![]() I'll need to either install a wifi extender or go with a wired ethernet connection to the garage into the songbird because its probably 60 feet from my router to my stereo out there. Once it warms up outside, I'll move it to the garage. I like the interface and algorithms they use - probably best of the lot. Keep in mind Spotify Premium is not close to lossless but for the most part, it still sounds very good. I have no way to A/B them so that's fairly subjective. That is to say it has very good dynamic range, nice bass extension and clear but smooth highs. I don't know what processor is in the DAC but I can't say there isn't much if any of an audible difference between the wifi stream through the Songbird and the wired connection using my phone's DAC. For me, that's 100 feet or more outside the house. Once you're streaming, your phone will work as the remote for as far as your wifi connection will let it. I'm 35 feet from my router and signal is at 50%. Make sure you're using the 2.4GHz port on your router! Once paired, it takes a little playing around to bring up your stream source (in my case Spotify Premium) in the Songbird app. Voltage was the same but amperage was different. ![]() One glitch caused by me using a different USB plug vs the one furnished. I run a Mac2505 in the house with Mac preamp, Polk LS50 mains and a Velodyne sub. I bought the Songbird to hopefully remedy 2 things: higher stream rates and range.įor now, the Songbird is in the house in my main rig where I was streamimg right off my phone wired into the aux source of my Mac preamp. Range was about 35 feet from phone to BT receiver through one wall. I got fairly good reception if my phone was lying on the table but if I picked it up to surf, the connection would momentarily cut out at times depending on where I was sitting. I also had range issues as the BT receiver is in the garage and my deck line of sight is blocked a bit by the house and garage wall. My sound with the BlueDento was still very good but obviously not as good as wired. If you're streaming BT though, you're not getting the same bitrate as you would with a wired connection. I don't run a dedicated DAC at this time. My phone is a newer LG model I bought because they have one of the best DACs in them. I was using that to stream to my garage stereo rig which also runs deck speakers with a sub. I have a Bluedento bluetooth receiver that's similar in performance to the AudioengineB1. Here are some comments you might find useful? (roughly $100)Ĭlick to expand.I've had a chance to play with the Songbird a bit. SMSL M100 DAC with input data rate indicator. "KEiiD Audio" pretty much says it degrades Hi-Res to CD-quality through S/PDIF or Optical out. ![]() If you want to know details or info, please contact us via email: we will response it within 12 hours. ![]() How does this unit handle higher res files, like 192KHz files? Will it play them at a lower rate or not play them at all?Īnswer: Hi, Usually, our optical port can only support 44 KHz 16 bit files, if you want to stream 192 KHz files, it will play them at a lower rate and the sound will be different from the original files. KEiiD Audio basically says the same thing about their optical output. If you want to know more details or info, please contact us via email: we will response it within 12 hours. Will this pass 24/192 over coax s/pdif? i need something like this for amazon ultra hd music.Īnswer: Hi, It supports 24/44 over coax S/PDIF, when you stream 24/192 files, if its format can be supported, 24/192 will be output as 24/44, so the sound will be different from original 24/192 files. "KEiiD Audio Seller" (vendor) has a list of 50+ Q and As on Amazon - and says. So its basically useless to feed a better quality DAC with. Near as I can see, the KEiiD won't output Hi-Res through the coaxial or optical ports. ![]()
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