aplhifi
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| Does this dac exist? But how come I2S is still not the digital standard for a CD transport and DAC interfaceMostly because it does not provide copy right protection, and other user programmable features. As I mentioned, I2S is just one of the standards a DAC chip can ... | |
| SONY SCD-1 CD/SACD Player Try Electronic Express in ChicagoIt really sounds like a sled problem to me too because it is caused by sticky grease that gets loose with warm-up. That might cause sled motor failure too, but these motors are regular DC and still available. Hope ... | |
| Does this dac exist? Bryon, I don't know whether I2S has the potential to sound better than asynchronous USB, but I suspect that the answer is: maybe.1. Again, you always need an audio device somewhere on the line (Ethernet, USB, Firewire, PCI) to convert your audio f... | |
| Does this dac exist? What I am looking for is a dac that accepts I2S from the computer without the need for an additional converter.There is no such thing. In order to get I2S, you need audio controller. Whether built-in, USB or Firewire, there must be one. Why I2S? Y... | |
| Your experience & thoughts on SSDs for MacMini Dmccombs, An internal SSD is way better than a regular hard drive, sonically.According to several trusted audiophile ears I've talked to (both Win and Mac users), there is no difference they could hear with internal SSD against HDD. Even with a 54... | |
| Your experience & thoughts on SSDs for MacMini Tbg,Perrew, having had two prior Windows servers, my expectations are the opposite of yours.Having MacMini 2010 here, my experience is the opposite of yours. I have installed Win7 (x64) on the MacMini and run it with Jriver and ASIO4ALL. Since I c... | |
| Your experience & thoughts on SSDs for MacMini Second the Jriver! Nothing is close, IMO! No go for SSD, sorry to say. Best,Alex Peychev | |
| WHAT ABOUT CLOCKS? Well, I've found JRiver Media Center really easy to use (tagging is a breeze), and the audio quality together with ASIO4ALL is simply amazing, IMO! Tried MacMini with Pure Music/iTunes. Sounds OK but, to my ears, it lacked against JRMC/ASIO4ALL, a... | |
| To mod or not to mod a Sony SCD1 Mystang,Aplhifi Which Bur -Brown Dacs are in the Sony?The service manual lists DSD1796 which is the same as PCM1796. In my previous post I've mistaken the 5400 with a DVD player. So here is a correction:The 5400 is not even Panasonic; it is built ... | |
| K and K Audio RAKK dac Mingles,Unfortunately for K&K, the DAC market has exploded.While this is true, Kevin of K&K is extremely knowledgeable, and I am absolutely certain his designs are top-notch, especially considering the price-point. IMO, his designs are an ... | |
| WHAT ABOUT CLOCKS? Koegz,That is not a music server. That is a cd player as a dac. I am of the strong belief that the dac should be a seperate and external. It is very susceptible to vibration.The NWO-M is designed in a way that the VRDS transport is completely sepa... | |
| To mod or not to mod a Sony SCD1 The 5400 is much better than the 777 or scd-1 especially on redbook.Sure, the inferior 5400 transport gets backed by "superior" Digital Signal Processing (DSP) that is not even Sony! It is Matsushita/Panasonic. Yes, Sony has outsourced this to a l... | |
| To mod or not to mod a Sony SCD1 Particularly in relation to Super Clock 4 and power supply upgradeSuper Clock 4 (or any other super clock) does not "fix" the nasty PLL clocking of the SCD-1 featuring very high jitter (regardless of the external reference). There is a lot more ... | |
| Damn Apple..a fence sitter's dilemma Mac Book Pro that is.While the achieved speed is very appetizing, I am not very thrilled with the "single connector" approach that sounds so much like Firewire. Interestingly enough, for example, Apple will have all the internal HDD and CD/DVD dri... | |
| is there a best music player on the computer? Hello Simon, Is JRivers, on your opinion, better then MediaMonkey?Yes.If so in what areas, particularly sound quality (WAV/FLAC)?.Together with ASIO4ALL, JRiver is the only computer based playback I've heard to come so close to the upgraded Esoter... |