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Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player "how can one guarantee ripping from it results in perfect bit for bit information?"Simple, just use dbpoweramp on PC with Accurate-Rip enabled or XLD on Mac with Accurate-Rip.Like I said already, this pretty much guarantees that the dataset and co... | |
Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player "It seems like getting computer source perfect and beat hi end cd player is problematic and cumbersome"No more problematic than choosing the right stylus, turntable, cables and phono preamp, and then adjusting the turntable. This is simpler I thin... | |
Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player "I have linked the computer to DAC by using toslink and coaxial. I have even used my computer as the cd transport to play CDs rather than files linking to a DAC. none of these method sounds as good as burmester 069."No surprise. You are probably p... | |
Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player "The rest is BS. It is just pure data storage and number crunching."Dont believe this. There are a LOT of affects in both ripping S/W, Playback S/W and the hardware playback device that affect sound quality. Do some more reading on the forums and ... | |
Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player The end is near. That is why I stopped modding CD transports in 2009. That is why I removed my CD/DVD transport from my rack. Computer audio is finally approaching the best vinyl SQ, and not just hi-res either.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
Why is J River better than iTunes on PC? iTunes has no way of bypassing the windows core audio software. Jriver does. You can do WASAPI or Kernel Streaming. iTunes was never optimized for good SQ on PC. It's even deficient on Mac IMO. Needs Pure Music, Amarra or AyreWave to sound good.St... | |
Coax vs. Toslink Cable boxes have a different earth ground than the AC outlets. This is why I use a Jensen isolation transformer on the RF cable before it enters the cable box. Once I did this, the coax sounded better, but its a really good coax.Steve N.Empirical ... | |
Halide Bridge vs hiFace Evo vs Sonicweld 192 "Evo was plugged in prior to driver installation (I realized it required a driver after noticing the device wasn't listed under Sound>Output Prefs). Everything looked fine, power on,..etc, except for the fact that it would only play through the... | |
Halide Bridge vs hiFace Evo vs Sonicweld 192 "I was about to buy the new Wadia 171iTransport but decided to try the Sonos ZP90 first. Then I just came across comments that it doesn't support 24/96. Is this true?"Correct, both of these do 44.1 only. I have customers reclocking both. Sonos has... | |
Halide Bridge vs hiFace Evo vs Sonicweld 192 Unfortunately for both the manufacturers and the customers, Microsoft and Apple have put some software impediments in the way of making this easy. These impediments can prevent smooth installations and affect sound quality.Both companies operating... | |
Apple TV and Brightness Its the jitter. The only way to improve it is to reclock externally or replace the clock inside the ATV, as well as improving the power delivery circuits.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
USB reclocker pecking order? What are you doing at 48kHz? CD rips are 44.1kHz.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF? Laurence - The tags are all there if you rip AIFF with XLD. Album art isn't.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF? Lawrence wrote:"1) Is there any way to get the Teac CD-224E in an external holder and plug it in via USB to any computer?"This is what I have, an external USB drive."2) Any idea if the CD-224's listed for specific laptops like Dell work in other l... | |
Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF? Here are some good ripping drives with C2 correction:http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=68223.0Steve N.Empirical Audio |