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| CEC Transport Upgrades? Empirical Audio also does CEC Transport mods, including Superclock. | |
| Is iPod Digital Output Possible? The iPod could probably be modded to bring-out a digital interface. I2S is probably available in there, but not S/PDIF, so a chip would have to be added to get S/PDIF. If it is too tight, the chip may not fit.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer/mo... | |
| SEEKING A QUALITY CDR A good unit is the Yamaha CRW-F1-UX. Use Mitsui Gold media.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer/modder | |
| DACs: Airport Express vs waveterminal vs mini-dac Kenn39 wrote:I was afraid of the word "iTunes". On a WinPC, Foobar2000 gives better sound than iTunes in my opinion.This is because iTunes on PC does not bypass Kmixer. With Foobar2000, you can usually find an ASIO plug-in that will do this.Again,... | |
| Considerations when choosing a DAC? On a budget, probably a dAck!2 and a decent S/PDIF cable, like the Apogee Wyde Eye. | |
| Which way to go? Airport Express or USB interface If you are using a Northstar DAC, you should try an Empirical Audio Off-Ramp I2S. This is a USB to I2S converter. Simplest way to get data and clock to the DAC chip. The RJ-45 connector should be compatible. Do you want to be the guinea pig? | |
| Which CD/r are best for audio recording? Some Melody Black Diamond disks are great, and the Mitsui Gold professional and archive versions designed for low speed. | |
| Your Preference U24, Xitel, M-Audio or Edirol ??? Hagerman does not provide a PC driver. If you are using a MAC, then it should work well. | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system Sixstring - just dont buy an older Benchmark. It wont sound the same. | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system I've listened to a few DACS in my system, both modded and unmodded:1) Dodson 2172) Benchmark DAC-13) Perpetual P-3A and P-1A4) dAck! version 1 and 25) Bel Canto DAC26) Electrocompaniet ECD-17) Birdland Odeon-lite8) Van Alstine9) MSB Gold10) AudioN... | |
| Substitute for Waveterminal U24 MAC results should be better than PC. Good drivers on MAC. | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system DAC-1 changes:1) added output buffer to SE outputs2) lowered SE output impedance3) added pot to balance L/R gain4) added film SMT caps for coupling5) changed regulators to cheapo plastic ones to eliminate plastic bushings6) changed Op-amps from Ph... | |
| Your Preference U24, Xitel, M-Audio or Edirol ??? The Edirol UA-5 or the Waveterminal are both decent quality stock, but both have to be purchased used. Forget about the Xitel. Uses the native PC drivers. Xitel is beyond help. The M-audio stuff is superb, but only if modded. | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system Benchmark DAC-1 is probably the best value at this pricepoint (The Perpetual P-3A can also sound as good as the Benchmark, but not without a lot of mods. the advantage of this one is that it has an I2S interface, which is a direct path to the DAC ... | |
| Substitute for Waveterminal U24 If the Hagerman works without loading a special S/W driver, then this is what I am talking about. The hardware usually comes with a CDROM that contains the software driver. |