The Songbird spent most of its time running directly into the NAD C 316BEE, Cambridge Audio AXA35, and Naim NAIT 5si integrated amplifiers. We Have Both Kinds of Music…We Have Country and Western I utilize a custom 3.5mm to RCA interconnect manufactured by Audio Art and AudioQuest Cinnamon optical cable and that combination weighs a lot more than the streamer. The reality is that when you connect the power cable, Ethernet cable, Toslink digital cable or a 3.5mm to RCA cable to the analog output – the Songbird is going to move around. When I first opened the box, I smirked at the inclusion of Velcro strips. Wireless connectivity includes support for AirPlay and Bluetooth. The Songbird will offer gapless playback with Tidal and Qobuz in Q4 2021. I did that with a few DACs that I have at home and the performance of the Songbird did improve – although I wish the digital output wasn’t limited to a single Optical Toslink connection.Ĭost clearly influenced that decision and it’s understandable. The digital output of the Songbird is limited to 16-bit/44.1kHz so it will not pass 24-bit or higher to an external DAC. ![]() We’ve discovered one technical issue that was not originally mentioned to us in the literature. Most of the music people listen to isn’t high-res so the Songbird’s ability to stream at 24-bit/192kHz is a special bonus gift to those of us who actually care about better sound quality, or who actually plan on connecting the Songbird to a better quality DAC. We know Spotify isn’t high-res and the forthcoming Spotify HiFi won’t be anything more than lossless 16-bit/44.1kHz either. With some experimentation, we discovered that the Songbird might be only scratching at the surface of its capabilities.Īndover Audio is being very smart about this and clearly aiming for Spotify users who are probably curious about high-res streaming, but have yet to sign up for Tidal or Qobuz (which actually offer high-res streaming…minor detail).Īudiophiles who lift their noses at the mere mention of Spotify are not getting it.
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