# Bridge11 vs dedicated server

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge11-vs-dedicated-server/37940>\
**Category:** Network Audio\
**Created:** [June 25, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge11-vs-dedicated-server/37940 "2024-06-25T22:06:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mazdaguy96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mazdaguy96](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Mazdaguy96)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge11-vs-dedicated-server/37940/1 "2024-06-25T22:06:40Z")

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anybody have any opinions on the bridge in aPW dacmk11 with ethernet connection to laptop using bubble UPNP vs the sound quality of a dedicated server such as Cocktail audio X50d or Innuos zenith mk3 through the I2S input

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**Author:** ![magister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@magister](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/magister)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge11-vs-dedicated-server/37940/2 "2024-06-25T22:15:34Z")

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> [@Mazdaguy96](#):
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> the [bridge](https://www.psaudio.com/products/perfectwave-bridge/) in aPW dacmk11

The Bridge only works with the DS DAC Mark 1. The AirLens is the component you need to go with Mark 2 (it is external, not an internal card like the Bridge) if you want to stay in the PSA family. Or of course, you can use one of the many other streamers on the market. If you search in this forum, you can find many comments about the AirLens versus other streamers.

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**Author:** ![markus46](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@markus46](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/markus46)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge11-vs-dedicated-server/37940/3 "2024-06-25T23:10:12Z")

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I’m pretty sure there was a network Bridge option for the PWD MkII.

> **[PS Audio PerfectWave DAC MKII Review](https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/PS-Audio-PerfectWave-DAC-MKII-Review/)**
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> The PS Audio PerfectWave DAC MKII is much better than the additional Roman numeral that differentiates it from the MKI would make it appear. The upgrade from MKI to MKII is a major step forward for PS Audio. Inclusion of a new digital input board,...

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**Author:** ![verendus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/verendus/32/198387_2.png) [@verendus](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/verendus)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge11-vs-dedicated-server/37940/4 "2024-06-25T23:34:53Z")

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I think you are talking about the old PW DAC that was released before the current DS Dac. I am not sure how resolving the old dac is, but in my MK1 fully modded with APS transformer and VOCM, a good streamer server wins by a pretty large margin. At one point, I thought Bridge II was pretty decent, but once I cleaned up my power and network signal, the difference became very obvious. What makes the biggest difference is a quality linear power supply and clean network signal preferably isolated galvanically using optical fiber.

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**Author:** ![magister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@magister](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/magister)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge11-vs-dedicated-server/37940/5 "2024-06-26T00:29:07Z")

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My apologies. I assumed, without reading carefully, that you talking about the DirectStream DAC, not the earlier Perfect Wave one.