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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 11-03-14: MattnshilpI have said, and will say again, that I think one of the big reasons my OSDE keeps beating the competition is because of its internal Off Ramp tecnhnology.....if you are using a computer as a music source, the ODSE is practical... | |
| My wife passed yesterday Chayro, that is horrible. As Schubert so rightly said, allow yourself the time and space to grieve and heal. Shalom.... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-28-14: TbgI find no worthy points being made on this thread. I see the computer as the wave of the future with data coming from internet downloads.No need to torture yourself by returning to it then...:)"Computers" are not the future. They are ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hifial, I own the Totaldac USB cable and it is very good. I would be curious to hear the dac as well. Vincent Brient seems to be a very earnest and sincere engineer who does not wander into hyperbole or defamation to promote his products. The only... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-27-14: AudioengrI dont even have any CD player in my reference system, and its one of the best ones on the planet. You need a formal system page then. Since the room is 80% of the equation, what have you done in that regard.Also, what is the be... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 10-27-14: Jon2020That's the thing about digital. There is always something new and exciting just around the corner.And that's one reason why not to take it very seriously. Watching all these "changes" with bated breath is tomfoolery. Its a lot lik... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-27-14: Phusis"State-of-the-art CD transports vs USB/SPDIF converter shootout:"Yet another BADA advert....:)Needs to blind a bunch of philes at an audio society meeting and do the same test. It would not be as black and white as one reviewer mak... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-23-14: PhusisIt seems this discussion veers into the overly academic. To my mind computer audio is certainly not a bust, on the contrary it's here to stay and to my ears trumps CD-playback (where same CD is ripped to harrdrive) in a pretty obvi... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-22-14: AudioengrCurrent DACs have difficulty reducing jitter to inaudible levels because this is a difficult engineering challenge, even for seasoned designers. It always has been. The jitter on S/PDIF inputs on DACs is generally reduced somewh... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-22-14: AudioengrWhat does that tell us? Its obvious to me based on 15 years of listening to systems at trade shows and in salons. Most systems are not resolving enough or low noise and distortion enough to make these differences obvious. I have... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 0-21-14: PtssAgear I did not intend to be confrontational or flip. I had considered your question as seriousI assumed that but wanted to make sure...I am hopeful the best is yet to come from computer audioI feel the same. Sky is the limit, but muc... | |
| Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker Bob, what amps did you end up with again? That is the key. Notice that the hoover is completely off the grid. That is the grand paradox of SOTA audio equipment. It delivers you from the hobby! Only the music remains.... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-21-14: Audioengr"Barry Diament (recording engineer of some renown) did blinded comparisons of master files in either AIFF or WAV, and there was no discernible difference"So what? Steve Nugent did the same comparison and found a significant diff... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? How can 'computer audio' be a bust? The audio world has barely scratched the surface of what is possible with digital recording, much less storage and reproduction from computers.Its a rhetorical question for the sake of discussion. Its a bust to ... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? 10-20-14: AudioengrAlso avoid ALAC, AIFF and FLAC files. Only the Antipodes server plays these as well as .wav. On all other servers and computers I have heard, the SQ is inferior to wav.Steve N.Empirical AudioI have tried to convince myself of th... |