I recently purchased the SACD Transport and the Airlens streamer. The manuals for both recommend the I2S connection to the DAC. I’m using the built-in DAC in my Stellar Strata integrated amp, which only has one I2S connection. It has a couple of coaxial digital connections. So, I have to use the I2…

I’m not sure I understand the scheme. Purchase a PC (personal computer?) to use it how? Sorry, I’m not too tech savvy. I could also do the manual switching, plugging either the SACD Transport or the Airlens to the Stellar integrated I2S whenever I want to use either, but that could get annoying. …

I setup the Airlens with the coaxial connector. Trying to get it to work using Tidal Connect but to no avail. Tidal shows the Airlens option, I select it and press the play button, but it does not go into the play mode. I updated the firmware for the Airlens and the streamer, just in case that was …

Gave up too soon :grinning:! I rebooted the router and voila, Tidal Connect/ Airlens combo is working. Big sigh, I can breathe again. Thank you folks for bearing with me through my frustration. No, time to chill, and enjoy la musica . Cheers!

Unbelievable clarity! Amazing sound! I’ve never used any kind of streamers before, so nothing to compare with except using my iPhone Bluetooth to stream to a tiny blueMe Pro receiver. It pales in comparison to the Airlens. Paul, PS Audio team, job well done! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. …

PC here equals power cord. My AirLens came with an I2S cable (cheap); not sure why yours didn’t. I do think you will want to upgrade to a better I2S cable. My system certainly benefited from this.

My Airlens did come with an I2S cable. But I had already purchased an audio quest I2S and a coaxial cable, middle of the road about $250 or so each. I2S for the PST and coaxial for the AL. So I’ve been streaming using the AL for few hours now, listing to my Tidal playlist that I’m very familiar wit…

Thank you magister for the acronym, PC=power cord. :grinning:

Don’t use y-connectors as they completely negate your investment in upgraded cables. Stick with your current configuration.

I’m happy to hear you’re able to enjoy the music. That’s what it’s all about. After breaking in, the AL will be sounding even better, so you’re really up to a treat. Good for you to have already upgraded your IC’s (inter connect). You can use that coaxial just fine, especially when using it to tran…

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