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| Substitute for Waveterminal U24 MAC results should be better than PC. Good drivers on MAC. | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system DAC-1 changes:1) added output buffer to SE outputs2) lowered SE output impedance3) added pot to balance L/R gain4) added film SMT caps for coupling5) changed regulators to cheapo plastic ones to eliminate plastic bushings6) changed Op-amps from Ph... | |
| Your Preference U24, Xitel, M-Audio or Edirol ??? The Edirol UA-5 or the Waveterminal are both decent quality stock, but both have to be purchased used. Forget about the Xitel. Uses the native PC drivers. Xitel is beyond help. The M-audio stuff is superb, but only if modded. | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system Benchmark DAC-1 is probably the best value at this pricepoint (<$1K). It has the advantage of balanced outs as well - make sure to get a new one, not a used one. They have improved significantly over the past year.The Perpetual P-3A can also so... | |
| Substitute for Waveterminal U24 If the Hagerman works without loading a special S/W driver, then this is what I am talking about. The hardware usually comes with a CDROM that contains the software driver. | |
| High End User Interface for PC Audio SB can get a lot better, no matter what they claim. Start by using a battery supply. | |
| High End User Interface for PC Audio Get a Squeezebox and use the remote control. | |
| best external cd burner to convert SHN file If you want the very best quality, Plextor Premium-U or the Yamaha CRW-F1 UX. The media is very important too. Get the best CD-R for audio. | |
| How can I improve my Sony SCD-777ES for red book The external DAC route will yield the best results on CD's. If you go this route, I recommend that you get the digital output and clock modified in the transport. Here is some more info on why:http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/spdif.htmA gr... | |
| Sony s7700 mods by Empirical Audio. Yes, I have driven a modified BC DAC2 with the modded Sony 7700. The Sony sounds good with any DAC. The modded DAC2 is certainly better than a stock DAC2, but not my cup of tea. I prefer the Benchmark and the Perpetual P-3A to it. The Sony with a ... | |
| High End User Interface for PC Audio Several things make the stock Transit only fair - powered from the PC, Optical output and power/signal noise. If you like the stock Transit, you will love the Off-Ramp Turbo or Freeway which are based on Transit with a coax, AES or I2S output, imp... | |
| Sony s7700 mods by Empirical Audio. The 7000 and the 7700 are pretty much identical transports with EA mods. | |
| Substitute for Waveterminal U24 Does the Hagerman come with a S/W driver? | |
| Sony s7700 mods by Empirical Audio. I've done IEC installs on 7700's for customers that requested them for $100. I dont recommend it because I dont believe it makes much difference. Maybe it will with your power cord however.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer/modder | |
| High End User Interface for PC Audio Use a tablet PC that gets the data from a network server drive and transfers by USB to your system. Totally wireless and has a nice portable screen that you can put in your lap. |