From Thomas Tan: When I was asked to review the Pink Faun Scion streamer transport, I felt both excited and a little uneasy. Excited because this is a $20,000 machine. A serious piece of audio engineering. And easy because the science is purely a streamer with no DAC. And I wonder whether it could really sound different from a $200 streamer. After all, in theory, a streamer is just sending ones and zero to the DAC, so how could it possibly change the sound? Listen in to find out!
*QuoBuz connect is rolling out for Pink Faun servers at the end of the month*
00:00 Pink Faun Scion
01:27 Overview
02:56 First Impressions
03:54 Specs & Design
06:14 Sound Quality
10:41 Tradeoffs
12:14 Is it for you?
13:07 Conclusion
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