Hi
I am looking at setting up a system to stream from locally stored music on a NAS, as well as from internet based services.
I see the setup as being Source >> Streamer >> DAC >> AMP.
My question is -
Is the final sound quality dependent on the kind of streaming device (ie the digital signal going into the DAC?)
My thinking is that data from a digital source (a .flac file for example) would be identical regardless of the device that is reading & outputting it as digital (to a TOSLINK). It sould be the same signal whether from a cheap USB converter on a PC, or a £3,000 Linn device.
I undersatnd a Linn would provide other benefits, and not suggesting they are like for like, but my question is regarding whether just the optical digital streams are the same.
Any advice would be appreciated
Cheers
I am looking at setting up a system to stream from locally stored music on a NAS, as well as from internet based services.
I see the setup as being Source >> Streamer >> DAC >> AMP.
My question is -
Is the final sound quality dependent on the kind of streaming device (ie the digital signal going into the DAC?)
My thinking is that data from a digital source (a .flac file for example) would be identical regardless of the device that is reading & outputting it as digital (to a TOSLINK). It sould be the same signal whether from a cheap USB converter on a PC, or a £3,000 Linn device.
I undersatnd a Linn would provide other benefits, and not suggesting they are like for like, but my question is regarding whether just the optical digital streams are the same.
Any advice would be appreciated
Cheers