dmitrydr
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| Network Attached DAC? Well, I would disagree with all three parts :)USB never been a consumer format, and Ethernet with all due respect cannot be considered not as premium, nor as office oriented product, especially these days. USB will never replace Ethernet just beca... | |
| PC/Squeezebox v Mac Mini IMHO, the far you place noisy PC from the system - the better (I don't mean just fan noise, but all kinds of electric noise, plus added vibration, etc).Squeezebox is supposed to perform a single simple function - get the data feed, and pass it to ... | |
| Is this the future of the next CD player This isn't the future, but one of the happening developments. One of more then popular themes in serious audio is minimalist approach, with shortest possible signal path, etc. Many attached to this idea. Such versatile devices as Olive don't fit t... | |
| USB-S/PDIF Converter or USB DAC? If any buffering involved, you may have delays resulting in pops and clicks...So what do you guys do if the distance is more then 5m? | |
| USB-S/PDIF Converter or USB DAC? What is the maximal reasonable length for USB connection? AFAIK after some length you have to put USB repeaters. It won't distort the data, but it may mess up timing, isn't it? | |
| Which DAC for computer based system? Apologize for off-topic... What topology did you implement? In simple words - assuming your laptop is somewhere close to your listening position:- you either put DAC close to you and run long interconnects to the amp; - or you run long SPDIF to th... | |
| What are the best CD Player around $3500? SimAudio Nova, or used Eclipse - if you like a good SS sound. | |
| will HDCD copy when cloned? Thanks Marco, good to know. As for XRCD - it's a standard 16-bit CD, the term XRCD is about JVC's especially refined mastering process, not the format. | |
| Nightmare selling to Canada Hey, hey, it was all right until a camera or a laptop were mentioned. With all the due respect to the rules, how do you, guys, imagine going to Customs office EVERY TIME you travel, for such a indispensable stuff like camera or laptop??? Should I ... | |
| will HDCD copy when cloned? What I heard is that HDCD uses some "reserved" checksum and other data fields for storing an additional audio info. Does anyone knows for sure that a standart CD-ROM can really read those fields as data? | |
| What time do you wear? Last 6 years that was Tissot... Love it | |
| Best Used Bang for Buck if I Finally SWITCH ? I'd never trade PC's flexibility to MAC's "reliability". Get a good, I mean - good (have I mentioned "good"?) hardware, install XP Pro, and then tell me you have to reboot your PC every minute. Most PCs are mass market crap from hardware perspecti... | |
| Dedicated CD Player Recommendation As per what you explained you really like a clean and detailed sound. I'd say go SimAudio, I've got their Nova for almost two years, and it's just a fantastic player. While there are many players with soft, velvety sound, if you're about cleaness ... | |
| US Gear overseas - Voltage Conversion Questions When you switch between 100 and 220 your unit continues to work in its native mode, with the least impact on sound, if any, so for units with switches I wouldn't even think about transformers.CD player has low power consumption, so you can get rel... | |
| Benefits of a DAC for Moon Nova What pre and amp do you have? |