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| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I’d genuinely like to know why. ASR measured the jitter reduction inherent with his AP by doing a J-test with a Toslink loop, then measured the Toslink output of the CCA (using the same cable I would assume), so if the jitter reduction was any wor... | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. The best quality digital doesn't go through a codec.There is always a CODEC in the playback software.Steve N. | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. If we all had master tapes of the music we like and professional reel-to-reel decks, then analog would be king. It's actually a lot cheaper and more convenient to do really good digital. Every bit as good. The master tapes are used to create th... | |
| Improving streaming SQ Ethernet is by design galvanically isolated. This is because of the distance and potential for major differences in voltage potential with different devices using different circuits. So, I’d call BS on any Ethernet isolator.I will call BS on your ... | |
| Improving streaming SQ My Aurender is A10, not the N10. The A10 is the one box Streamer/DAC combo. What do you recommend in this case?Everything 1-4.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming The better than -275dBFS is a direct measurement.Wrong, It's not.Steve N. | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. This is a fundamental treatise on the subject, but does not get into the weeds, where the real differences are.First of all, the title is misleading. It is a comparison of CD-quality playback to vinyl playback, not analog to digital.Secondly, even... | |
| Improving streaming SQ Here is the best recipe for your configuration, assuming you are using USB from the Aurender:1) AQVOX switch added to your router2) 0.5m Wireworld Platinum Ethernet cable3) EMO EN-70e isolator4) 2.0m Wireworld Platinum Ethernet cableYour Aurender ... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming Technology and improvements in materials, that's how we got here. The average person is getting a better experience and the Audiophile can get a better than live performance experience now. A far cry from your Pioneer receiver days.Steve N.Empir... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming Using a DAC to measure jitter using J-test is insufficient and the wrong way to characterize digital sources. It's okay for characterizing the jitter added by a DAC, but not for digital sources. Digital sources are accurately characterized only ... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I'll put my reclocker up against anything on the market, transports, servers, renderers. Nothing delivers lower jitter, NOTHING.If you send my your device you believe to have lower jitter, I will be happy to measure it on my measurement system an... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? When mzkmxcv makes comments like:"A $10,000 speaker wire won’t sound better than a $50 one, and a $2000 USB cable won’t sound better than a $20 one"and:" One debunked myth is that silver cables sound brighter than copper cables, they don’t, they j... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming You just need a better reclocker. You get what you pay for.Steve N.Empirical Audio | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? If you don't notice a difference straight away and I'll give some of you two days time and it is not patently obvious to you that there is a massive difference then please take a tip from me and sell your stuff because you plainly cannot hear prop... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? Edit Delete@audioengr thank you. what would you recommend for a toslin-to-mini-toslink convertor? For compatibility with an airport express or chromecast audioThese are a dime a dozen. Never seen anything but the generic ones.It should not reall... |