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| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @lowrider57 , Upsampling will not hurt, it will usually help, and most NOS chips support 24/96. Simpler to filter this too. Depends on the vintage of the D/A chip though. If its a TDA1543 chip, maybe 44.1 would be better. You can also get the ... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC Lowrider - not a silly question at all. Jitter will be a problem unless you have a really low jitter source, like an expensive USB converter or network renderer, costing more than the DAC.If you plan to use sources such as a transport or a Sonos e... | |
| Is my Cal Audio Sigma II too old? A newer DAC will deliver more detail and better imaging/focus.However, the jitter from the Sonos is something that should be addressed first. If you don't have a low jitter source, the DAC will not make that much of a difference. Many use the Sy... | |
| Better Sound For Free! It's the weekend, lighten-up. | |
| Better Sound For Free! The noise floor is always higher with the Wife Factor, particularly when she is talking on the phone with her mother or sister. That's why I put exterior doors between different interior rooms. They block the noise nicely.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Dedicated Music server vs Mac mini on a Devialet via Ethernet (AIR) connection I doubt if tweaks to the Mini will have any effect. I have a maxxed-out Mini for USB, but I don't believe it has any effect when I play through Ethernet.If you want an effect, put a fast responding LPS with earth ground connected to DC common on ... | |
| Better Sound For Free! I believe #3 changes the energy level of the plastic. Subjecting materials to electromagnetic radiation of the right frequency and intensity can cause this. Just speculation.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Better Sound For Free! I don't advise using CD players anymore, but here are some other great tweaks if you do:1) Put a treatment on the Disk, like Ultrabit platinum plus2) coat the top of the disk with a rubbery paint to reduce vibration while spinning (this is the bes... | |
| Looking for a music server, sans DAC. If you want to continue using USB, then I would highly recommend the Antipodes servers. These should be in your pricerange. Get the one with the good linear supply in it. This server is well optimized for USB.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC What kind of IC’s are you using? How long?Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Should I buy a new cd player or DAC or both or neither? Sell the CD player and get a Sony HAP-Z1es. This will transform your system and give you a decent DAC and low jitter source. You will love the convenience. It will make ripping your CD's easy. You can get these for around $1K used on audiogon.... | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC - Tried Harrison Labs attenuators, the highs were rolled off, so not a good test.Resistive attenuators must be installed at the destination or you will have roll-off due to the cables.Sounds to me like your DAC is the problem.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet The Light Harmonic Davinci reference dac beats everything we have compared it to, check out the Davinci in Mattslip’s thread, it even beat the Overdrive as well as a very large number of other state of the art dacs. Matt’s ODSX still has the older... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Sounds like you need more "non-music" tracks to compare these two. Falling rain, thunder, canoe paddling in water, wind are all helpful. I use all of these to determine accuracy as well as well-recorded percussion tracks. You need to hear the d... | |
| Is there a big difference in digital streaming devices? How does most people obtain good quality digital music to listen to?What gear are you using to process this music so its ready for your power amp?I listen mostly to CD rips, but I have some HDTracks 192 tracks of Joni Mitchell and others that I li... |