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| Will a quality USB cable make a difference.... This is between a drive and computer. Most claim no difference in this application. I would be more concerned with using a USB drive w/ a USB DAC, if indeed you are... | |
| Vinyl lovers I must be crazy Elizabeth has points. Vinyl is not for the faint of heart. I am attempting to go back to vinyl these days, but I am still drawn to the ease of digital- especially with music servers. | |
| music servers for bad eyes Aren't there programs to help with accessibility? I would think they ought to have something to help... | |
| J River and choosing encoder. Then use db Poweramp or Exact Audio Copy for ripping, and do it into FLAC or WAV. I am not sure what APE is, but FLAC and WAV are the accepted standards. There really is not much of a diff between the two formats, and they can be cross converted. | |
| USB - SPDIF on Eastern Electric DAC "But actually, an external USB to SPDIF converter might outperform the device's own USB input?"Some USB implementations are sub par... | |
| The sound of glasswear I think Atmasphere hit it on the head. I run both btw... | |
| Parallel Capacitors-Theoretical Question "The rolloff of the filter will be the same but you will also filter out high order harmonics that will pass through higher value capacitors."What? They are in parallel...As usual, Almarg is the voice of reason. The only real reason I can see usin... | |
| Digital inputs in high end 2-channel preamps There would be many drawbacks. The only real plus I see is that most DACs do not have as good of output sections as a good pre amp IMO. | |
| Does this dac exist? An Empirical Audio Off Ramp or M2Tech Evo USB converters have I2S and would work with those players. | |
| Volume control vs. attenuation control I would adjust the amp in so that I could turn the pre up to about 3:00or 0db for normal use as they say. | |
| difference from higher input impedence on amp? It is almost always worth the bother to experiment. | |
| How do I know if iTunes files are all 'lossless'? Bit rate and kind are great ways to find them. Then you can click on their headers and sort by them. I use this to find a few Hi Rez tracks that do not have proper track info. | |
| Mac Mini or Transporter Mmike84-I am curious about your findings on Mac vs PC. I am not contending your results, but blanket statements make me wonder. Especially considering the different player software available for both systems (that do make a difference). Presently ... | |
| Who is the World's Best 'New' Female Vocalist Thanks Albert, I put Rachael on my list! | |
| Your experience & thoughts on SSDs for MacMini Sonics aside, faster boot and silent operation! |