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| IPOD with USB? Apple TV as music server? Options? If you dont mind the fact that most WiFi devices are limited to 16/44.1 (same as CD), then just go with an AirPort Express ($99) that drives Toslink to a reclocker to a DAC. This can all be behind your rack. This will give you great audio quality ... | |
| Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved? I've had a number of customers report that AL files dont sound as good as .wav or AIFF. Just anecdotal. Mostly whan transmitting WiFi with AE or AppleTV.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Has anybody heard the new Ultra Fi iJazz? It will be at RMAF in the GR-Research rooms.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Slim Devices Duet Ar_t - It is imperative that you upgrade the software on the computer and the firmware in the receiver and transmitter (remote). They have been doing lot of bug fixes at Logitech/Slim Devices. Last time I did this upgrade, it worked perfectly. The... | |
| Optical Digital Interface - Good or Bad? Ar_t is correct, Toslink causes the most jitter of any of the digital interconnects, primarily because of the conversions from electrical to optical. However, this is not the only jitter issue. The Duet jitter is still there. This can only be remo... | |
| Optimal digital cable length -- science or voodoo? Kijanki - I used to mod lots of transports, all kinds, to improve the rise-time of the output driver. It usually allowed the customers to use a 1m cable rather than the 1.5m, saving them some money. Of course the mods cost money too. I dont mod tt... | |
| Optimal digital cable length -- science or voodoo? Here is my white-paper on the subject:http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/spdif.htmMy findings were independently verified in a double-blind test that was published in a past issue of UHF magazine from Canada.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| How important is direct USB connection into DAC? Tobias - it's too bad he didnt review the Thingy, but the results can be predicted. It uses the same hardware as the HagUSB and Trends. | |
| Why Mac Mini Over Slim Systems Products? Ecruz - you can see iTunes on the Touch. | |
| How important is direct USB connection into DAC? Depends entirely on the USB interface. They are not all equal. Chips are different, USB software is different and implementation is different. You can still run USB to your non-USB DAC using a USB converter. Some are excellent, even better than th... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. Oxia - I believe I can easily hear jitter in the 300psec range and so can you, depending on the spectra. (This is very difficult to measure accurately BTW). Here's why:I had a mod for the AE some time ago, including power supply improvements, new ... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. Dazzdax - As a matter of fact, I am currently selling OEM USB interface modules to several companies, including Ultra-Fi (the iRoc DAC). The new version iRoc will debut at RMAF in Oct. Larry of Ultra-FI and I are tentatively talking about a collab... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. Chris - a good transport will crush a stock iTransport. It uses the PCM270X part from TI to generate the S/PDIF output and reportedly has high jitter. This is not surprising since the AirPort Express uses the same part and has high jitter as well.... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. Why spend a lot of money modding the iTransport? It is a perfectly good mechnism for delivering the data intact, just like the AirPort Express, Squeezebox, Sonos or Duet are. The money spent on mods is wasted as soon as the next best device comes ... | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? Drubin - I dont like to comment on the performance of other companies products on the forums, so I will send you an email.The Bryston DAC unfortunately uses one of the lesser TI chips, not one of the good ones. However, I am actually in talks with... |