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| Best DVD player to use as transport? 1) low jitter mearuementsThe jitter spectra is just as important as the worst-case jitter2) ability to output a true 75-ohms at the coaxial digital outVery few transports actually have precise 75 ohms out.3) should have a transformer at the digita... | |
| Do materials alter frequencies and speed? Listening tests - I do this at every CES. I have some 11 AWG ZIP and I swap it with my speaker cables. I do the same with IC's and digital cables. The listeners hear the difference every time.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer | |
| USB Soundcards - faint popping/clicks If you defrag the disk and kill all other applications except the player, you should not get pops and ticks. I was getting pops and then they went away after I defragged. After I installed Turbotax and left it running, the pops came back.Steve N.E... | |
| another rookie DAC question..... I have yet to hear a processor that challenges a good DAC, such as the dAck! or Benchmark DAC-1, and I have heard 5 or 6 processors and 15 different DAC's | |
| Do materials alter frequencies and speed? Rsbeck - you can see plots of measured and computer simulated response of ZIP cord versus my speaker cables at this website:http://www.empiricalaudio.com/frclarity7_electrical_performance.htmlThe simulated and measured are both obviously rolling-o... | |
| Parasound JC1's vs. Sim Audio W10 Dennis - I have had and still own some NGF (no global feedback) amps, the CODA's. They are very sweet on the highs, but the JC-1's left them in the dust for detail, particularly with mods. The new Coda's are definitely better, because they are usi... | |
| Do materials alter frequencies and speed? Frequencies and speed is not accurate to describe the effect. Geometries aside (spacings and wire gauge etc) , materials in cables have several effects, both insulation and metals. Lets start with metals:The crystal lattice in the metal can cause ... | |
| What is the difference between Superclock 1 & 2 Superclock1 is quite old. I'm surprised that anyone has any of these left. The Superclock3 is out now and this is what I have been installing. The 2 was very good, much better than the 1. | |
| Parasound JC1's vs. Sim Audio W10 Cadougie - there are a couple of reliability things that could use improvement, mostly in older used JC-1's. Parasound is aware of these and some of these have been improved in the newer versions. I'm surprised that you had problems with a recent ... | |
| Foobar Convolver Plugin you should try to pick-up an Edirol UA-5 used. This has external power, coax out, a driver that supports 24/96 and avoids Kmixer. I recently modded the UA-25 (which is similar) to add coax out, external power and Superclock and it performs superbly. | |
| Help - Internet radio from PC to stereo receiver If you want to do this on the cheap, I would recommend the Edirol UA-25 USB to S/PDIF converter or the M-Audio Transit. Both are stock with Toslink out, but you can use a glass fiber cable.If you want to go wireless, then the apple.com AirPort Exp... | |
| add Benchmark DAC-1 to Sony 400 cd jukebox??? 711smilin wrote:"Steve N, does that include the mod you did on the Sony 777es jukebox? I thought that one came out great, and I just referred you a customer this past week, and was hoping the results were great"It does turn-out superb as a player,... | |
| Should I add a DAC ? Which one ? Never used one? $2000 is not a lot for separates, but if you mod the 777 to have a decent digital out (~1200) and then get a dAck! with mods ($1275), this will outperform most any player for CD playback. See this article on digital cables and transports:http://ww... | |
| Separate Transport & DAC: Why not? The power supply and space to do it right are advantages of separate DAC. It can also be battery-powered. Tough to do this with a player. Also, a DAC is an easy transition to computer-driven audio, which can be superior to ANY player and actually ... | |
| parasound 3500 verses parasond jc1 Bob - thanks much for the tips. I will definitely try the Harris part on the next one that I mod.BTW - I decided to replace all of the bias pots with sealed Bournes units in the 3500 and eventually, the JC-1's to avoid creeping bias and future war... |