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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - My customers have yet to find any S/PDIF cable at any price that beats my BNC-BNC coax with RCA adapters. Only $250.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - usually the only shows I have time for are Newport Beach and RMAF in Denver, and sometimes only one of those. NY show is really expensive so hard to justify. I would like to do Montreal some time though.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Paul79 - not to digress, but are you using any 6SN7 or KT66 NOS tubes?I've been through a bunch of these and found the sweet ones. Email me.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - I used to be totally opposed to any EQ in my system, but that was before Amarra. This is so transparent that it can both correct for deficiencies in your speakers as well as reduce the room resonances. Everything gets better. This is the ch... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I have never made any comments about Alexs products, directly or indirectlySteve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - if your speakers are large, and you are getting sufficient bass, I would stick with the big room.Treatments can be attractive, such as the graphics covered side absorbers. They are actually art.1/4 round tube traps are really just an extens... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Alex - I resent that you are implying that my Overdrive adds coloration. I also have the same exact goals of accuracy and natural liveness and I in fact achieve them.This was a cheap shot IMO.Steve N./Empirical Audio | |
| Why is streaming sounding better than my DAC?? Both situations are called streaming. What exactly are you comparing?USB from iMac to Ayre DAC versus output from Airport express to another DAC?As pointed out, the ripping S/W is critical. Use XLD on Mac and go to .wav if you want the best qualit... | |
| better dac Chord Qute with a good linear supply and Short-Block USB filter.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - the volume control is just the nature of the beast. It never goes completely to zero due to the technology used. There are internal jumpers that will get you closer though. I like it set the way it is because I don't want the volume to go u... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Guido - its very simple. The D/A chip I use allows selection of three digital filters, one tuned for 44.1, one tuned for 96 and one tuned for 192. You can manually select these. The de-emphasis is standard on most DAC's but like the other filters,... | |
| Computer vs CD/SACD discs "Steve, have you compare it to a Bryston BDP-2? Do you know if it buffers data in RAM before play?"Of course. It is Linux based too, very skinny OS. It beats the Bryston. Bryston is pretty good though.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The problem with attenuator volume controls is that they add resistance to the signal path, which adds thermal noise. In the case of passive attenuators, these change the impedance of the signal path, which can cause low-pass filtering and/or loss... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD "His claim that with 192 option selected there is no oversampling is not exactly correct, at least to my knowledge."I never made such a claim. Show me the post. My Overdrive does no upsampling and the filters are selectable so that you can select ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Mccondon - the source is all about the jitter level. If the interfaces are poorly designed, then even the best source may be compromised. Comparing USB input to S/PDIF is apples-to-oranges too.Besides jitter, common-mode noise can come into the eq... |