BL17 + Core vs BL17 + Essence mk2 ?

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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted September 25, 2019 at 07:03 GMT
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Hi everybody

The BL17 can be fed via Powerlink (analog) or Toslink (digital).

In this last case, I suppose the internal DAC of the BL17 is used...

The 2 configurations I would like to compare are:

Core (Optical out) - daisychain fiber wiring - BL17 (Toslink in/out)

Essence mk2 (PL 1&2 out) - Powerlink - BL17

So my question is: do you know if there is an audible difference between the 2 setups?

i.e. is the BL17 DAC better than the Essence mk2 DAC?

Thanks 🙂
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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted September 26, 2019 at 19:28 GMT
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Nobody ?

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Razlaw
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Posted September 26, 2019 at 21:04 GMT
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I can not specifically answer your questions, but will give you my experience with both. I have an Essence MKII connected by Power Link to a pair of Beolab 4000s. Works and sounds great. I also have a Core connected by optical to a pair of Beolab 50s, previously to Beolab 20s. Again, works and sounds great. I don’t know anything about the technical differences and can’t really compare the sound quality given the totally different speakers.
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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted September 27, 2019 at 06:52 GMT
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Thanks for your feedback anyway 🙂

Did you ever connect your 20s by Powerlink to the Core?
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Razlaw
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Posted September 28, 2019 at 03:11 GMT
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No, I did not.
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