S30 as player only?

[PaulW]

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keep it for better sound

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S30 v s40 server only

New here and looking to clarify please the difference between the S30 and S40 as server only. I have checked the specs comparison at the Antipodes site and can see the S40 has better power supply (?), internal bay as opposed to slide in tray and the V5.2H v V6x in the S30. Is the v6x superior to V5.2H hardware module? Seems the V6 is in the K series. How does these differ? I assume hardware module is the OS? I read the upgrade path summaries too but I still can’t really tell if the S40 wo…

External DAC for the S30

Hi @andychampionsound First of all it really depends how you use the S30 in your setup. In my experience S30 is best used only as a player. It just does not have a lot of power being a server and player (& DAC?) at the same time. So the more you can separate these functions by putting a separate streamer before - and a DAC after the S30, the better the sound will be. Playing your music from a S30 internal SSD (Samsung PM893 recommended) vs streaming will also sound better. A superior external …