Superaintit said:Interesting question since you already have 2 streamer, the apple tv and airport express. May I ask why you would want another streamer but now without a dac... :?
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of a streamer without dac is a NAS that sends over ethernet cable. (if it sent over optical or any other digital cable it would have gone through a dac, me thinks.
matt49 said:My own preference would be for a NAS drive (with suitable server/client software) piping into a DAC via USB, but that wasn't what you asked ...
If you're after a music server (without DAC) from a hi-fi manufacturer, you might consider the Simaudio Moon MiND 180D. I know a couple of people on the 'Wam who use them and are very happy. I think the price is about the same as the Cyrus. I don't know how the functions compare.
:cheers:
Matt
Am I right in thinking that hi res is not supported?Crossie said:Save yourself a lot of money and get a Sonos Connect ( I know it has a DAC) just use the digital out. Much more reliable than Cyrus and easy to set up and excellent control interface.
ifor said:Superaintit said:Interesting question since you already have 2 streamer, the apple tv and airport express. May I ask why you would want another streamer but now without a dac... :?
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of a streamer without dac is a NAS that sends over ethernet cable. (if it sent over optical or any other digital cable it would have gone through a dac, me thinks.
Yes, I can and do stream from the iMac in the study through the ATV in the sitting room to my current DAC. But can I get better quality than this with a dedicated device reading the ALAC files stored on the iMac, or NAS, if I were to get one?
matt49 said:My own preference would be for a NAS drive (with suitable server/client software) piping into a DAC via USB, but that wasn't what you asked ...
If you're after a music server (without DAC) from a hi-fi manufacturer, you might consider the Simaudio Moon MiND 180D. I know a couple of people on the 'Wam who use them and are very happy. I think the price is about the same as the Cyrus. I don't know how the functions compare.
:cheers:
Matt
ifor said:it's shame the dealers are so few and far between. I'd love to try this one out. It's so neat and small too.