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SPDIF converter for Audio Note Dac 2.1

I have an Audio Note Dac with old digital connection that I want to connect to my Macbook Pro. I have been doing this with a M2Tech Hiface but 1) the sound isn't great - positively am radio like and 2) itunes through Pure Music and a much inferior dacmagic sounds better. Is there a spdif to usb converter that is going to rival my pure music sound or even better let me use pure music into my audio note dac? This computer audio stuff can be complicated for us old guys!
ladavid
tvad
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4est, I am not incorrect. There is a language barrier preventing effective communication.

Bottom line, Ladavid, the HiFace is not the problem with the sound of your system. Configure it properly with Pure Music and you should be in good shape.
ladavid OP
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thanks guys - I think you are right on this - haven't been able to get hiface to play with pure music. Have tried for hours but probably need to give it more effort.
tvad
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01-20-11: Ladavid
thanks guys - I think you are right on this - haven't been able to get hiface to play with pure music. Have tried for hours but probably need to give it more effort.
I had the same problem. In my case, it turned out not to be an issue with Pure Music per se, but rather a mistake I had made in the configuration of the output sampling rate in Pure Music's Advance Audio Setup. I had set the output sampling rate and limit rate too high for the capabilities of my DAC, which is 96Khz maximum. I had set Pure Music for 192Khz. When I made the correction to 96Khz, I finally had sound.

Don't know if this is the same problem for you, but it's something to check...and something I mentioned in my first post.

I will admit getting things to work properly was a several day adventure for me that was unpleasant at best, so I can empathize with you.
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