is present. For more tech info on the why, consult Gordon Rankin’s take on USB audio here." |
A few months later and I am listening to a mixed playlist of tidal, DVD-a and red book playing seamlessly from my audiogon purchased n10 to my now ancient Berkeley first gen alpha to some even older audiogon purchased Jeff Rowland moons and out some audiogon sourced audio physic scorpios. This is a great little place we have here. no to fiddle with aes/ebu cable options... thx all! |
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