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| Any one compared a Lampizator to Weiss 202 DAC? Unless I heard the system myself, I would not trust it. And the tracks that they used, Jennifer Warnes for female vocalist? I have these tracks. Not good enough IMO. The Acapella, maybe but never heard it. The ref recordings was 176. It would be b... | |
| computer audio question The most important thing in ANY digital audio system, whether CD or computer is the source jitter. Make sure you have the lowest jitter source first. This means put your money into the best clock you can (inside the device), whether its a CD playe... | |
| Hd not recognized on dac...iTunes, pc, USB problem I use a PC with XP and Foobar2K with Kernel Streaming plug-in. Never have any problems with 192 tracks and I run it for days on end, breaking in products.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Which Amarra Should I get for AIFF Exclusively? The EQ on full Amarra is well worth the extra money. It can transform your system. Could not have gotten best sound of show at RMAF 2010 without the EQ.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| USB DAC Recommendation We are eliminating the fan on the Empirical Audio Overdrive DAC.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| What have you learned? The problem with integrated music servers is:1) they have to select or write the ripping code and CODEC2) they have to select or write the playback sofware3) they have to select low-jitter clocks and implement a low-jitter circuit to output S/PDIF... | |
| Sooloos vs. Sonos If you want the best value to drive an external DAC with, the SB Touch is it. The Sonos is not even close. Sooloos is expensive.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| any laptop has spdif output? Even if the Laptop does have Toslink or even coax output, the jitter from these would be terrible. Much worse sounding than a cheap CD player/transport.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Wireless external hard drive for music ITunes is severely compromised on PC. I would only run it on Mac. Use Foobar2000 or JRiver instead.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Apple TV sound quality as a transport Most audiophiles believe that the DAC is the most important part of the source, but actually it isn't. It's the digital source jitter that is most important, whether it is coming from a transport or computer.With a higher jitter source, yes most D... | |
| Best DAC for Sonos You are not going to make a purse out of a sows ear. The Sonos has relatively high jitter compared to the other alternatives. The jitter of the digital source is #1 importance. No DAC is going to fix this, although some upsampler DACs may improve ... | |
| Will a quality USB cable make a difference.... If you were using itunes on a PC, its no wonder. You will never achieve good SQ this way. You should do more reading on the forums.Are you now using Kernel Streaming plug-in with Foobar2K on XP or Wasapi on Vista/Win7?If not, then the same, you wi... | |
| i tunes vs. j river in pc realm iTunes is crippled on any PC. Use something else like Foobar2K or Jriver. At least with these you can use ASIO, WASAPI or Kernel Streaming to avoid the bad PC audio stack.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| digital room correction "Steve, I assume that the specific positioning is in the far corners behind the speakers? Is it just that easy?"No, the traps should be 1.5-2" behind the inner back edge of the speakers. Start with the backside of the trap being parallel to and al... | |
| digital room correction The reason for the 1/4 round tubetraps is to eliminate the effects of a HD screen or in your case, the cabinet. You will have improved imaging, depth and width. I tried to show you an example, but the moderators nixed it.I personally have a combo ... |