3 Reasons to Buy a Music Streamer | Moon Audio

Where is part 2? How to buy a music streamer?

How about the Andover songbird?

Isn't it funny that we can easily stream music from CD's we own but not movies that we own?

So speaking about pure sound quality. PC to DC to preamp to amp is worse quality than streamer to dac to preamp to amp?

Have the second episode published ??

This was very helpful, I've been thinking a lot acquiring a streamer

Roon has became ridiculously overpriced in 2023

I purchased a Bluesound Node, hoping for this discussed improvment in sound quaility over my 2021 Macbook Pro, feeding digitally into my Chord Hugo TT2 DAC, sadly there was a noticable reduction in sound quaility moving to the Node, from the MacBook pro, the Node seemed to have a more closed and less dynamic sound, with a noticable reduction in Clarity. It has been recommended that I consider a NAD streamer, so I will be auditioning soon, lets see what happens. For Reference my system is Chord Hugo TT2 DAC, Music Fedelity M8xi Amp and Bowers and Wilkins 804 D4 speakers, Mogami RCA 2964 interconect cables and QED XT40i speaker cables.

Long life to Wiim mini!!!

Tidal literally the worst service.

Hiby R5 (which I already own) connected to my dac via Moon Audio coax was the answer for me. Roon is too expensive and so are the streamers.

What is the proposed mechanism for a streamer to affect the sound quality if you are using a separate DAC? Everything in the digital domain prior to the DAC should be presented to the DAC bit perfect. The DAC itself can affect sound quality, but the streamer should not have any impact on sound quality in a properly functioning system.

I wish it was as simple as it sounds. Be prepared to have a degree in computer software in order to operate a streamer. I can't find help setting mine up 😞

Nothing added to a software solution (such as Plex) other than a cool gadget syndrome. For 99% of people this is a solution looking for a problem.

Some streaming services won’t work on these unless you have a paid subscription. Also it’s against the law to rip your CDs if you’re doing it to getting rid of them.

Streaming is Low-Fi! If you go this route go with a well reviewed DAP.

Very well presented. The tech nerd in me wants to embrace dedicated streamers but the practical side feels my ears wouldn't really care enough to justify the cost.

m'am, ROON is only PC software - kinda service integrator, and it is FAR TOOOOO EXPENSIVE for what it does. To stream good quality (best is Quobuz - real FLAC uncompressed music, MQA is fake and is lossy by the way) really use ANY bitperfect software on you computer (best if it is dedicated computer with linear PSU of course) and play to your DAC whatever service you want. Of course dedicated streamer is even better hardware piece for that. ifi Zen or arylic up2stream Pro or oridnary Raspberry Pi with good SPDIF output hat (like Allo Audio) make work... and you don't need overpriced ROON

Personally I still don't get it. I have a fire stick and Plex. It's awesome allows me to stream and gives an interface like roon. I also have blue sound node. Can I tell a difference in sound? No not really.

Just subscribed!! I like her

Convenient yes but my CD`s still sound better than streams.

And what about Chrome-cast Audio, which is then connected with an optical cable to the optical input on my AVR . So the DAC in the amplifier does the number crunching? Way cheaper solution isn' t it?

Do any of these streaming devices work with Apple Music?

I play and I enjoy CDs. There is no need for this video to be critical of CDs. Many, many audiophiles like me still buy, collect, and listen to CDs. It is what I prefer and it has many advantages over streaming. All that Moon Audio needs do is discuss music streaming. You don't need to sell me on the idea. Should I subscribe to Moon Audio??

Streaming is just an advertising platform to buy physical media, Like Compact Disc. That's the way it's been for almost 100 years and that's the way we like it. Why should we change?If it wasn't for physical media none of these manufacturers would even exist.
They wouldn't have jobs at all.

Just bought EverSolo A6 streamer and DAC. But I only use it as a transport as I already have a separate DAC. Yes, a streamer is awesome.

Where's part 2?

I bought a wiim pro just to use it in a party to use its streaming services was easier to play music but in the end i was using it in my system with my dac since it improved a lot the sound quality and now i'm thinking about buying eversolo dmp a6 or teac nt505x

Thanks for this very clear, balanced and informative video. It encapsulates most of the knowledge I've picked up thus far. However, IV still not convinced that I need a streamer. I tend to use Spotify as a search engine to narrow down my choices - then, once I've decided, I'll buy the cd. New or pre-owned, I don't mind. The cd is the basic unit for me, not the file or the streaming service. I can't be the only one who works this way!

Just the video I needed. Thanks very much! I have several systems coming from my PC- all linked via RCA to Cat6 back to RCA at the amps. As I was seeking to find a way to get all this music "piped" upstairs, someone suggested a streamer. This video has been a comprehensive instruction manual for an old-school, childhood audio-buff like me...

Dear teachering! Do not waste your money!if you want to play cd-sacd, you do not need a snakeoil DAC, because the inboard DAC is more than good!remember that all new transports and DACs are just copy copies of the grand masters Philips, Sony and teac-tascam!!

They good if you Have a Stereo HiFI from 1960's 1970'S 1980's or !990's ! But If you are buy New stereo receiver They are useless ! A new Stereo Receiver can do everything Music Streamer cab do !

I have cdj 2000 nexsus2 but no FLAC data :/ not even one but I have many CDs and start buying online mp3 I am older person these things are new ;)

People can use their smartphones!

What can a music streamer do that my Audio/Video Receiver, that has several streaming services built into it, can't do? My receiver isn't the very best, but it's a decent one.

I was using my IPhone 15 Pro then changed to Eversolo A6 ME into my DDC - DAC. It is very clear diff. It wld take an entire para to list. Very happy with the purchase.

eversolo dmp-A8

That's they call you an influencer.

Thank you! This cleared up sooo many questions. Awesome!

Another reason, you sell them.

I think the Aqua linQ Streamer made in Milan Italy should be called the best streamer on the market🎶🎶🎶

Thank you ... I'm late to the game for streaming et al .. and although I knew most of the concepts of that which you've discussed, it was nice to hear someone EXPLAIN, as opposed to go straight over everybody's heads as if we all knew this from birth. I will haunt your channel now ...........👻😉 (Seems by the other comments I'm not alone)

Excuse me. But I can only hope that those streamer companies do not alter the sound in any way. The last thing I need is an ai algorithm tampering with 30% of the sound. The sound generation is the job of the audio engeneer at production time and the job of the dac at playback time.

The streamer is responsible for 30% of the sound quality? Where does that misinformation come from? The streamer has no business modifying the sound. It delivers the music stream unaltered to the DAC. There are streamers doing some basic digital signal processing like equalizing the sound but that does not improve the signal only catering for weaknesses of the later signal chain. Better leave it untouched.

I want to stream music but from music I already have on Hard drive. I want to stream it to bluetooth speakers but not having to keep my computer turned on. Is there some kind of giant ipod with at least 2 TB drive and a small screen like the size of a CD?

Excellent video. The best so far explaining what I wanted to know. Thank You!

My favorite streamer is a Raspberry Pi running Volumio. You can set up multiple units around the house for a full multi-room sound experience. The best part is the complete flexibility in configuration. Need a built-in DAC? No problem—just add a hat for that! Prefer to go without and connect to a USB DAC? Skip the hat!. For storage, you can set up a media server, and all your Volumio nodes will access music from it, as well as from any streaming service you subscribe to.