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PC-Audio vs. High-end CD Player-GAME OVER

Hi All,
I just auditioned the Wavelength Audio Cosecant DAC on a very nice system at the local dealer. It was run through a Hovland 200 preamp , a Plinius amp and Avalon Eidolon Diamond speakers. This is all in a very well treated, good-sounding room.
It was, in a word spectacular. Beautiful tone, excellent bass, imaging soundstaging, etc. What was really amazing was a sense of space, or ambience that was imparted. We then compared the same CD's (Diana Krall, Jennifer warnes, some jazz), on a Levinson CDP. I'm not saying that the levinson is the last word in players, but it was what he had on the shelf.While it sounded good, it was much more bright, and "constricted".
Control was through an Imac using I-tunes, and the CD's had been nurned using Apple Lossless.
I ordered my Crimson on the spot.

David
deshapiro

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kana813
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If any one is using one of Alex's units as a doorstop, I'd be happy to give it a very nice home here on Maui.

With all due respects,I can't understand why anyone would spend big bucks on a USB Tube DAC that can only do 16/48.

That's "A very high functioning doorstop."
kana813
956 posts
 
The SD Transporter and SB3 are effected by the PC noise. The ethernet port is connected to the PC's noisy switching power supply.

Both the Transporter and SB3 also use SMPS units to power internal circuits.
kana813
956 posts
 
Audioengr-

Ethernet cables don't conduct noise and the SMPS units which power the SB3
and Transporter don't have any effect on the performance of their digital or analog outputs?

Are you're saying Alex is totally wrong about PC-Audio being effected by SMPS noise?
kana813
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Jc51373-

Once again you think I'm referring to upsampling.

Do you think 16/44.1 recordings sound better than 24/96 recordings?

Heres' some tracks you can try: http://www.soundkeeperrecordings.com/format.htm
kana813
956 posts
 
Now there's a newsflash, Steve N. thinks #2 is better.

Drubin-

Spend $30. on a Monster Cable ICable and try your Mac's optical output into your DAC-1. Follow Benchmark's Mac set up instructions and enjoy.
kana813
956 posts
 
It's aplhifi,see:

http://www.aplhifi.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=688
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