Hi All , hopefully a simple question to answer (though I haven’t been able to find an answer in the manuals or elsewhere online) does anyone know if the streaming quality is reduced on the ND5 XS2 when using Wifi v Ethernet? I seem to recall on my Muso 1 to get full bitrate etc you had to be wired.
Thanks in advance
Matt
The Naim website does not mention any difference between wired and WiFi for the NDXS2 . The WiFi on the NDXS2 is streets ahead of the Muso 1.
I own an ND5XS2, but have never tried it with Wifi. Naim usually suggest a wired connection as best, so that is what you should do.
Assuming the WiFi signal is stable, I can’t see any reason for it to be a reduced quality compared with cabled. It’s the same data being transferred (and not much data compared with video, for example).
The cabled recommendation is, I think, mostly about mitigating any potential instability in WiFi. But if the wifi connection is good, it wouldn’t be any different to cabled in terms of music quality.
I heard both streamers (the other being an NDX2) on wired and wireless connections on a 60Mbps connection running WiFi at around 20. Any difference was so negligible as to perhaps not exist.
It’s not about whether the data reaches the dac.
It’s about noise.
Noise from the cables vs noise from the wifi module.
I own a ND5XS2 I tried mine recently on wifi and thought it sounded equally as good as ethernet cable
So much so i have left it this way
It could be argued what is the best ethernet cable my answer is no cable !
Was it easy to set up the wifi?
It can be a bit tricky just remove the ethernet cable and depress the wifi pin on the back then just set up with the app following the instructions
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