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| Will I benefit from a new DAC that can upscale to 192 Here is another good option for USB to S/PDIF:https://www.peachtreeaudio.com/x1-usb-spdif-converter.html There are probably lots of similar things on ebay as well. Just Google USB to S/PDIF converterSteve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Will I benefit from a new DAC that can upscale to 192 With your Rega DAC, I would stick with 24/96 upsampling. This should improve SQ. Many DACs actually sound better with 24/96 because their digital filters for 192 are not as good and the difference is very small if audible at all. Your Rega DAC ... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison Here are a few considerations:1) if you plan to play FLAC files only, then make sure to do FLAC in several sample-rates2) If you plan to use a preamp, make sure you have that preamp on-hand, not something in your future...3) Use a test tone track ... | |
| CD vs. Vinyl I took the CD player out of my rack years ago, when my computer audio crushed it. There is no way I would go back to vinyl. I sold that decades ago.It is very difficult to do apples-to-apples comparison of these. You must have the best digital s... | |
| Streamer/DAC recommendation Then I can recommend Antipodes and Aurender.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Streamer/DAC recommendation To get significantly better sound, you don’t need to replace the Bluesound if you like it. It is not optimum to use the server as a DAC as well IME. Just get a good DAC and connect to the Bluesound with a good S/PDIF coax cable like this one:http:... | |
| Streamer/DAC recommendation Are you looking for new features like Roon or just interested in getting better sound quality?How are you driving your DAC from the Bluesound? | |
| OPPO bdp105 vs Arcam udp411? Are you using the digital outs only? | |
| Issue with Graininess from my Aurender N100H The best sounding S/PDIF cable for the money:http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154425.0 Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Need advice! Do I upgrade DAC or buy a new player? Frankly, I would not waste any real money on a Transport, only on a CD player that you use the analog outs for DSD. I do think you should improve the transport jitter though, by adding a reclocker to the digital cable as well as a better digital c... | |
| Volume Settings/Control - DAC vs Preamp? For best signal to noise behavior, I recommend max output from the source and then reduce it at the latest point, the integrated amp.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - FYI, the first review on the Overdrive SX with Ethernet input:https://www.audiostream.com/content/empirical-audio-overdrive-sx-ethernet-dacpre Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Why did it take so long Steve, have you experimented with putting the SM device between a streamer ( with s built in DAC) and an external DAC? If so, what was the result?Yes, the Sonos is such a device and widely used. See these plots:http://www.audiocircle.com/index.ph... | |
| Why did it take so long Really? How did you measure the Silver Rainbow Foil? The Green Pen? Demagnetizer? Just curious.You are not just curious, you want to disprove everything I say here. I'll respond anyway:I have the same disk here with and without treatments, includ... | |
| Why did it take so long Nothing to do with luck. CD tweaks are minimally effective. Reclockers make a huge difference. The measurements prove it.Steve N.Empirical Audio |