Advice needed to improve the SQ of my music streaming over the CD transport

RobertL

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I am a new member seeking help from the experience members of the group. I have the Roon Core residing in the MacBook Pro I7. The MacBook Pro is connected by Belden CAT7 LAN cable to a Silent Angel Bonn network switch. Another Belden CAT7 connect the Silent Angel Bonn to the SOtM sNH-10G network switch. A SOtM dCBL-CAT7 connect the SOtM network switch to the T+A streamer/DAC. The SQ of the same music from my Reimyo transport is much better than my Tidal/Roon from streamer/DAC T+A SD3100HV. Can adding a dedicated music server of not more than $10K eliminate the gap of the SQ? Many thanks for your inputs.
 

sbnx

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Laptops aren’t ideal for SQ. But before you invest in a dedicated streamer research gigafoilv4.
 

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I am a new member seeking help from the experience members of the group. I have the Roon Core residing in the MacBook Pro I7. The MacBook Pro is connected by Belden CAT7 LAN cable to a Silent Angel Bonn network switch. Another Belden CAT7 connect the Silent Angel Bonn to the SOtM sNH-10G network switch. A SOtM dCBL-CAT7 connect the SOtM network switch to the T+A streamer/DAC. The SQ of the same music from my Reimyo transport is much better than my Tidal/Roon from streamer/DAC T+A SD3100HV. Can adding a dedicated music server of not more than $10K eliminate the gap of the SQ? Many thanks for your inputs.

Short answer is no for a well sorted out cd playback system ...

Nevertheless, Uptone etherRegen with external oxco clock helps to narrow the gap of my oladra upgraded Antipodes cx and ex stack against Denafrip Avatar Transport synced to my upgraded Denafrips Tplus dac ... via usb and i2s output respectively.

Cheers.
 

RobertL

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Short answer is no for a well sorted out cd playback system ...

Nevertheless, Uptone etherRegen with external oxco clock helps to narrow the gap of my oladra upgraded Antipodes cx and ex stack against Denafrip Avatar Transport synced to my upgraded Denafrips Tplus dac ... via usb and i2s output respectively.

Cheers.
many thanks Richard for your advice.
 
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