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| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? To access "slow mode", go to the setup menu - on screen video. One of the tabs leads you to this using the remote control to navigate.Steve N. | |
| USB SPDIF+ Monarchy DIP, is it a good transport,? Why put more money into mediocre components? Save your money and get rid of the Sonica and get a good converter and DAC. You might also consider modding the Theta. I recently modded an old Theta and it was amazing sounding. | |
| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? Reubent - You didn't have the Sony 7700 in "slow" mode by any chance? This will crush the performance.Steve N. | |
| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? Reubent - I didn't mod your player did I?Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer/modder | |
| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? They can. I have a reference player that is a modded Sony DVP-S7700 DVD player. There are several others that make superb transports as well, including Denon 2900, Pioneer DV-47A, Pioneer DV-09. All stock transports have weaknesses due to requirem... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? "there are problems transmitting separated Data and Clocks via single cable, especially in the case master clock is included."What exactly are the problems? Seems to work perfectly and sounds significatnly better than any S/PDIF I have heard."The ... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? The Burr Brown 1704-K chip uses left-Justified data which can be supported by the Off-Ramp I2S with some mods, however, the timing is unclear on how the data is multiplexed between the left and right channel chips. This could be a problem.Steve N. | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? Alex - you bet. I can configure it for 128fs or 256fs.Steve N. | |
| The basics of PC audio For those that want wireless USB (the best), Belkin has announced the CableFree USB hub and dongle, which replaces wired USB with Ultrawideband, high-bandwith wireless USB. The dongle plugs into your computer or laptop and the hub goes next you yo... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? "Steve, Can you make a I2Se interface with the Sonic Frontiers method of I2S connection as I have one of their Platinum 3.1 Sig DACS with I2Se interface. I know it is not compatable with the Muse Audio I2S interface"Probably. My converter board is... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? "Thanks, Audioengr. The U24 has no other power supply options."If you open it up and cut the trace with +5V on it and inject your own 5V, then this will do the trick."It would seem to me that the future lies in USB DAC's, so that extra step of con... | |
| The basics of PC audio "Did the Creative Audigy 2 NX turn out to be asynchronous? I am guessing not as you have chosen others to modify."No. I believe it is. It was just more difficult to mod and make into a product, besides it was discontinued as all of the other decen... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? Pardales - no this is not a good thing. The power is coming from the computer. Power the Converter from battery or at least it's own power supply and you will realize a big improvement. | |
| The basics of PC audio Pabelson - You are correct, some DAC's, such as the Benchmark DAC-1 will reduce the jitter from the Toslink of an AE, but most of them do a fairly poor job of this. Even the DAC-1 sounds different with different digital sources. The theory behind ... | |
| The basics of PC audio Glass-fiber is certainly better. I have tried this with a stock AE as well. I have sold some AE upgrades, with Superclock3, new power supply and S/PDIF coax interface, and the customers seem to love them. I have designed a board to add I2S interfa... |