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| Simaudio 260D - As transport You will get better jitter performance by adding a reclocker to your current transport. The ONLY thing that matters with a transport is jitter, nothing else.Here is the effect of the Synchro-Mesh with a typical transport:http://www.audiocircle.co... | |
| Digital Audio for Dummies Steve, to answer your question about Chromecast, you can get an optical cable and go into a DAC that has an optical input, and use that DAC instead of the one in the Chromecast. I use a Chord Mojo with mine, and it works well.I see. This sounds ... | |
| The absolute "best" filter/conditioner for digital I have tried a number of them, even at shows. Most of them reduce dynamics or create overly warm, unnatural sound.The best for digital is the VHaudio Plasmatron. It is not a filter or a regenerator. It is an AC voltage regulator. This actually imp... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The only situations where I see bypassing the preamp as possibly the same or better would be the using a DAC and amp of the same brand where the DAC is also specifically designed to output directly to the amps.I agree. Sometimes it can work out, ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD You know very well as I do that the output impedance on both are very similar with discrete transistor direct coupled outputs at 40ohms Bricasti and 32ohms Total, and clipping or drive is not the issue for either direct into 100kohm of the Gryphon... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Absolutely no advantage whatsoever, helps if you know about input sensitivity that the Gryphone Antillion only needs 1v in to give it’s full power out. The Bricasti has more than enough to clip the Gryphone if it needs to.This is insufficient to p... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Absolutely no advantage whatsoever, helps if you know about input sensitivity that the Gryphone Antillion only needs 1v in to give it’s full power out. The Bricasti has more than enough to clip the Gryphone if it needs to.Sensitivity is insufficie... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve, your ethernet DAC only accepts PCM. How do you recommend converting DSD?I suppose it would have to be the playback software or static converter apps. There is software that will do this I believe, like HQplayer. Maybe a new version of dbp... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Did they even use the same interface? ??? Of course we did.So, which one was used??The devil is in the details here. I recently asked a reviewer that did a DAC shootout what interface was used to make the comparison and he refused to tell me. What... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I'd have to think the DAC design (DS or R2R) may not be the dominate factor in achieving what you describe. Big factor though, certainly. I would think the room, the speakers and the recording itself would be more prevalent. Sound quality in an au... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The Totaldac was far better than the Bricasti in every area, even the owner of the Bricasti SE conceded, and is going to sell it to go to R2R.This shows that in this system, one DAC beat the other. Did they even use the same interface? Was it US... | |
| Which digital reclocker do you use? Compare the jitter from each, this is all that matters.If you want to reduce jitter from HT (Dolby Digital and DTS), then I can recommend the SPDIF iPurifier. Great for movies.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Not meaning or wanting to play on words here, but for clarification purposes, by "live" do you mean "authentic"? By live, I mean when I play a live track, say a jazz performance in a restaurant, can I close my eyes and believe that I’m actually si... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD George frequently to support his point says R2R is "bit perfect" whereas delta sigma is merely a "facsimile". As a listener I don’t hear R2R superiority. As a builder/designer is this claim true and if so is it an audible or meaningful distinction... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite DAC or DAC/Streamer devices? Aurender N10, Antipodes to a good DAC using USB.Raspberry Pi with DietPi OS and Digione HAT board outputting S/PDIF to a good DAC.Steve N.Empirical Audio |