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| Rip CD to Mac - basic question iTunes ripping is not optimum and makes many mistakes, including no Accurate-Rip check, no C2 error correction and offset errors. These all impact SQ.The best way to rip to AIFF or ALAC on the Mac is using XLD. Here are some other tips as well as ... | |
| reclocker needed for Pass Labs D1? Synchro-Mesh works on 220VAC. We provide plug-adapters for most countries. The lead-time is about 2-3 weeks.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| PS Audio Digital Link III - Best Connection to MBP Airport Express is fine, providing you reclock it with something like the Synchro-Mesh. Otherwise, crap I'm afraid. The advantage with networked audio like AE is that it avoids many of the nasties of the audio stack in the computer, although Mac W... | |
| reclocker needed for Pass Labs D1? I have a lot of experience with the AirPort Express. It is one of the worse jitter offenders out there. I even modded it at one time for customers, putting a better clock and power supply in it. Still not great. Dropped the product. The DAC will n... | |
| Can I connect DAC directly to amp? If $1500 breaks the bank, then no. Its the transformer quality that makes it great. They have kits if you can solder. See the links I posted.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Macbook vs Squeezebox 3 3 possible reasons:1) USB interface jitter is higher2) SB3, particularly with mods has lower jitter3) the playback software you are using with the USB interface is compromised. If you are using for instance iTunes on a PC, this is what you get.You... | |
| Can I connect DAC directly to amp? a good passive is a transformer-based passive, not resistors.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Can I connect DAC directly to amp? you can connect directly, but there are some issues:1) if you are not careful, you could blow tweeters or speakers if the digital volume is at max.2) digital volume, even the best ones impact sound quality if you use too much. -10 dB is a good sto... | |
| Has CD playback evolved in the last 5 years? Probably the biggest evolution in CD players is the use of CDROM drives and buffering the data before spooling it out to reduce jitter. Similar to the way Computer Audio works.The biggest evolution in digital audio is elimination of the optical di... | |
| Ipad with Mac mini vnc program? I have used VNC to control volume on an iPad at shows, as well as remote. The problem is the size of the slider. It is usually so small on apps like Amarra that you need a stylus to make a volume adjustment. I have requested larger slider, but the... | |
| USB or Squeezebox Touch from Mac to DAC Raj - you dont "need" a USB converter with your DAC. It just depends on what kind of SQ you are after. Remember, it is the USB interface that is the most critical part of this. The more you spend on a converter and the S/PDIF and/or USB cable, the... | |
| USB or Squeezebox Touch from Mac to DAC "The dealer where I brought my speakers told me that I could signifcantly improve my sound by getting rid of Squeezebox and using USB directly from my Mac to the Nova.Q:a) Is that true?"That depends entirely on the computer, playback software and ... | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions Mapman - Agreed, their amps are impressive. They are one of the companies that makes tubes sound as good as SS, only better. BTW, I have a customer with DAC8 that really likes it, but he told me you must only connect one digital source at a time, ... | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions "I know mods can be made to improve but as source only to external DACs Squeezebox Touch punches way above what its modest cost might indicate. Of course, that line has been discontinued. Probably too good to make a profit on as it was. I hope som... | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions Mapman - you talk like the engineers at the larger high-end audio companies are gods and somehow know all. Could not be further from the truth. If these guys were really that good, particularly with digital design, they would have much better jobs... |