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This is really easy... Buy a new M1 Macmini
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Definitely not. Macs are terrific if you have one already. (I still use one on my second system.) But not a good price/performance value if you need to buy new, strip it down, and then add on USB decrapifiers and decent player software, etc to get it to sound almost as good as a purpose built unit.
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New Streaming Unit Suggestions
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Let’s talk about streamers for a bit of context. Every streamer is a digital computer. It may have a special operating system and a nice case and display, but it is a computer. The job of a streamer is to present bit perfect data to your DAC. They all do this well, even the sub $100 Raspberry Pi’s What’s next? The clock. If your interface is S/PDIF or AES/EBU then the ultimate performance is determined by the quality of the clock used to output the data to your DAC. Adding a clock will make a difference here, unless the streamer has an outstanding internal clock. If you are using USB, then your DAC determines the critical timing parameters and an expensive clock in your streamer is wasted. So what’s left? Noise. To say that computers as a class are dirty is a prejudicial comment without merit. Some computers have noisy USB outputs, some don’t. Just as some commercial streamers have paid ultimate attention to the elimination of noise, and some haven’t. DAC’s vary significantly in their attenuation of noise and jitter at their digital inputs. The Schiit Yggdrasil with Unison USB is an example of a USB input that is completely electrostatically and electromagnetically isolated. This input is also powered by the DAC instead of the computer, so electrical noise on the streamer USB output doesn’t matter. If you like to DIY and you have a USB DAC that is immune to noise then the RPi is an excellent solution. If you are using AES/EBU or S/PDIF then the streamer clock makes a big difference and you are into some coin to get a commercial streamer with the ability to add an external clock or one with a great internal clock.
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Does a streamer make a difference in SQ?
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Jean-Marc or Jimmy did you ever decide on a streamer? Findings? I'm in a similar situation, I currently use Bluesound devices with a C2700 DAC and am wondering if a more costly streamer would yield better SQ. The Grimm MU1 is intriguing but at that price it should tick a lot of boxes like server, clock, etc. as mentioned here.
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Hi Jimmy, how did this go?
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Thanks! Glad I was able to clarify a few things. Happy hunting - there are lots of options out there. Streamers are interesting because they are one of the few audio components that are digital-in and digital-out.
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