OT: Stream Music To Analog Pre-amp.
I live in a rural area and, at last, affordable larger download internet subscriptions will be available. What I would like to do is stream internet music content to my analog stereo system.
I guess I am looking for a computer WiFi to analog RCA sort of thingy to feed my preamp - nothing too fancy required.
Suggestions welcome.
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Try a usb outboard dac with rca output, so that you can plug it directly to you preamp.
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i use a musical fidelity dac usb in rca and balanced xlr out
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Thanks, guys.
I came across this product on run-out for approx $US80. Hi Fi System: SH-ALL1C| Panasonic Australia
OK?
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That will be ok.. you will have the advantage of playing your music from your computer wirelessly thru wifi.
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It has higher sampling rates than this one: Google Chromecast Audio REVIEW | Sound+Image | Review | AVHub
The Chromecast Audio is half the price. The review found that it didn't support gap-less albums but for casual listening it could be OK.
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Looks nice, but for me i will choose the device with rca out, to use with rca to rca cable going to preamp, instead of the 3.5mm output to rca.
rca to rca
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc.../2017/10/7.jpg
3.5mm plug to rca
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc.../2017/10/8.jpg
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Well, the seller of the Panasonic unit wanted almost another 50% for shipping - nixed!
After reading the test article(2 parts) for for the Google Chromecast Audio, Archimago's Musings: MEASUREMENTS: Google Chromecast Audio - Part I: Analogue Output & Archimago's Musings: MEASUREMENTS: Google Chromecast Audio - Part II: Digital Output , I will risk all of $US35 on trying it. :rolleyes2:
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I do use my record player and CD player... BUT I do a lot of listening thru my computer. Streaming college FM radio stations (CANNOT stand commercial FM stations) from all over the world, Pandora, Spotify, GooglePlay are HUGE- and have helped imensly in finding music of all types that are now in my "libraries". Spectrum/ComCast landline internet access to modem. Modem ethernet out to my Mac Mini desk top computer. USB out to Cayin iDAC-1 tube DAC. RCAs from DAC go DIRECT to my tube monobloc amplifiers. I do NOT use any pre-amp- I use the volume control in the computer. This allows you to eliminate a component (the preamp) in the signal path, which is usually a good thing. Probably wouldn't work with an integrated amp. Sounds very good- I think Apple handles audio signals well. Last I checked, NOS ("non-oversampling") DACs were the new rage- a lot on eBay from China for under $200.