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| Converting ALAC to .wav XLD it's freeware.https://sourceforge.net/projects/xld/ Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Going to try digital WIFI and Ethernet are essentially the same thing, but a sub-standard WIFI implementation can kill the SQ. I sell a WIFI to Ethernet wired converter that does not change the SQ over wired. It can be used with my Interchange Ethernet renderer or any... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? And some CD players and transports do sound better than others. Folks call it ’jitter’ but that is just guessing. But maybe good enough. It's not guessing. For transports is IS JITTER and ONLY JITTER. I don't just call it jitter. For CD player... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? Will you hear a difference? Depends on your golden ears. Takes a lot of experience. When some are talking of huge differences, in my opinion, these are subtle for most of us. I believe it's more a function of the rest of the system and the acoust... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? Measurements don't mean dick unless it's properly implemented. That, and you're following folk who admit they can't hear all that well.+1Measurements are only one piece of the characterization, but can be useful if they are the right measurements. | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I have been demonstrating the difference in formats at trade shows for years. My equipment has always been resolving enough to easily hear the differences, even USB. I even hear a difference in AIFF and uncompressed FLAC compared to .wav.If you ar... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? You are getting a lot of varied opinions, bogus results and misinformation here. Be careful what advice you take seriously.Al it takes is a jittery source and all DAC's will sound similar.Al it takes is a cheap active preamp to make everything so... | |
| Going to try digital The problem with buying an all-in-one solution is it’s like buying a SS receiver that has Blu-ray player and VHS player built-in. There are undoubtedly compromises everywhere to meet a price-point.If you have a MacBook or a Mac Mini, I would highl... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? Steve- would you say the transport is then irrelevant in terms of sound quality if using Synchro-Mesh or Benchmark DAC3 ? ThanksPretty much. Low jitter on the input side of the SM helps a little, but not much. The output side always sounds great.... | |
| Class A Options for adding Roon and MQA to existing system If you are serious about class-A, then Memory Player. | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I agree. I only use streaming for parties etc. Most of my listening is using Ethernet renderer with tracks spooled from locally stored .wav files. Beats any CD or SACD player. Much lower jitter possible.Steve NEmpirical Audio | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? You can get better performance from a Transport and DAC compared to the CD player, providing you minimize the jitter from the Transport. There are essentially three ways to do this:1) Buy a really expensive transport, say $15K2) Add a Synchro-Mes... | |
| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? Steve: Do you have any experience with the Auralic Vega Dac? Are these more laid back than benchmark and would they benefit from the Synchro-Mesh?No clue. it has 30-day money-back, less shipping.Steve N. | |
| Apple TV Streaming Sound Quality vs Streamer? Steve, thx for your response. Just making it clear. If HDMI supports bitstream, that means it transfers a digital signal bit-by-bit, so there can be no jitter lugs whatsoever. Not true. Jitter is ALWAYS a factor to minimize. Never zero. Any compan... | |
| Aurender N10 and audiophile network devices Not unexpected given the software, servers and DACs you tried.Digital can rival and beat analog, but only with the right equipment and software. Just one bad cable, like Ethernet can kill the joy.If you want Ethernet to sound really good, get thes... |