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| Wireless and USB dacs The Belkin wireless USB hub is around $150, but it will add a LOT of jitter. This may be okay with your DAC because it reclocks anyway:http://www.belkin.com/networkusbhub/worth a try.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| iTunes+MacBook+Built-in optical digital output The MAC definitely upsamples and it is great-sounding. Selected in Utilities/MIDI options. The problem with toslink out of a MAC MINI is the jitter, and Toslink in general for that matter.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind Sure, you can use a network ethernet cable to the SB3. Then you can access it using a wireless network from ANY computer. It does not improve the audio quality though.Steve N. | |
| music server Mimberman - Like I said, dont let the poor sound of the Sonos stop you. With the Pace-Car reclocker it is world-class, inaudible jitter. Best combo of user interface and quality.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind Shadorne - yes, you can drive several AE's from one computer.Steve N. | |
| Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind If you want iTunes, the just buy several AirPort Expresses from apple.com, put them in each room and get a good glass-fiber Toslink cable for each. Then run this Toslink to some inexpensive digital receivers, like the Panasonic SA-XR57. For your "... | |
| Ipod to Digital Out Ecruz - this cannot be used for playing audio output, just transferring files.Steve N. | |
| Airport Express vs. Squeezebox 3 I have tried "good cables" and even modded the heck out of the AE. It is called an Off-Ramp Wi-Fi. It is a LOT better than the stock AE, but still not as good as a stock SB3. I have all of these, the SB3, AE, Sonos and Olive.Steve N.Empirical Audi... | |
| music server The Sonos is a great recommendation, however it has lot of jitter on the output compared to the Squeezebox3. I use it with my Pace-Car reclocker, which takes jitter to inaudible levels. If you want something inexpensive with very good results stoc... | |
| Ipod to Digital Out I have plans to bring out the I2S interface on the iPod and interface it directly with my own DAC design. It will be like a portable docking station that you can hold in your hand like the iPod, but a bit larger. Rechargeable battery powered with ... | |
| "Mini" to Optical for Airport Express Streetdaddy - the DAC-1 Turbomod is $1200, the I2S interface is $500.I would also recommend the op-amp upgrade for $300Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| "Mini" to Optical for Airport Express Hals_den - This is the first time I've heard the "sound burst" complaint from an AE. Since it only happens between tracks, this is at least a clue. I need to know if it ever happens when playing long playlists or only when manually selecting a new... | |
| "Mini" to Optical for Airport Express Streetdaddy - I2S is the native interface for most D/A chips. Whenh you send a S/PDIF signal to a DAC, it must be converted first to I2S before going to the D/A chip. The fact that this conversion is not necessary reduces jitter.Steve N.Empirical ... | |
| "Mini" to Optical for Airport Express Streetdaddy - the Toslink input is available, I have not updated the website yet. I'm currently evacuated to a friends house by a 10K acre forest fire in Oregon. The Pace-Car also now has S/PDIF output as well for standard DAC's.Steve N.Empirical ... | |
| recommendations for newbie I agree that the Benchmark Headphone amp can be excellent, although I still prefer listening to headphones through a tube headamp, modded of course.Steve N.Empirical Audio |