@jjss49 @audiotroy @so
I have the new MacBook on the way with thunderbolt/usb 4.0, and I’m having difficulty finding cleaners. Most of them seem to be the old USB. I was thinking the solid state drive would cut down on any noise being introduced into the system. I believe I will have to use a thunderbolt to USB dongle to connect most DACs. Let me know if you have any further insight.
@jjss49 @soix
I was thinking that the DACs sole purpose should be to unpack the digital file into an analog signal, and be as transparent as possible. The DAC should bring out all the minor details in the music, create air/space, separation, etc, and the preamp/amp are the only components really coloring the music. Let me know if this is incorrect, or if I should look at things differently.
I have a large music library on my drive that won’t need to be streamed. It was either downloaded or ripped from CDs. It does vary from lower quality, up to WAV. I think my system now does a great job of playing the WAV files beautifully, while also letting the lower quality songs still be enjoyable (I think that may be attributable to the sp-6). This is important to me. Ideally, the DAC can bring out whatever details/separation/space may be in the lower quality files. I may upgrade to Tidal HiFi to expand the library easily, and start streaming more music in higher quality.
@unsound
Unfortunately, I am maxed out on space at the moment, so an upgrade in speaker size will
have to hold off. I do love the 1.6 Maggies though, and Maggies in general. I listen to a pair of tympani’s often. Also, the threshold has been recapped. Are you saying that in some cases, a high end DAC may render the preamp useless?
@luisma31
The Holoaudio DACs are looking like great options. I see the May won the 2020 stereophile award, though they used a $5k version.
I have the new MacBook on the way with thunderbolt/usb 4.0, and I’m having difficulty finding cleaners. Most of them seem to be the old USB. I was thinking the solid state drive would cut down on any noise being introduced into the system. I believe I will have to use a thunderbolt to USB dongle to connect most DACs. Let me know if you have any further insight.
@jjss49 @soix
I was thinking that the DACs sole purpose should be to unpack the digital file into an analog signal, and be as transparent as possible. The DAC should bring out all the minor details in the music, create air/space, separation, etc, and the preamp/amp are the only components really coloring the music. Let me know if this is incorrect, or if I should look at things differently.
I have a large music library on my drive that won’t need to be streamed. It was either downloaded or ripped from CDs. It does vary from lower quality, up to WAV. I think my system now does a great job of playing the WAV files beautifully, while also letting the lower quality songs still be enjoyable (I think that may be attributable to the sp-6). This is important to me. Ideally, the DAC can bring out whatever details/separation/space may be in the lower quality files. I may upgrade to Tidal HiFi to expand the library easily, and start streaming more music in higher quality.
@unsound
Unfortunately, I am maxed out on space at the moment, so an upgrade in speaker size will
have to hold off. I do love the 1.6 Maggies though, and Maggies in general. I listen to a pair of tympani’s often. Also, the threshold has been recapped. Are you saying that in some cases, a high end DAC may render the preamp useless?
@luisma31
The Holoaudio DACs are looking like great options. I see the May won the 2020 stereophile award, though they used a $5k version.