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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I propose that ALL manufacturers establish the Off Ramp 5 (or whatever Steve's latest and greatest USB converter is) as their USB input processing of choice so that this is no longer an issue!!!The one that requires a driver for MAC because it is ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The other interesting part, if I may add, is that Aeris and ODSE probably use the same Analog Devices DAC chip - the AD1853, except if Steve hasn't gone for the flagship AD1955, but those are the two choices for the ODSE. :-)So it would have been ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve, as we both know, S/PDIF is a very jittery interface when it comes to a Master Clock recovery. Synchronous or asynchronous re-clocking techniques have been long ago implemented to remedy the issue. So yes, S/PDIF can sound really good too. G... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD To bad,a quality transport would/could add a lot to the mix,at least for us dyed-in-the-wool spinners. Thanks.This is the reason why the DSD-S has a digital input on the back called DTR. Using the DTR input with the SDT-M digital transport that re... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Bill_k, to be honest, your posts were the reason why I tried again explaining to Tbg with more detail, hoping he will understand better what's going on. It seems like many believe that DoP is some sort of DSD to PCM conversion that can be clearly ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Bill_k, as I said I have compared DOP with native DSD, and the native is better.Tbg, please understand that DoP and DSD are both native/pure DSD. Sabre chip, the DSD goes through an entirely different part of the chip. I did listen to DOP for a lo... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Aplhifi, this is all true of the BMC PureDac for $1790Tbg, if you say so. :-)Hopefully you can compare the BMC PureDac with the DSD-S some day soon and give your honest opinion about the audio quality difference. Best wishes,Alex PeychevAPL Hi-Fi | |
| Is computer audio a bust? Alex, this mirrors what my audio acquaintances (one of whom was using a top of the line Offramp) have discovered. What are the reasons for this?Agear, In my experience, the biggest enemy of computer audio is the multiple switching power supplies u... |