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(15-02-2021 14:45)rompolompo Wrote:  

(15-02-2021 07:23)simoncn Wrote:  Yes, exactly as you say. Connecting the Melco directly to the Linn improves sound quality.

Why should the NAS brand contribute to the quality of the audio? Can you elaborate?

The quality of the clock.

Many people make a common mistake: "it is digital, therefore there is no loss, so why bother".

Well, it is digital streaming. Which is totally different to TCP, where there is a guarantee that the file received is exactly the file sent, but is not a real time protocol.

In digital streaming, the whole chain from your NAS reading the file to your DAC converting a flux of data in an analog signal should be highly synchronized.

Therefore, everything which sends and receive data (NAS, switch, router) should have a very rigorous clock. Which means, a very stable electric current. As it is not the case, this is where you a pay a price to improve quality.