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| Best digital converter $5k under Audioman58 - If you have not heard the W4S DAC using I2S input, you have not heard this DAC at its best. Other inputs are not even close IMO.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? To be fair (unlike cerrot), Bryston uses a Juli@t PCI card in their server with very good results, although not quite as resolving as the best USB IMO. I thought their system at RMAF was better than any other all-one-manufacturer system. They even... | |
| Digital cable... The best S/PDIF coax that you can buy at any price is the BNC-BNC 4-foot cable with RCA adapters that Empirical Audio sells for only $250. It beats cables costing 10X. Only the best pure silver and expanded Teflon technology.This cable has been in... | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? In order to make broad conclusions about USB IMO, they must have auditioned every USB interface with every server configuration. This is highly unlikely. They can only rely on their own experience, just like the rest of us. There are a lot of poor... | |
| Source Components, Genuinely Need Your Assistance "I've tried a number of source components over the years. In my experience when comparing "top level" source components the differences are minor, slightly different presentations and levels of resolution."Well, you just selected the wrong source ... | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? Ethernet is the best possible option. We will all migrate to it eventually. It has the same benefits as Async USB, but avoids the issues that occur in computer software, making the computer/ipad a "don't-care".I don't expect Ethernet to improve so... | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? I welcome such a comparison. I have not lost in a fair shootout yet.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? Certainly listening is the best way. I offer 30-day money-back, less shipping, so the risk is minimal.I was just commenting that one vendors review is not as good as many customer unbiased posts.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? Here is a better way to decide: customer posts on various forums:http://www.empiricalaudio.com/news-and-reviews/off-ramp-converterSteve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? Dont believe everything you read. One thing that all PCI interfaces have in common is poor sound quality. The power and ground planes inside a PC are just too noisy to achieve a low-jitter master clock. Best to get this outside the computer and on... | |
| Source Components, Genuinely Need Your Assistance You can get there from here, but beware of "smooth" sounding gear. Much of it sacrifices detail and imaging to eliminate harshness, particularly tube gear, but not all.If you want to retain all of the detail/imaging and dynamics while eliminating ... | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? Al is correct. Each design is different. Its not just jitter either. The output driver impedance matching and voltage is critical too.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house King - I agree. I have stopped partnering with companies that cannot properly prepare for shows. I have been left high and dry sometimes. There is no excuse.I finally found some really good ones that have outstanding equipment and work hard to do ... | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house "Certainly TAD is one clear exception. They may seek better rooms and may fine tune their systems, but I have not heard much difference from day one onward."I had TAD E1's in my room 2 years ago at Newport show. They claimed they were broken-in. T... | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house "hooked it up via SPDIF through the Empirical Offramp4 and though he said it sounded better than his Mojo Audio DAC, he expected much more."There are improvements in the OR5, but there are also updates to the OR4 that make it a LOT better. Those t... |