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| akm4497 vs. ess9038pro I tested the AKM chips for a new DAC design I was doing. Could not get them to sound musical, so I went with an Analog Devices chip. Maybe the switched-capacitor filters are at fault.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Accuphase DAC-50: Glaring sibilance I'm sorry. I did system evaluation of AKM D/A chips and never was able to make them sound musical. I think it's due to the switched-capacitor filters in the design. I used another chip for my reference DAC as a result. | |
| Amarra Player vs Tidal Streaming 1) Right usb interface ? Explain? I use the Mac mini usb to Meridian I am using my own designs of course, which deliver 10psec of jitter.2) Amarra 3.0.1 Is my version What version are you using?I am using version 2.3. Not available for... | |
| Amarra Player vs Tidal Streaming I use Tidal with Ethernet interface and Amarra with USB. With the RIGHT USB interface, I found Amarra to be better. I use a Mac Mini with El Capitan OS, but I use an older version of Amarra. Found it to be better. Maybe it's the Amarra version yo... | |
| Amarra Player vs Tidal Streaming Are you using the same interface for both?How can you use both Amarra and Tidal with USB?Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Good time to send the Overdrive in for an upgrade. I recommend the simple one.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| DAC Selection I would recommend looking at Resonessence, Chord, TotalDAC, Aqua HIFI. Chord does some unique things in their D/A that delivers excellent HF imaging. Make sure you get the bass though. Read the reviews on audiostream.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| do i need a new DAC Both of these digital camps have realized that the "old school" delta-sigma DAC process (of which your NAD DAC is one) is compromised or at least not completely natural sounding to most audiophiles.Not all designers believe this. The real problem ... | |
| "Warm" vs. "cold" sound in Bluesound node 2 and Aries Mini with warm/soft amp and DAC Yes, that’s the sort of thing in which I am interested. I received a post on CA that said the Mini with onboard DAC and Gungnir, when comparing their DACs, sound drastically different. Would you be able to comment on this?Internal jitter will be d... | |
| TEST: Older R2R Tube DAC vs Newer Delta-Sigma Solid-State DAC Lower resolutions you will hurt your self trying to hear any major difference...I do not agree. The right DAC with the right front-end (USB or Ehternet) will make a huge difference even at 44.1.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Need to Replace Transport Jitter from an Oppo:https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154408.0 | |
| "Warm" vs. "cold" sound in Bluesound node 2 and Aries Mini with warm/soft amp and DAC The difference in most digital sources is simply jitter. If you reduce the jitter using a reclocker like the Synchro-Mesh of any of these devices, this will make them all sound similar. It will also reduce jitter making the presentation more cle... | |
| TEST: Older R2R Tube DAC vs Newer Delta-Sigma Solid-State DAC Comparing 2 DACs from different designers tells you very little.My experience is that a good Delta-Sigma with minimal digital filtering will sound as good as your best MODERN R2R design. Older R2R chips like the PCM1704 are not in the running IMO... | |
| New to HiFi, need digital advice. Another dumb question: How do I get streaming from my computer into the pre-amp? Would this also require a DAC?The Shiit DAC would work. I you got one of the microrendu devices from Sonore, you can go from Ethernet to USB to the Shiit DAC.Then yo... | |
| New to HiFi, need digital advice. Audirvana is another good choice. When you use Amarra or Audirvana with iTunes, they do not use the iTunes playback engine. They only use iTunes for track selection and playlist construction.In simple terms, these other players sound better, bet... |