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| Is USB overrated as decent digital source? USB is simply a method to get data from point A to point B. It has little to do with audio quality if the conversion circuitry is designed correctly. There are probably lots of poor designs out there, but this is true of almost every type of desig... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? Mburnstein - You dont want the computer to have the I2S interface. This would introduce computer clock, power supply and ground noise into the signals. The best way is to use an external WiFi or USB to I2S converter with it's own power supply, pre... | |
| Does Apple Lossless + iTunes + Windows = Perfect I woudl avoid using iTunes with a PC at all. It does not bypass Windows KMIXER. Better off to use iTunes with a MAC or Foobar2000 with a PC.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer/Modder | |
| The basics of PC audio Herman - here is a white-paper I wrote on jitter and computer-driven audio:http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue22/nugent.htm | |
| The basics of PC audio Sfar - If you heard the same AirPort Express with a Coaxial S/PDIF interface and a Superclock3 in the AE you would be shocked at how much better it is than the stock AE with Toslink interface. Not only as good as your transport, but better.The Sam... | |
| The basics of PC audio Pabelson wrote:"Reclocking is part of the DAC's job. If you have a DAC that does not reclock, you have a defective DAC."Sorry, not true. Only upsampling DAC's actually need any sort of local clock. The clock is usually recovered from the S/PDIF si... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? Alex - I agree that if the entire track is read into RAM and then played back from RAM, then it has the same flow-control and clocking advantages of a computer, but to my knowledge, none of the available CD players do this, except for maybe the Me... | |
| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? Alex P. wrote:"The answer is NO, if superior audio quality is desired of course. Otherwise we might as well get I-PODs."I cannot understand this statement. The fact is that computer-driven audio is intrinsically superior to reading of optical disk... | |
| Benchmark Dac 1 vs Bel Canto Dac 2 ????????????? The latest Benchmark version is significantly better. I think you should audition it again. | |
| Laptop for Auditioning Equipment at Dealer? That could be construed as advertising. If I dont mention my products or my company name, then he is free to search the web for the many versions of converters for himself. | |
| Laptop for Auditioning Equipment at Dealer? I would recommend a battery-powered USB to S/PDIF coax converter. | |
| Quantum Products Symphony Pro I think it is a 20MHz 100mW emission, but it may also affect the power line. I have to try some battery experiements to determine this. | |
| How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck? Splaskin wrote:"Burning on the fly results in better copies than burning from a hard drive."Not a valid conclusion IMO. You said yourself that it is dependent on the hardware. I have found just the opposite to be true. With an external battery-pow... | |
| ASIO4ALL Crackles With Wavelength Audio Brick Get a MAC. This is the only thing that will solve it IME. | |
| Understanding Signal Path in PC Audio If there is digital in and stereo analog out, then there is a DAC in the box. |