why do i need a streaming bridge?
use now:
roon Nucleus in DAC (USB C) in Pre-Amp in KEF LS50W.
everything wired, nothing wireless.
what would a streaming bridge do in it?
only use roon.
internal SSD i. nucleus, or external HD.
why do i need a streaming bridge?
use now:
roon Nucleus in DAC (USB C) in Pre-Amp in KEF LS50W.
everything wired, nothing wireless.
what would a streaming bridge do in it?
only use roon.
internal SSD i. nucleus, or external HD.
Nobody knows???
Dieter - patience young Jedi
You can’t ask something on here and expect a reply within the hour. It’s not a text messaging service
Simply put, you do not need a bridge with your current setup. You would need one if you had gear with no streaming capabilities. For example, I have a DAC in my bedroom which I use with my headphones and this requires a bridge in the form of a streamer to avoid me connecting my phone or laptop to this DAC via a cable.
Hope this makes sense
You don’t need a streaming bridge. However the LS50W have their own bridge built in so you can try using that to see if there is a difference for you.
You could even take your DAC and preamp out of the loop and simplify the chain further!
Do you have any specific reason as to why you are inserting a D/A converter and preamp then have the KEFs do another A/D then D/A conversion?
Yes sir.
With the Krell Pre ist Sounds Bettler, more analogish.
Some people find PC -USB-> DAC to sound “bad”. This can be for a number of reasons but you’ll see words like “noise” or “ground issues” or “EMI”. Regardless…
You may find that a dedicated bridge (digital / network transport) provides benefits to the sound quality. Just like you have found benefits to using your own dac and pre-amp instead of using the transport, dac, pre of the LS50W directly.
Everything makes some amount of difference. Not always good but a difference for sure. Can’t really tell if its a benefit until you try.
Successfully tackled that problem recently…