Forgive me, this is only my beliefs. If you had so huge differences, it means it were problems of grounding loop and/or electric noise harmonics running on your cable. If all was instead already good, it's matter of endorphins and anything raises theirs production, takes to a good sounding feeling, so anything does that, it's welcome...
No huge differences…Slight but audibleForgive me, this is only my beliefs. If you had so huge differences, it means it were problems of grounding loop and/or electric noise harmonics running on your cable. If all was instead already good, it's matter of endorphins and anything raises theirs production, takes to a good sounding feeling, so anything does that, it's welcome...
How do you define fine? It could be finer…It depends what characteristics you examine or care about …Btw my internet connection covers 4k in stable way so bandwidth is under no way a problem for steaming up to 24/192
Sounds like a good reason to use WiFi then?
I have to give John Darko a thumbs up here. That's pretty hard for me.
Under ideal circumstances yes!Sounds like a good reason to use WiFi then?
I can actually second this. I had a WiiM Pro Plus using an iFi gen 2 power supply and after a few weeks swapped the power supply for a the official Raspberry Pi 5v 3a power supply and the change in sound quality was immediately noticeable, The iFi power supply is superior in every way and trust me, it’s clearly heard. With things like cables this also true. I use Chord C Stream Ethernet cable for the WiiM and again over something like Ugreen shielded or stuff around that price bracket while still decent cable is not as good as the far more expensive Chord cable. The Chord delivers a darker background and far better low end frequencies which again was immediately noticeable. Chord clearway X is even better but then it’s getting more expensive than the streamer itself. IFi do a lan purifier which is known to get good results in regards to cleaning up the traffic travelling from the router to the source object. These upgrades do have great results and it’s not snake oil at all. I have the Audioquest FMJ Jitterbug which is the most hated product on Audio Science Review and advised against but I will say this; I would be happy to invite anyone from that forum to my humble abode and do a blind test and I guarantee that if they are honest they will walk out of that test either shamefaced or possibly with their wallets open. I run a usb cable plugged into the FMJ Jitterbug from my PC to my SMSL AO-300 with superb results. The bass is more punchy, voices have more space, notes are more crisp and everything is just cleaner and has more clarity, well worth the money I paid for it. So in conclusion, yes you can allow the audio signal a more generous and fluid journey through using better power supplies, better cables and purifiers which in turn will allow the WiiM to then deliver that improved performance directly to your amp with an more immersive and engaging sound, and it does. In my house this has been undeniably proven with the aforementioned equipment. I will also say it is not cheap to gain the edge in performance when choosing to upgrade cables and it is usually better to minimise cable length as much as possible which in turn also reduces cost. I would say in the over all percentages in gain where the sound quality is concerned you would be looking at about a 15 to 20% improvement. It is a notable difference regardless and the quality and longevity of the cables is another gain to the buyer which in the long run may actually save you money. Thanks for your question.
well, i don't think we lean heavily in one direction or another... speaking for the community here, so forgive me if you disagree. but in general around here we like to keep an open mind + recognise that we will have differing opinions on some aspects of the hobbySounds like you are buying into the audiophilia addiction that "everything matters" and addressing the issue requires expensive audiophile equipment and cables beyond the stereo itself. There are plenty of audio forums out there that will feed you as much of that as you want to hear. I don't think the WiiM forum is one of those sites, however.
that's very interesting what you share thanks. i've had similar experiences with upgrading my power supplies and cables.
What did you measure from your power outlet that indicated you needed this? (Not arguing, just curious ....)
OCC silver plated is even better.
Digital is either perfect or you get dropouts, interruptions. There can be no difference in clarity or fidelity introduced by differences in digital wires or cables.
