Hi there,
Wanted to ask a question whether it would be possible to bypass the internal DAC in my receiver and use the external only.
Recently I ordered the Streamer/Dac based on Raspberry PI. I have a relatively non-expensive setup in my living room and wanted to add the streaming capabilities to my older AVR which I'm using to power my stereo setup. That's the streamer I ordered and it has only analog outs: PecanPi® Streamer
I had a chance to test the DAC from this company via my laptop and it made my music sound so good. So I decided to order a streamer from them.
Right now I have Paradigm Monitor 6000 Floor-standers and a sub-woofer. If I connect a streamer to the Analog IN of my Denon X2000 AVR I will have to run it in a Direct mode to bypass the internal DAC. Is it right? I wanted to keep my AVR playing in stereo for 2-3 months until I decide on the integrated amp. Looks like once I enable stereo mode in the AVR it will activate the internal DAC, crossovers and bass management. That's what I've learned so far from the internet.
Secondly, in the Direct Mode I will not have a sub working, which I would like to have. Looks like I made a wrong purchase with that streamer/dac
Please advise if I should return the streamer and purchase a device like Marantz NR1200 which would have a streamer/amp and Sub-out capability. Or should I add pre-amp/amp to the streamer and play it all analogue. I wanted to have a streamer initially since I have a lot of flac music on my PC and shared drives as well as shared via my own Plex server.
My goal is to spend around $1000 on Amp or streamer/amp or streamer/dac/amp and be able to play my own collection via network as well as spotify/tidal in 2.1 mode. Which way I should go? Not planning to add CD or Turntable to it.
Thank you in advance.
Wanted to ask a question whether it would be possible to bypass the internal DAC in my receiver and use the external only.
Recently I ordered the Streamer/Dac based on Raspberry PI. I have a relatively non-expensive setup in my living room and wanted to add the streaming capabilities to my older AVR which I'm using to power my stereo setup. That's the streamer I ordered and it has only analog outs: PecanPi® Streamer
I had a chance to test the DAC from this company via my laptop and it made my music sound so good. So I decided to order a streamer from them.
Right now I have Paradigm Monitor 6000 Floor-standers and a sub-woofer. If I connect a streamer to the Analog IN of my Denon X2000 AVR I will have to run it in a Direct mode to bypass the internal DAC. Is it right? I wanted to keep my AVR playing in stereo for 2-3 months until I decide on the integrated amp. Looks like once I enable stereo mode in the AVR it will activate the internal DAC, crossovers and bass management. That's what I've learned so far from the internet.
Secondly, in the Direct Mode I will not have a sub working, which I would like to have. Looks like I made a wrong purchase with that streamer/dac
Please advise if I should return the streamer and purchase a device like Marantz NR1200 which would have a streamer/amp and Sub-out capability. Or should I add pre-amp/amp to the streamer and play it all analogue. I wanted to have a streamer initially since I have a lot of flac music on my PC and shared drives as well as shared via my own Plex server.
My goal is to spend around $1000 on Amp or streamer/amp or streamer/dac/amp and be able to play my own collection via network as well as spotify/tidal in 2.1 mode. Which way I should go? Not planning to add CD or Turntable to it.
Thank you in advance.
