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| What SS Dac , Bel Canto,Benchmark, ????? If you get a Benchmark, which is a good choice IMO, you should make sure it is a recent one. They have undergone a lot of improvements over the last 2 years. It is mostly surface-mount, and AC-coupled, so these are the weaknesses IMO. There is not... | |
| Up to the Minute: Streaming Bits to Audiophile DAC Best execution. Well, I'm of course biased because I build these things, but contrary to popular belief, it is possible to build a world-class I2S interface that is external for both Wi-Fi and USB. However, there can also be advantages to burying ... | |
| Up to the Minute: Streaming Bits to Audiophile DAC I put up a long post answering this, but it seems to have dissappeared....The short answer is that most manufacturers dont know how to design this and they are also afraid of starting a new I2S standard. Of the few that are doing USB interfaces on... | |
| Simple near state of art laptop solution wanted I have done a couple of laptops for customers in the past month, an hp Pavilion ($1850) and a Toshiba Satellite ($1000). I like the Toshiba the best. Easy to set-up, great ergonomics (touch-pad and screen) and good functionality for ripping (fast ... | |
| altman attraction dac vs empiracle dac1 12s Herman - good for you. I occasionally get this result with customers that purchase more clear and extended sources than they have used in the past. These improved sources sometimes exacerbate other system problems from preamps to speakers and even... | |
| Up to the Minute: Streaming Bits to Audiophile DAC "This goes to the digital lens which eliminates all jitter and then to the Tri Vista."I'm sorry, but this is "wishful thinking". The only de-jitter device that I've seen to be really effective is the Apogee Big-Ben, and even this is not as good as... | |
| altman attraction dac vs empiracle dac1 12s Herman - the jitter is undoubtedly lower with the JISCO on based on what you are hearing, but I believe you are probably getting sibilance from the analog output stage and DAC filtering when the HF clarity and dynamics finally come through. The hi... | |
| Up to the Minute: Streaming Bits to Audiophile DAC racerxnet wrote:"If you are concerned about noise from the PC, you can put a ferrite core on the cable to the sound card. Use a Toslink or SPDIF cable to the DAC. That should eliminate the interference problem for the majority of users."This techn... | |
| Up to the Minute: Streaming Bits to Audiophile DAC Kpavey wrote:"Then build up a USB to I2S convertor - such as one at www.dddac.de and you're away."I looked at this design. I uses the PCM2707 TI chip. This means that it can only use the Windows drivers and will not pass 24/96. IMO, this chip is o... | |
| Audiophile USB to PCM Others:HagUSB, LessLoss, m-audio audiophile USBWaveterminal is not current, not manuf. anymore.Steve N. | |
| iMac vs. PC Laptop Fixed what Northstar DAC for me? I have modded four of them and never had Aberdeen fix any of them to my knowledge....You are entitled to your doubts. This is what my dealers and customers tell me and my own ears doing A/B's in my reference system... | |
| iMac vs. PC Laptop What's an Aberdeen? I also mod the Northstar transport and DAC. Really excellent with mods, but the Off-Ramp I2S is still better. IMO, the Northstar Transport and DAC with my mods is the best CD playback that I have heard. Very close to computer-d... | |
| iMac vs. PC Laptop Sbrtoy wrote:"A question for Steve, I have been contemplating your Turbomod for my DAC1, what are your thoughts on the value of completing the mod and continuing to use a Squeezebox and feed to the DAC1 via spdif?"The DAC mods will improve the bas... | |
| iMac vs. PC Laptop Fishbonegt wrote:"So, will PC at 24/96 deliver the same sound quality as my Music Hall cd25.2 CD player?"Definitely, with the right USB or Wi-Fi converter it will probably pass it up. I have yet to find a CD player that beats good computer audio.S... | |
| iMac vs. PC Laptop The PC with upsampling to 24/96 delivers the best quality (with ASIO and SRC), but the MAC is superior at 16/44.1Less hassle with the MAC to set it up, but you are limited to iTunes. They both sound identical whan using the AE, and they are limite... |