mistercrash
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| Sony HAP-Z1ES static? A couple updates:1. I pulled out the SSD drive I had installed and replaced it with the original HDD. Same result here: an audible static noise every 2:25 when using the USB output, which wasn't there with the analog out. 2. I found a good deal on... | |
| Sony HAP-Z1ES static? Unfortunately, turning off the Wi-Fi did not resolve the issue. I've also tried changing just about every system setting to no avail. | |
| Sony HAP-Z1ES static? Hmm...I hadn't thought of that. I'll try checking it out with the Wi-Fi switched off, and report back. | |
| Sony PS3 Optical Out to a DAC? I also have my PS3 hooked up to a DAC. The question in my mind isn't so much whether the sound is good or not from this setup, but whether the sound through the Toslink interface running through my DAC and sound system was better than the sound th... | |
| DAC with 4 S/PDIF inputs I had forgotten about the Zodiac. Yes, that does look like an interesting option.I also noticed that the Bel Canto DAC 2.5 has one Toslink, 2 coax, and an analog pass-through. | |
| Wyred DACS The message that I keep hearing about BNC vs. RCA is that BNC is a legitimate 75 ohm connector, whereas the dimensions of RCA prevent it from reaching a true 75 ohms. Because of this, BNC is the preferred connector if your gear allows it. | |
| Gapless ripping and playback So it seems as though gapless ripping isn't really a problem, but gapless playback may be a problem depending on the software that is used. | |
| Toslink from TV to DAC??? I've tried running both Toslink and coax digital output from my cable box to my DAC, and it was a horrific failure both ways. I tried this with both a CI Audio VDA-2 and a Wadia 781i, and with both DACs, I got this annoying loud fluttering sound t... | |
| EMM vs. MBL DACs Thanks for the responses. Yes, I know that my amp is the weak link in my chain, and at some point, I intend to upgrade to MBL separates. However, the cost of two MBL pieces is outside my reach right now.I had originally thought that an all-MBL sys... | |
| C7 Power Cord Comparisons? Two more options are the Oyaide PA-22 ZX and the Zonotone 6N2P-3.5 Blue Megane cable. Both of these received accolades in the 2009 Visual Grand Prix. These are Japanese C7 cables, so they are not polarized, but they can be inserted into polarized ... | |
| Integrated + Balanced + Headphone? Dave,Thanks for your response.- As for the digital volume control, you are probably right that any integrated or pre-amp will probably beat the Wadia's volume control, but it's a feature that I haven't gotten the opportunity to use. I guess I was ... |