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Post by iiiwaveshifi on Feb 28, 2023 8:16:29 GMT
Will you use the Bluetooth function on the DAC to connect to the audio source?
The Bluetooth function is very convenient, but the effect seems to be not as good as linear transmission.
Bluetooth, coaxial, optical fiber, which connection method do you prefer?
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Bigman80
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 28, 2023 9:49:26 GMT
Will you use the Bluetooth function on the DAC to connect to the audio source?
The Bluetooth function is very convenient, but the effect seems to be not as good as linear transmission.
Bluetooth, coaxial, optical fiber, which connection method do you prefer?Nope. Never used Bluetooth for anything because it always sounded poor. I like wired connections wherever possible |
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Post by firebottle on Feb 28, 2023 10:08:31 GMT
I have used a cheap external Bluetooth adapter but it was poor in comparison.
For wired connection AES is the preferred method using true 110 ohm cabling.
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Post by optical on Feb 28, 2023 10:26:23 GMT
I find it very convenient for use in my lounge system (mainly for background listening). The Bluetooth 5.0 module in my DAC is by far the best I've heard Bluetooth sound, previous iterations of implementation have been very poor by comparison, but this one (In my SONCOZ SGD1) is a step up in sound quality.
Useful in that, I can just quickly connect to it using a phone/tablet and play something, radio, youtube, spotify etc.
Useful: yes
Audiophile: probably not.
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Post by lurch on Feb 28, 2023 17:52:34 GMT
Last summer i bagged an ifi zen blu2 as it said it was HiRes & BT5, to use at the wam show so peeps could play their tunes through my rig. I tested it beforehand using Qobuz, Chifi 5v lps for the Blu2 and my Samsung tablet, fed into my BI DAC & direct to the Pre. It was surprisingly good via its, Analogue outs and very good via coax into the BI. Admittedly I only had the pimped Node2 at the time but it was pretty much on par with it for SQ, so BT5 is a definite step up from previous iterations but its mid-fi at best.
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