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| Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system Hi Zipbang, Are you saying that the Essence DAC HDACC allows me to run a HDMI cable from my cable box to the Essence (video & audio) and another HDMI cable fro the Essence DAC to my Pioneer Plasma TV for video? I would then run balanced cabl... | |
| blu-ray coaxial outputs limited rez to dacs? Please the text below from The Absolute Sound:"On Blu-ray Disc sources played back by the Oppo BP-95, the HDACC did a superb job of handling the HDMI digital stream and converting it into pristine sound. On the live music albums where I had the op... | |
| blu-ray coaxial outputs limited rez to dacs? Hi W8aaz, Sometimes if you ask enough questions, you find the right answer. Please check out the $500 Essense DAC HDACC. It accepts HDMI from your blu-ray and outputs analog to your amplifier. http://www.essenceelectrostatic.com/product/hdacc/h... | |
| blu-ray coaxial outputs limited rez to dacs? Hi w8aaz, I am NOT an expert on this topic and we need someone to confirm my comments above and below. After some additional limited research, I found the following information (in quotes):"Firstly, you will need access to the Blu-Ray Disc speci... | |
| blu-ray coaxial outputs limited rez to dacs? Can someone please confirm and comment on the following:"All blue ray players will play standard resolution (44.1 or 48 kHz) music over digital outputs. It is only high-resolution recordings (88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 or DSD) with copy protection th... | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? Hi Ricred1, I also had streaming performance problems with Tidal when I first started using it. After some research, I finally determined my router was not handling the steaming packets correctly (router had problems handling the packet flow). ... | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? I also like listening to Tidal Streaming music because it is easy to use and I love the variety. Of course, the BEST PART is their excellent uncompressed sound quality. In addition, I can change my mind on an album and quickly find a different a... | |
| Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system Hi audioconnection, Thanks for your suggestion for a optical/coaxial switcher box. It is an interesting concept but I prefer not to add an addition box to my family room cabinet (and prefer a single box solution).After additional review, I decid... | |
| Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system It is a good thing I am in no hurry since I changed my mind again on a possible DAC selection.The exaSound DAC e22 Mark II ($3,500) has gotten great reviews but it is expensive and I prefer to buy from a USA Company. This unit is very interesting ... | |
| Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system Based on my research, the NAD Masters M51 DAC is now at the top of my list. I considered the W4S DAC-2dsdSE DAC and the exaSound E22 DAC but for the money the NAD M51 DAC looks very good. I am planning to demo a unit shortly. As I understand it... | |
| Baetis Audio Is it the real deal? I looked at the Baetis Audio server very briefly and decided I liked the features and sound quality of the Aurender products. My Aurender N10 Music Server is a welcomed addition to my audio system. My audio system sounds more open, more natural, c... | |
| Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system Hi Nycjlee, I agree the Ayre Codex is an excellent DAC and I wish I could buy it. However, the sound quality on my 2-channel home theater system is much better when going "direct" from my TiVo cable box to the M1 DAC and not running the HDMI cabl... | |
| Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system I changed my mind. I am going to pass on the Ayre codex DAC (USB and optical inputs only) since I have decided to keep the optical cable going from my TiVo cable box to my DAC. I do not like using an HDMI cable from the cable box using to the Pi... | |
| Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system I have received suggestions for the "Schiit" Yggdrasil, Lyngdorf TDAI 2170 ($5,000 integrated amp with DAC), NAD Masters M51 DAC, Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2 DSDse ($2,600) and the exaSound e22 DAC $3,500). I am sure all of these DAC’s are excellent choi... | |
| MAC Book Pro Computer vs Aurender N100h vs Aurender N10 Music Servers Hi Cerrot, I listened to the Aurender N100h using the USB cable and manually switched to the Aurender N10 Music Server using the same USB cable. I did not test using the spdif connections (USB only). In my opinion, the Aurender N100h was good... |