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| Music Server vs. PC vs. Transport vs. ? Thnx for the kind words. I would like to clear up one misconception. That is, if you use USB you do not need an internal soundcard. The whole point of both USB and Squeezebox (Ethernet/WiFi) approaches is that you remove the conversion of data to ... | |
| USB Ext Sound Card Vs. Squeebox If you are using iTunes on a Mac there is no reason to use FLAC. Use Apple Lossless. FLAC is a preferred solution for PCs because for whatever reason iTunes does not work as consistently in Windows/Vista.Both Apple Lossless and FLAC do the same th... | |
| USB Ext Sound Card Vs. Squeebox Lww4k -Just get a USB cable with the appropriate ends. (I recommend the Belkin Gold USB cable, but any good quality USB cable will work.)Plug the two devices together. Make sure the DAC is on. Go to the Audio MIDI SetUp (utility folder) - and sele... | |
| Why is the industry so lame? Check out the review by Scott Faller in the 12/07 issue of Enjoy The Musichttp://www.enjoythemusic dot com/magazine/equipment/1207/consonance_cyber10.htmA SET amp with a USB DAC built inBetter yet, Scott found it quite decentNot everyone's cup of ... | |
| Music Server vs. PC vs. Transport vs. ? 1630 -Dude, don't you think you are being a little harsh? There is no reason to be disrespectful. Read - and understand my post. A USB card is NOT a generic sound card. It is a USB card. Nothing more or less. One can use it to run any kind of USB ... | |
| Music Server vs. PC vs. Transport vs. ? Interesting rig Under1630If anyone reading this is considering going this route, keep in mind that it would have cost about $10 to install a USB card instead of the Card Deluxe, and then run to your choice of USB DACs... | |
| USB audio interface or D/A converter You must use a DAC that works with your Sony Changer. If I remember correctly the Sony's come with a Toslink output and perhaps a SPDIF. So you cannot use USB.You can find DACs that accept both USB and Toslink/SPDIF. Some will switch automatically... | |
| Why is the industry so lame? Nothing wrong with LPs - those who do it have their reasons. But the fact is that the huge majority of the music buying/using public goes for CDs. The digital technology makes the best of the format. No one is arguing that it will replace LPs | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? If you are doing vinyl in preference to CDs, and that is what you like to listen to, keep doing it. No one is trying to convert you.If you are doing CDs, many of us have found that a PC transport with a DAC is a better way:1) cost of entry is lowe... | |
| Why is the industry so lame? To second Eldartfords point - much of the early work was done in the pro/semi-pro audio space. Think of the Apogee DAC, the Waveterminal U24 USB to SPDIF box which vanished and Blue Circle is now emulating and on. These are tools and the people wh... | |
| Dampers: Small Tube Big Tube? The small tubes are a) more microphonic and b) usually used for signal splitting and amplification. The goal is to add a minimum of noise before the power tube/output stage. | |
| Top Speakers for Nearfield Listening in Small Room Check out Role Audio. Wonderful little speakers use an acoustic suspension design which makes them much easier to place. For maximum flexibility stay away from rear ported speakers. And be prepared to give these little guys some power. | |
| Why is the industry so lame? Like it or not this is a very legitimate question. Folks, there are 100M+ iPods out there. So imagine the total universe of people who have put their music on hard drives (Rio, Zune etc etc), have become addicted to the ease of use and now would l... | |
| iTunes Pretty important if you want the best rip possible.It will take longer on dirty discs - if you have some smeared with fingerprints and peanut butter best to wash them (literally) before you rip. | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? Let me try to give you a hand. Here is a high level overviewTransporter: The key thing that distinguishes the Slim products is that they are designed to be network devices that live on Ethernet and/or WiFi networks. This means that they have the a... |