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Multitest streamers – 1000 Euro – Part Two!

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Completion and Conclusion

What an interesting mass test again! In this field, the differences between streamers are still nice and big, which just makes it fun and educational to put the products side by side.

Which streamer is ‘the best’, we leave to you. After all: it’s your pair of ears. Do you like fresh and open? Warm and generous? Precise and tight? These are all things that influence the label: ‘the best streamer’. In short: listen to the stream and let your ears decide.

Check out the stream!

Conclusion

This was another very interesting test! Six streamers of around 1000 Euro, although the SMSL was a bit of a 'cheat'. The six candidates all have advantages and disadvantages. It's up to you to decide what you want to go for: lots of features? A complete ecosystem? Lots of connectivity options? Flexibility? Warm playback? Sleek? Detail-rich? Smooth? We leave that up to you...
Type test
Multitest
Production country
Differs
Features
  JBL MP350
  • Build: Sturdy, classic
  • Sound: Round, fluid, generous
  • Imaging: Large
  • Overall: Nice sound. Very fluid and musical
  • Price: 900
  Volumio Primo
  • Build: Simple, but nice
  • Sound: Playfull, rhythmic
  • Imaging: Large
  • Overall: Nice sound! Playfull and rhythmic
  • Price: 799
  SMSL combination
  • Build: DAC is nice, bridge bit plastic
  • Sound: Tight, detailed (with minimum phase filter)
  • Imaging: Tight, bit of a podium
  • Overall: Pay attention to the filters!
  • Price: 1450
  IFI Neo Stream
  • Build: Up to taste
  • Sound: Complete, robust, detailed
  • Imaging: Bit of a podium
  • Overall: Nice player, good overall performance
  • Price: 1200
  Bluesound Node X
  • Build: Decent, nice design
  • Sound: Bit dry and closed
  • Imaging: Podium
  • Overall: Very easy to use, good ecosystem. Bit of a dry sound
  • Price: 799
  Eversolo DMP-A6
  • Build: Very nicely made
  • Sound: Tight, detailed, precise
  • Imaging: Large, precise
  • Overall: Nice product, good sound
  • Price: 859

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Product

Link to store

Price

Node X
799EUR
SMSL SD-9
419,95EUR
SMSL-SU-10
999,95EUR

Winkels met Bluesound

Sint-Antoniusstraat 15
2300 Turnhout, BE
Joseph Bensstraat 21
1180 Ukkel, BE
Pleinweg 136
3083 EP Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
Bredabaan 1031
B-2930 Brasschaat, BE
Pelikaanstraat 126
2018 Antwerpen, BE
Schoenmakersstraat 19
6041EX Roermond, NL
Grotestraat 23
5931 CS Tegelen, NL
Parkweg 23
8084GG 't Harde, NL
St. Ceciliastraat 28
5038 HA Tilburg, NL
Geldropseweg 105
5611 SE Eindhoven, NL
Breestraat 146-148
2311CX Leiden, Zuid Holland, NL
Korte Jansstraat 11
3512GM Utrecht, NL
Hermesweg 2
3741 GP Baarn, Utrecht, NL
Theresiastraat 151 - 157
2593 AG Den Haag, Noord Holland, NL
St.-Katelijnevest 53
2000 Antwerpen, BE
Beethovenstraat 9-b
1077 HL Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL

Winkels met Eversolo

Grotestraat 23
5931 CS Tegelen, NL
Breestraat 146-148
2311CX Leiden, Zuid Holland, NL

Winkels met IFI

Grotestraat 23
5931 CS Tegelen, NL
St. Ceciliastraat 28
5038 HA Tilburg, NL
Breestraat 146-148
2311CX Leiden, Zuid Holland, NL
Beethovenstraat 9-b
1077 HL Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL

Winkels met JBL

Stationsweg 87
9471 GM Zuidlaren, NL
Geldropseweg 105
5611 SE Eindhoven, NL

Winkels met SMSL

Peizerweg 97A
9727 AJ Groningen, NL
085 071 1860
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3 COMMENTS

  1. Question, what are your settings for the dScope III? I typically use 100K input impedance, sample rate 192K, 32K FFT Prism-7 window and average over 8 samples. Your low end measurements look a little off. One thing you also have to remember is the VBUS/GND is tied to the internal supply and therefore you can get ground loops really easy when testing.
    Thanks,
    Gordon

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