davide256

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experience with Bryston BDA-1 ?
kernel streaming bypasses the windows kernel. Foobar 2000 supports it. Windows media player, Media monkey and most other players get stepped on by legacy Windows manipulation of the audio stream with no options to bypass using kernel streaming. iT... 
Happy with USB DAC? Some rambling included..
if you don't have a great DAC or a $1000+ budget, buy an HRT Music Streamer. If you do, buy a Hi face Evo or like converter to feed your good DAC with low jitter digital inputComputer sounds cards are a waste of time.Use Foobar2000 with the kernel... 
experience with Bryston BDA-1 ?
the Bryston is an excellent DAC, I've auditioned it... the problem is computer technology. I have several PC's and have done the same PC vs CD player comparison over SPDIF into a DAC. The CD player always wins hands down. Where the game changes is... 
Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s
I have had my pair of 1.7's since about April. Owned MG1B's and MGIIIA's for a long time before, listened and liked the MG1.6's but not enough to pull out my wallet for the difference. The 1.7's have that critical quality for bass realism, weight ...