If hooked up to an external DAC and all it does is transporting 1s and 0s digitally, how can that affect Soundstage, how punchy the bass is, etc?
If hooked up to an external DAC and all it does is transporting 1s and 0s digitally, how can that affect Soundstage, how punchy the bass is, etc?
The difference is in the power supply. How well it is isolated from the digital components.
I compared 6 streamers when I was in the market. Used as a Pure streamer only some with DACs and some without.
All were fed to an external DAC. There are noticeable differences to soundstage and details.