Using a SMART TV as a MUSIC STREAMER
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 10. 06. 2024
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I love how youâre willing to admit that you donât notice a difference between streaming from the Samsung and streaming from the M10. It can be frustrating as a beginner when people talk about hearing ânight and dayâ differences between sample rates when youâre just trying to get a handle differences between loudspeakers or amps.
THANK YOU!
Very interesting AND VERY WELL explained...
I'm a professional specialist in pedagogy and you do not hesitate, several times to repeat (appropriately) the same info in different manners in different contexts.
So, the whole explanation becomes very clear.
Bravo and thanks again!
And I'm adding this: In your attitude, I like your frankness and the fact you do not hesitate showing that you may have some doubts about this or that... đ
People always 100% sure and certain about everything are really "difficult to stand" !
Apple TV and Apple Music is my go to for lossless playback and control on my TV. Very happy with the results pumping through my STRDN 1080 Sony AMP playing in direct/2 channel through my Kef Q750s. Music sounds as good as it ever has for me and I get to enjoy rich album art and album/artist info.
Been waiting for this exact video for quite some time and this helps a ton, especially because I can ultimately bypass the TV digital output via roon, while still streaming high bitrate through my streamer. Best of both worlds without worrying about degradation of sq.
Really interesting! Looking forward to the next installment on this topic - it's refreshing to get content about how we use these things in the real world, with TVs and streaming boxes in our living rooms as I'd imagine that most of us don't have dedicated listening environments and need to consider the usability/simplicity and practicality with other household members (wife and 2 kids in my case) whilst scratching our audiophile itches.
Awesome!! Glad this video is finally out. Been looking for something similar for a while now. Thank you :)
The NAD M10 v2 can send albums art to the TV through the hdmi port, it mirrors whatâs showing on its own screen
I just looked at the price and damn. My Bluesound 2 will do just fine lol.
Can bluesound send the whats-playing art to tv? I failed to manage that.
@@stefbogdanovic You control the Bluesound with your phone or pc. It doesn't display art to the tv
As always, John, you come up with something I haven't thought before. Thank you for that.
Great stuff John. A very practical and useful video, not easy in this space.
Great content as always. Loving the recent insertion of hip-hop for the album art on the now playing screens in the video.
Latest Nvidia Shield firmware has a setting 'Match content audio resolution' which bypasses Android's 48khz resampling for HDMI output.
And my Nvidia Shield is playing gapless both in the Tidal app and from Tidal in Plex. Not sure what sampling rate you get with usb out to a proper DAC (still using HDMI to TV for picture), but Android TV OS is probably still the bottleneck for Hi-ResâŠ
Nice. I was curious if it would resample
the usb output to a dac. I haven't played with usb dacs on the shield enough to say right now.
I use NVIDIA Shield 2019 as streamer, routing sound vĂa USB to a DragonFly Cobalt, and then to a Marantz PM7003. MĂĄster files are shown as MĂĄster.
Interesting. I was looking into the shield recently and some people were saying updates killed plex functionality... and I couldn't get a clear answer on sound quality...
@@nefossum I think its a Tizen Plex thing. The Apple TV 4K Plex app plays gapless as well.
We'll probably never reach "Audio Nirvana" and be happy with every aspect of every element comprising the total auditory experience but in the meantime I'm enjoying this ride with you and you make it so much more interesting!
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Another nice and informative videođ I much prefer this kind of content to product reviews since I'm more into the technology than knowing how one speaker or piece of electronics performs differently than another.
Great video, answers a question I've always wondered about!
Thanks John, this is the one video I had been waiting for a long time.
When, at the end of your videos, you ask about whether we like your approach to XYZ, this is it. We like your approach to seriously considering Smart TVs as streamers, and your investigations.
This was the most practical video I've seen in a while. Had some issues recently where my Roon setup wasn't seeing any audio outputs and it was a pain to resolve. My next step will be to try your suggestions for a now playing screen on my TV. It's an older Samsung though so I'm sure it doesn't have all the capabilities of yours so I'll probably have to use an external device.
This is the video that I've been waiting for. Thank you, John. I'm using the TV for streaming now with no external DAC (just the TV analogue output) into a tube amp. It's not ideal at all. There's room to improve!
This is exactly what I'm interested in. I'm thankful that someone in the community is shedding light on this topic. I'm personally ditching the surround sound system and building a HIFI "budget" system that integrates the best of 4K Reference fidelity and Audiophile capability in a 2 channel system for an apartment.
JBL 4309 Professional Studio Monitors.
MARANT Model 40N
Panasonic 9000 4K player
The 40n is the best integrated that allows me to interconnect TV, Speakers, CD Streaming and videophile capability in one seemless system. How is it that we are in 2022 and we are still have to run 2 separate systems. Living in an apartment we don't have the space for this but we have the desire to have the best money can buy.
This is so interesting you've been on this path of finding 'something to look at' with streaming audio, because I have lately as well. I ended up hacking my amazon fire tablet so the screen stays on all the time (when I want it to), and the case it is in folds out to keep it standing upright on it's own...works pretty well!
Thank you for covering this topic. I have been using my smart TV as my streamer for over a year. The optical out goes to a Schitt Modius DAC. I use Tidal as my music service and have always wondered what the sample rate was with this setup. If mine is 48K, as yours is, I'm quite happy with that. Thanks again. and you have a new subscriber.
Great video. We missed you in Chicago. I kept it super simple: I have a fan less PC (like a Nuc) running Audirvana out to Schiit Bi-Frost ect. I only use the TV as a display. That way I get my bit perfect play back and all my album art ect.
I love your choice of overlay music in your videos. They tend to be me ringtones. Like Apparent Solution and Digital Breath in this one.
Thank you
More please
Dangâ i was just planning on fiddling on my tv to stream as source for my system and here i step on Darko discussing the exact thing just nowđ
I stream via my LG C1 all the time, for family room casual listening.
Never for my own actual music listening sessions though.
That almost always involves headphones, a DAC/Amp and either the Sony WM1A or my iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Your recent evaluation of a smart TV as part of your setup has made me wonder though, perhaps itâs time to repurpose the Sonos system in the family room and get the NAD or Naim Uniti and a decent set of speakers.
I use Qobuz and Apple Lossless BTW
Cheers John
Wet leg love thier tiny desk concert and thier album! They are really refreshing!
Hey John, another well researched, extremely detailed (âNoâdarf mate!â) video that, yet again, has got me thinking - as been thinking about upgrading our VERY outdated, but adequate, TV for quite some time to a Smart TV; principally to get rid of the slightly ridiculous collection of different âset top boxesâ Iâve gathered over the years (inc. Roku and an old 2nd or 3rd gen. Apple TV).
For me the idea of a large ânow playingâ display is nice, but not the main purpose for our usage, though it definitely has quite a bit of appeal. Just FYI, seen as you havenât tried an Apple TV, one even better use I could see for it in this kind of situation is the ability to do âScreen Mirroringâ generally, for pretty much every app on iOS devices, and that would take the experience to the next level with Roon.
Screen mirroring my iPad while using the Roon app to choose my music, goes beyond just showing the ânow playingâ info and artwork; it means your whole music exploration experience can be displayed on the big screen, along with the artist bioâs, album info/reviews, lyrics, credits/related artists - the whole shabang! In fact this way, you wonât even have to compromise on playback quality/downsampling, or gap-less playback, or even the cabling or audio stream routing; Roon would take care of the streaming quality and endpoint destination of choice, in fact ⊠come to think of it you donât even need a Smart TV! Any TV with an HDMI socket to connect the Apple TV, and your household wifi takes care of both your iOS device and the Apple TV connection and the mirroring between them.
Shame Apple TVâs are so limited for TV streaming variety though, so I still need a Smart TV for other reasons. Anyway, not sure if this helps? đ
Hi John,
Thanks for your contents always well filmed and detailed.
Just tried today and I can confirm you that Plex on an Apple TV is actually gapless. (on concert album).
This allows me to have lossless gapless music on my TV through my Denon receiver
Have a nice day and continue your good job
I just got an Apple TV box to plug into my 7.2.6 system to hear the flood of recordings that are coming out in spatial. As expected, the classical & jazz effect is mostly ambiance, but a nice addition. Some pop stuff like Lord's Royals uses the surround speakers occasionally for backing vocals. Then there's the raucous party music that has instruments coming from all over the place. Beforehand, I thought that was a silly use of Atmos, but upon hearing it, it's just a lot of fun. It sucks though that Apple Music won't pass the Atmos signal when the app is played on Google TV or Fire TV dongles. Having the lyrics scroll by on the Apple TV box is a nice addition though.
What brand is your 7.2.6 amp Bob?
Edit: And I'd be interested to know what "party music" you listen to that utilises the surround abilities if that's not too much trouble. Cheers :)
For casual listening I sometimes use the Apple TV hooked up to my TV and eARC to my NAD M10 (v1) and it works great. Being able to use Tidal om my NAD, iPhone, laptop and TV is really nice.
I have a B&O Beovision 8-40 TV and have a Chromecast dongle plugged into it. Straddling that, Dali Zensor 3 speakers, that run into an Onkyo A 9050 amp. I do have the TV hooked up to the Amp, but the speaker bar in the telly is that good I often just listen through that when watching stuff. Hooked into the amp is a Raumfeld connector that has built in Chromecast/Tidal etc. Around the house I have google nest speakers. Honestly, it all sounds absolutely fantastic. I just created a group for the TV and all speakers in the google home app, and off I go! The speaker bar in that TV is incredible and acts as a central stage, supplemented by the hifi speakers,, then piped to the various nest speakers. Honestly, once the levels are all set up properly, it sounds like im in a club i love it! The Raumfeld streamer box thing plays high res audio, but tbh Spotify on high quality setting sounds as good as my CD's on this set up. I really hear no difference. It's actually why i am super intrigued about this channel and "higher end" stuff in general. I really dont know what im missing!?! It might be night and day different, but this kit hardly cost much at all and sounds top :) Oh and I can also wi-fi connect my NAS drive to the raumfeld thing, so its all networked via the app and can play natively through the TV back through the Chromecast dongle. Simple!
Love the channel. I've been binge watching your videos lately as I've begun to dip my toes into HIFI. This answers many of my questions as I've been streaming Tidal through a Chromecast Audio and also through my Sony OLED TV running a Yamaha AS500 into a set of Kef IQ5SE speakers. My OLED TV is connected through HDMI arc converter which acts as my DAC. I'm really at a loss if buying a better DAC and running optical instead would improve anything. I'm tempted more by the WIIM mini with Chord Mojo 2 route . But then feels a bit like I'm just looking for something else to get.
Hi John, excellent video. You have to take advantage of what you have at home. I particularly use the Xiaomi Box S as a streamer. I use the USB output it has, it enters my DAC and from my DAC to my vintage Scott amplifier from 1978. I have done tests and it really is high resolution with the native Tidal and Qobuz applications, reaching up to 24 / 192. Now If the streaming is through Google cast, it is 24/96, which is the maximum that this protocol supports. It would be good if you did that test on your channel. Greetings from Santa Fe, Argentina
Brilliant solution for a single point source. I wish there was a way to breach into a full house party mode with multiple "now playing" screens and decent stereo noises!
My TV setup is Apple Music on Apple TV > airplay to HomePod as center speaker + 2 x ikea picture frame speakers (stereo pair) on the sides. It supports wireless 24/48 lossless via airplay 2 and sounds surprisingly goodđđŒ
Just bought a new Sony TV. Google/ Android TV OS. Installed the Amazon Music app. Plugged a USB cable into the TV (socket purpose is for USB drive or Hard Drive, with media files). Plugged the other end of USB cable into my Topping DAC. Now have full Ultra HD audio bit rate, into DAC without the limitations of toslink or jittery HDMI. No special settings. Only downside is the DAC has to be switched off (not in standby) for the TV speakers to switch back on.
So through USB the audio from TV Streaming apps is not resampled to 48k?
I really enjoy your videos John and this video pretty much sums up why I have zero interest in streaming audio as a mainstream audio source. I'm very very happy with using vinyl, it's soooooo much easier, but then I am an old schooler.
As well as the on-TV apps on my LG OLED, I have a dedicated media PC connected to both my TV and my amp. With this system I can use 'better' apps on my PC and with Music Bee I can use my phone as a remote and choose to play through the TV & toslink or direct to the Amp via USB while still having the PC visible on the screen. I also use my TV for movies & TV series (using Emby as Plex is a nightmare), so everything works well and is flexible.
Is that a Pixel 6...I see you are a man of taste.
I'm running Klipsch The Five's and SVS 3000 micro vua my LG C9 TV via chromecast and Spotify. I'm very happy with it. Great videos, keep it up.
Wow, there's only 86 comments. I was scrolling through them and it felt like there were 100's!
Great vid as always John and it's great to see that you're not afraid to embrace new technologies and also arguably "non-audiophile" technologies. I see it has roughed some purists feathers in the comments already.
One think to note is Smart TV's have always been lacking in the processing power department. They usually only install the absolute minimum spec computing components needed to get the job done which is why smart TV UI's have always been notoriously slow. The newer ones and high end are getting better as they are having to process 4 and 8k streams so need that extra oomph to drive the picture. Obviously Audio requires less processing power but just something to consider if people are going to be using their built in TV apps a lot.
My Samsung smart TV was my first streamer, only recently I added a Chromecast audio to my hifi! Also allways used my hifi to hear to TV sound!
Also have a hard disc with music and movies connected to the TV. Before that had an WD TV media player in both alone and wifi versions!
That's why you need to insert a laptop (or a small box PC) with windows in your system , and bypass all the google&android&samsung apps ... long live foobar 2000
AppleTV works and sounds niceđđœ
Hi John, when I bought my LG TV about 6 years ago, I connected it to my amp via Toslink and a 2Qute DAC. When using the TV's own Spotify app there was no gapless playback, however when we bought an Amazon 4K fire TV stick around 18 months ago, I started using the sticks own apps, which included Spotify. To my surprise the Spotify app which was on the Fire TV stick played gapless playback and sounded better/ different. Not sure why but it works really well. I'm also wondering if Amazon's own music server or other Hi Res music servers will play Hi Res through the Fire TV stick. Just a thought and for the record Spotify sounds really good with most modern recordings, but some older ones it can sound a bit thin, but that is understandable and acceptable to me.
i have my tv connected via optical toslink to my dac and also have a little raspberry pi with MoOde iinstalled, connected to it via usb. The sound is pretty similar between the two but I mostly listen to local FLAC files or mp3s and the pi has much more storage, so use it most of the time. I sideloaded the volumio app on my tv which still works with MoOde, both use the linux MPD service. Downside is that the remote pretty much doesn't work with the app, but i just use my phone to pick out tracks and see everything on the TV.
John - so funny you should do this video today. I faced the same issue but wasnât willing to forego lossless. For my solution within my newly set-up Roon environment was to pick up a sub-$100 Mac mini (2014 i5 4gb) and use Roon bridge. Itâs a clean OS install with Roon bridge and an open safari tab. I get lossless through my Denon AVR3700 and a Roon display through Safari. Highly recommended.
I have a dell tower running tidal through audirvana. Iâve got it connected to tv with hdmi video and audio to a project dac. Browsing is done onscreen via wireless mouse and keyboard. Audirvana allows large display of artwork on tv.
TV + piCoreplayer + usb dac = gapless bit perfect
I remember when iTunes first came out with gapless playback. It was so awesome!
Extra Props for the Biggie Album!!
Looking forward to your in depth Apple TV video.
Thereâs an app TVremote which is a Roon extension that makes the Apple TV a Roon endpoint and you can control Roon in a similar way as other endpoints. Audio must be relayed from the TV to the amplifier/DAC. In my case I had to use Bluetooth to connect to my Powernode.
I use it all the time and its absolutely perfect! My Chord DAC shows hi-res resolutions connected to the Bluesound Node HDMI Arc. Works well for me!
Yup great app!!!
Interesting video. I somehow feel I went the opposite route, in the sense that my main system is composed of a Pioneer Atmos receiver with just about every feature I could possibly want, including DAB+ reception (which Is pointless in my country, because there are no DAB+ radio stations) and phono preamp (even though I have no plans to get a turntable). One of the main attributes is that, besides having internal apps for some streaming services, I works as a Chromecast Audio/TIDAL Connect endpoint, and displays the TIDAL Album art in my 55" TV (plain LED technology, not QLED or OLED), but the best part is I can choose to use it with or without the TV. In other words, I can just listen to it, and have the Now playing screen just on my phone, which controls the app anyway, or have it full size. I like to have to option of having the screen or just the music. In most cases, it's the TV remote that controls both devices (via ARC). Nice to be able to just enjoy the music, for a change.
apple tv makes a perfect gapless streamer at cd lossless w/o having to stream music through your phone/ipad...
When Apple updates the Apple TV device to output hi-res (currently 24 bit/48 kHz), then running the Apple Music app from Apple TV might be a game changer. A big if, I know!
PlayStation using Spotify out to a home theatre receiver. Sounds great looks very smart with art work and is easier to drive than a clumsy TV remote.
Forgive me if I missed it,but did Darko mention if he set the tv audio output to PCM or bitstream. If set to bit stream, I would think it would be bit perfect unless the apps themselves do some kind of conversion.
I've been wondering how to get Roon to display on my TV for a few weeks. It never occurred to me that my old, gen. 1 Chromecast would work. Thanks John.
It may be that more than sample rate is effected by routing sound through the TV. I notice there is a significant difference in the sound of music being passed from my TV HDMI to AVR depending of whether it is sent as PCM or auto ( DD) . ( TCL TV, Onkyo AVR.) If auto is selected for sound over HDMI then the TV sends Dolby digital audio to the AVR. If PCM or passthrough is selected then PCM is sent to the AVR. Usually Auto (DD) sounds better for TV and PCM better for music. Also it is worth mentioning there is a good app called equalizer + for android TV/devices that allows easy equalizer adjustments for sounds being sent through the TV.
You could also connect a device, such as a Raspberry Pi, running Volumio to your TV via HDMI to get the ânow-playing info and cover artâ and to your DAC via USB and get bit-perfect audio to your HiFi system.
In your video you mentioned Roon can split an audio/video signal, I'd be interested in that. I have Roon sideloaded on Chromecast w/GoogleTV. My audio setup is I have a Chromecast w/Google TV connected to my McIntosh MX100 pre/pro HDMI (using its hi-res ESS Sabre DAC) then to the 7-channel amp and my 2021 Samsung QLED. How would I split the signal? If you could do a video on that here or share a link on how to do it I'd very much appreciate it since I can't seem to find out how to do it anywhere else on the web, unless I've missed something. Thanks again and keep up the great work
Cool video.. do you have to connect everything thru your TV? None of your audio equipment has HDMI in and HDMI out? I have all my streamers connected thru My non high end Yamaha receiver.. with just one HDMI out to the TV.. is this audibly not a good way to do it? It is really convenient.. lol..
My goodness that was a lot to sayâŠâŠ.. thank you!
I was waiting for gapless comment on seeing your vid and title. I agree with you gapless is best.
Conscious of your comments regarding comments and comment moderation, I found the points about the TV resampling but that the DAC didnât display it to be telling. If we need a digital display to tell us the music is hi res or the sample rate, then surely weâre missing the point? If the music and stream sounds good, does it matter what the sample or bit rate is? It either is, or it isnât and the presence of a digital display and number is feeding back into the loop to tell us that this is at x kHz and therefore sounds better, regardless of the actual sound output. Great video and a great screen. Iâm also trying to work out where youâre located. The apps on the screen indicate Australia but not sure.
Good topic and amazing its not discussed more. I suspect that's because the idea of a tv being part of a hifi would be seen as sacrilege. I use my LG OLED G1 to stream Tidal (TV app) into my Arcam Dac via toslink, exposure XV amp and out of my Kef R3. Its not my first choice for music experience (that's my Rega P6) but boy its pretty damn good. Also, if are using a TV app to stream then Tidal over Spotify is a no brainer - same price but CD quality and extensive videos on Tidal.
Great video! Be interesting for you to get and plug an Apple TV 4K into your TV and experiment with Plex, Apple Music. Plex to my ears has gapless on Apple TV and Apple Music definitely does do. The Apple TV does up to 24/48 and reports the bitrate the music is in, like 16/44.1. Whether it resamples like the Tizen I have no idea. Just an idea for a further video.
Incidentally, if you put the TV the NAD M10v2 is plugged into, you do get a great now playing screen on the HDMI ARC input.
USB Audio Pro Player works on Android phones to preserve native high res bit rates via phone's USB interface. Their website says its possible to install on an Android TV (e.g. Sony) using their SDK.
If it's not gapless it's not worth it, I can't agree more!
Long ago Iâm streaming Tidal, Sirius XM via my shield connected to TV, to be able to look at the screen from time to time while working :)
Lovely video, as always, John!
Is there any way I can stream music from a Windows 10 laptop or Android 11 phone via USB A/C to the optical/coaxial inputs on a Marantz PM6007?
My laptop doesn't have an optical out option, and the sole HDMI port is used to connect to an external monitor (which, in turn, only has a headphone jack).
Thanks for this video. I use for streaming Tidal hifi tier my Xiaomi Mi Box S connected to Yamaha receiver. Don't you know if I can include my portable Cyrus soundKey USB DAC as an external DAC in this audio chain?
John your obsession with gapless playback is totally hilarious. I get it that for you this is a very serious and important feature. On a purely selfish level I hope you still have problems getting gapless playback for as long as you are making videos because everyone, including me, needs some hilarity in their life.
Most other tvs Iâve tried are good about giving you a bit perfect stream (the sample rate of the optical out is the same as the hdmi/streaming signal). Samsungs are one notable exception as I found out when trying to listen to DTS discs on my receiver hooked up via the Samsungs optical out and just got a bunch of noise. I havenât tried this with newer tvs from manufactures other than Samsung so they might have the same problem but maybe not. A big oversight on Samsungs part nonetheless.
I use a Samsung smart TV with an AV receiver. Hdmi e-arc works with all my Hdmi inputs, but the tv apps don't work through it. Very frustrating
My current setup is just an Apple TV 4K with the TIDAL app (itâs gapless on tvOS) connected to a Dragonfly Red which is wired into my speakers.
Hi John. Such a great video. Could you somehow use a Raspberry Pi with a dac hat? I'm a novice but just thinking. I'm the Pi you could add the display plug in and possibly hdmi or usb from Pi to TV for display and rca out from dac hat to amp. If this works you could achieve both gapless and hi res. You'd probably have to use phone as a remote although I know that some more computer capable people than me can get the Pi to work with a remote. You could also use the Web interface on the TV for Volumio. Just my thoughts. thanks for all the great videos and content
The CZcams casting to Samsung TV is called Discovery and Launch (DIAL) protocol codeveloped by google and netflix. one can call it precursor to chromecast/google cast
I have used my Roku Express with the Spotify app to stream to my TV. But I also have a mini PC connected to the TV that can stream Spotify. Neither one has optical output , only HDMI. Is there an advantage of either one? I do have a dac that I can use.
I did use the portable DAC plugged into the USB-C port on my mini PC and was able to select it as my audio output. Plugged my headphones into it and sounds great.
I was just considering purchasing Dirac and running it on my streaming source (Mac laptop) but was also looking to purchase a new QLED tv which would be a lovely display for streaming music. Hmmmm... decisions... How about mirroring the screen from my laptop to the TV so I'm streaming from Mac with Dirac and seeing the album info/art on the big display? Might be the best solution?
The easiest solution for me is just using my laptop as a controller for my Bluesound Node, my laptop is big enough for a now playing screen.
I have my tv connected with my audio system with a Toslink cable, but usually only use that connection for watching movies. I have the Apple Music app installed on my tv, but I only use it occasionally when I want the lyrics of the music displayed on the tv. Mostly streaming from tv is distracting me from the music. I prefer to turn my lights down low, maybe close my eyes and just enjoy the music. A big screen projecting all this light in the room is changing the ambiance to much for me in general. Usually I stream from my iPhone through Airplay. If I want some basic information about what is playing I just have a quick look on my Apple Watch. For more detailed info I can grab my phone or iPad and find what I need. The same Watch I can also use for basic controls. Going through my library I prefer to just use my iPhone which is going there a bit easier. streaming from tv, yeah tried it, but itâs not really for me.
I close my eyes while listening to music...
More great content.
As an Apple user Iâd be interested in this topic applied to Apple TV, specifically itâs output quality
Another variable to consider is that Spotify sends 256kbps AAC to Chromecast devices instead of the usual 320kbps ogg vorbis. Not sure if this would be noticeable.
I would love to watch a review of yours on the Sonos Amp. It can be found at much lower prices than the Bluesound Powernode and it looks like a very powerful streamer/dac/amp combo. But there arenât any reviews on it from the big audio youtube channels :(
Hereâs my question:
I use my Sony oled âs digital out to feed my Benchmark DAC/pre which feeds my amp in my two channel tv system.
For purposes of streaming Netflix, Amazon Prime and the like using the Sonyâs internal apps, is this as good as the sound is going to get?
Thanks John, just compared Tidal via my Xaomi with the Blue sound node and I preferred the Buesound by a good 10%. Not sure what that is due to but I like traditional streaming.and maybe the art via the Xaomi, cheers
On this some amps like receivers can split the signal so run the image to a screen AND retain the sound in the amp. Alternate have a look at HDMI splitters I use one with a fire stick and a computer monitor in my bedroom - video to monitor sound via 3.5mm to an old amplifier. Some of the better splitters have optical.
Hi, you are thinking like me. Why not run the Chromecast into the amplifier and the tv is fed from the amplifier video out HDMI. The amp can directly use the audio stream. The TV just handles the video side of it. I have all my DVD players and streaming devices into the AMPLIFIER not the tv. Simple??? Yes
I think he is directing is info more so at 2 channel hifi. Yes this is easy to do a receiver but then you loose the audio quality of dedicated hifi setupâŠ
Not my go to but it is an option in my living room. Also use Apple TV in there as well. Mostly the kids listening. Itâs works great for them.
My solution for years: laptop>dac>3.5 to rca>amp. Laptop to tv via hdmi. Also you can do tv audio out 3.5 to rca to amp, but no reason unless you want to control tv apps with the tv remote and get lower quality sound. TVs also have audio controls to interface with amps, so you may find help there - though it's always a pain.
One thing that plex refuses to do is to let the app on your phone or tablet work like roon does, i.e., work as a remote and now playing interface. It's been requested by thousands of people for years, but they refuse. One more thing, if the plex music app is your thing, my set-up allows you to use it.
great vid! but one thing Im struggling with is not having my Chromecast with Google TV automatically revert from the Roon Now Playing screen to its standard screensaver after some time. have you figured that out, John? It's like the Chromecast isn't recognising that anything is happening on screen. I guess I could just switch off the screensaver but then I like having that on in between watching TV...
Use and HDMI audio extractor between your hdmi input devices and TV. No audio is resampled by Tizen anymore. Your resoltion depends on the hdmi input device and the extractor (lowest supported resolution is used). So for the Chromecast with Google TV that is 96Khz/24 max. (You can get 192Khz/24 HDMI audio extractors easily. Make sure it supports HDCP or it won't decode protected content).
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Arc is compressed audio format. eArc is non compressed audio. Try to see if you have one on your TV.
I got GAPLESS from my TV! I have an AudioLab 6000a Play and love it. I'm running Wharfedale 4.1 Evo's with an SVS SB-1000 Pro. Anyway, from my phone, I can stream Spotify (Gapless but not lossless of course) and I stream Amazon Music through Play-Fi, and that is full 24/192 BUT it's not gapless. BUT... I have an Amazon Fire TV Cube and run the Amazon Music app and although it only outputs at 24-bit - 48kHz but somehow the Amazon Music App gives me pure gapless playback. My first test is always Dark Side of The Moon! Although my system is fairly good, I still can't really hear the difference between the 24/48 and 24/192. I do hear a bit of difference when I stream Spotify, but it's hard not to love the Spotify interface. So, I'm always moving around. But the point is, I do have clean gapless playback from my TV sent via TosLink to my Audiolab. For those rare occasions that I have a gapless album I want to hear, I'll simply run it though the TV this way and it's completely fine.
That's a true power move using autechre in the thumbnail of this video
I have downloaded the Tidal App on the my box, this result in providing gapless streaming as well as the TV inter face, i have a topping 10 s through to the amplifier, and it cuts out chrome cast, i then use the amplifiers remote for volume and the my box remote to choose what is streamed
I use my LG tvs optical out to my DACs it's great for up to CD quality, I'm going to buy a wiim mini to get high rez, but the TVs work great