MinimStreamer vs. TuneIn Radio on a Linn DS

[DavidHB]

(15-04-2015 22:37)simoncn Wrote:  I have found that transcoding AAC streams improves the sound from my KDS/1. I didn't find this with MP3 streams. If anything, I thought the original untranscoded MP3 stream sounded slightly better.

I delayed replying until I'd had a chance to listen again.

On both my ADSM and my Kiko, there is no doubt of the improvement with transcoding on AAC. It is more noticeable on the ADSM. With MP3 (using the Linn Classical 320Kbps stream for testing), the difference is more marginal, but still in favour of transcoding on the ADSM. On the Kiko it's too close to call at present. All in all, SQ concerns are probably not going to prevent me from listening to transcoded MP3 streams, and I have the TuneIn option immediately to hand if I change my mind.

Incidentally, have you set up SPACE optimisation with any of your players? Again, I had a more noticeable improvement with the ADSM, but the change was worthwhile on the Kiko as well. The room where I am using the ADSM has more resonance nodes than the room with the Kiko, so this result is not perhaps surprising.

(15-04-2015 22:37)simoncn Wrote:  I find listening to radio stations via a playlist to be very convenient. There is a bit of overhead in getting the playlist set up initially but this shouldn't take too long for a small list of favourite stations.

I entirely agree, and hope I was not suggesting otherwise. The process I described probably took less time to implement than to document, thanks mainly to the sample playlist material you have so helpfully provided in the User Guide. The minor 'fly in the ointment' is really a conflict between style and substance. Both the playlist and the Radio page are easy to use in Bubble DS, but I like the presentation of the latter.

David