deke
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| Hard Disk Playback Systems SPDIF will send clock data with the music data, and that is what the DAC will typically sync to. So if the signal coming in is jittery, the sound output by the dac suffers. (My grasp on the science behind it is strong enough that I think I underst... | |
| Hard Disk Playback Systems Let me preface this by saying that I can do no better than regurgitate what I've read elsewhere. RF noise, unless it's pretty substantial, shouldn't be a problem. If the signal get through, the signal gets through. (Satellite tv would be a good ex... | |
| Hard Disk Playback Systems Dallas,I think that as long as you've got a soundcard that's pumping out the right bits, I say go crazy. Every audiophile out there does something to his or her transport that improves the sound quality, whether it's some sort of cd cover, magic s... | |
| Best CD Matt,I don't know anyone who has the Benchmark DAC, and it's sold mostly through "professional" channels, so it's not all that easy to get an audition with home equipment (working on it though). I understand that they offer a 30-day if-you-don't-l... | |
| Best CD I guess the fun in all this is overcoming the obstacles, and the soundcard-dac route certainly has many. But I think it's getting to the point where many would be pleasantly surprised that computer audio is no longer strictly within the computer c... | |
| US Robotics Soundlink Interference Though I'm not using a Soundlink and I'm not sure about the 900mhz issue (straight from pc to amp), reducing the graphics acceleration made a huge difference in the sound on my system. Right click My Computer > properties > performance tab &... | |
| Best CD Mdomnick,Not to be pushing the idea of going the computer/hard drive route, but there are many lossless compression formats (or uncompressed wav's, for that matter) that allow you to output bit-accurate copies of whatever's on your cd to your dac.... | |
| Best CD Thought about setting up a music server? Digital out from the sound card to the dac. Ripping mass amounts of CD's can be something of a chore, but once it's done, you could put all your CD's in storage... |