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| Dated but still A rated DACs The NAD M51 is still the best sounding DAC I've heard. You should be able to find a used one for about $1000, even less. | |
| $500 USB cable I have a hard time picturing an optical transmission of very slow data stream for 50 centimeters being much wrong. A single optical cable of similar diameter is able to stream data for cities of millions for kilometers. Do you have any data or m... | |
| $500 USB cable A little addition about synchronous data transfer. Assuming there is no buffer implemented in the dac (very unlikely) and all packets sent in correct (synchronous) order it would take 200 failed attempts to transfer a package before it would affec... | |
| $500 USB cable I have a degree in computer science have some knowledge of how data is transmitted between devices. The data is split up in packages of bytes. Then the procedure is basically the same as when you mail a letter at the post office. There is no data ... | |
| Nad M51 + usb conditioner? I have one question here: I have the NAD M51 in my system and use it as a preamp/dac. I'm also a computer scientist and have pretty good knowledge of how data is transferred between computers. How exactly do you think an USB cable affects sound ... | |
| Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts? I’ve nothing new to add to the discussion. I try to see it simplified. 1. You need you solid state amp to not distort. That’s why you should buy as powerful amp as can. Unless you don’t listen very loud.2. You don’t need as much power from you tub... |