Better DAC, Better sound quality for Internet Radio?

[moer]

Using SBT with NorthStar USB DAC32, does it worth for upgrading the DAC to Meitner MA-1 or Zodiac Gold (or other) ? Bottom line is that I'm only playing streaming sources from online radio like Linn Classical.

 

 

Thanks for all your inputs

[Audio_ELF]

Using SBT with NorthStar USB DAC32, does it worth for upgrading the DAC to Meitner MA-1 or Zodiac Gold (or other) ? Bottom line is that I'm only playing streaming sources from online radio like Linn Classical.

Personal opinion would be its not worth upgrading ... but really you would have to demo the upgraded DAC to try for yourself.

[Panelhead]

I think a better DAC will help if your are using the one in your computer.

But the bandwidth is so low, any decent Dac will extract all there is.

I used to use a Sangean Internet radio at work. Upgrading to better stereo was huge. Not sure a better dac helped.

[nontheski]

really you would have to demo the upgraded DAC to try for yourself.

[EuroDriver]

The best way I have seen and heard for handling Internet Radio is

 

JRMC 20 with SACD plugin VST to convert PCM to DSD 256 fed to ExaSound DSD256 capable DAC

 

The results are pretty amazing

 

For streaming services like Qobuz and Tidal, then its possible to use XBMC now called Kodi to feed file URL's to HQ Player to do the conversion to DSD256 for feeding to the ExaSound.

 

Other DSD256 DAC's on the horizon are the ones from the fellow Canadians Bryston and Sim Moon

 

The Ultimate DSD256 DAC is the T+A PDP 3000.

 

Lampizator is coming out with a DSD256 capable version of their various DSD DAC's

 

You could give the Linn Klimax a try, but I am pretty sure that a DSD solution would sound much better. I have heard the Klimax but it was a while ago

 

This blog reviews the possibilities.

Lossless Streaming Services - Blogs - Computer Audiophile

 

With the advances recently made in getting RF noise under control in LAN's you can achieve amazingly good sound quality from Internet radio

[Geoffrey Armstrong]

Just a small correction. It's not a VST plug-in, it's the foo_asio dll, which is part of foo_sacd. You first need to install this in foo bar, the foo_asio is then selectable as an output device in JRMC. Use the live playback feature of JRMC to loop the Internet radio stream through JRMC then out through foo_asio to your DSD DAC.

[bmoura]

The best way I have seen and heard for handling Internet Radio is

 

JRMC 20 with SACD plugin VST to convert PCM to DSD 256 fed to ExaSound DSD256 capable DAC

 

The results are pretty amazing

 

For streaming services like Qobuz and Tidal, then its possible to use XBMC now called Kodi to feed file URL's to HQ Player to do the conversion to DSD256 for feeding to the ExaSound.

 

Other DSD256 DAC's on the horizon are the ones from the fellow Canadians Bryston and Sim Moon

 

The Ultimate DSD256 DAC is the T+A PDP 3000.

 

Lampizator is coming out with a DSD256 capable version of their various DSD DAC's

 

You could give the Linn Klimax a try, but I am pretty sure that a DSD solution would sound much better. I have heard the Klimax but it was a while ago

 

Actually there are a number of DSD 256 DACs these days, check the DSD Database for a list.

www.dsd.sonore.us

 

As for the ultimate DSD 256 DAC, while the T+A model has an ultimate price ($20,000), it's not necessarily the best sounding.

 

[EuroDriver]

Actually there are a number of DSD 256 DACs these days, check the DSD Database for a list.

www.dsd.sonore.us

 

As for the ultimate DSD 256 DAC, while the T+A model has an ultimate price ($20,000), it's not necessarily the best sounding.

 

 

Jesus needs to get the list updated / corrected, the PDP 3000 is supposed to be able to do DSD 256 and DSD 512 with Windows ASIO driver for USB