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| Audio Connection/Johnny Rutan Indeed John is a good guy. And can actually hear. | |
| does MacBook Pro need a DAC? quick comment: there is talk here of the headphone jack being optical as well. Maybe, maybe not, either way don;t use it. Toslink is merely the optical version of SPDIF. It has some disadvantages - limited to 96 kHz, and very jittery. Since you ha... | |
| does MacBook Pro need a DAC? If money is an issue, you can get Audirvana for $79.00 It is a vast improvement on the built in DAC. Either i'm missing something here or need to point out an error. Audirvana is a media player (software). It is not a hardware digital-to-analog... | |
| does MacBook Pro need a DAC? Does not require an external DAC, but one can improve sound quality. You may or may not think it’s worth the effort.All true. Just to expand. a) the MacBook pro has a built in DAC =. b) it is mediocre. c) what is your quality standard? In a reason... | |
| Need "BTDT" help with Logic DM-101 bearing PM'd you and heard nothing... please reach out, Thanks, G | |
| Class D amplifiers have very little phase shift into almost negative numbersNot almost, negative. When a voice coil is flying backward (relative to the now-changed drive signal), it is a generator of back emf.We can argue about how long it is out of phase, but the fact remains.Just agreeing and... | |
| Badly recorded albums needing upgrading Wow.Ozzy wrote:The OP is one of those audiophiles that listen to the sound of their system rather than the music.Sure, we wish all recordings were top notch and also would like there to be no stinkers in our collections. The first seems rather n... | |
| MQA? @ justjames72 asked:@itsjustme baffled by what? Maybe, I can help clarify my understanding even if it's not as robust as some. Baffled by why on would think that MWA, which changes the actual coding, would nto make a difference on a top-line DAC (... | |
| Bits Are Bits, Right? I hate to tread into the waters, and certainly dont want to design and teach the long class necessary to get to all this, so a few simple comments will do:1. There are no bits on a CD. repeat after me "eight to fourteen modulation"2. A digital sig... | |
| Do I really need a separate Roon Core (computer) to use Roon Software? Having re-read your question, you can get by at minimum with a) Roon on an old PC/Mac/Linux, b) a USB DAC and c) a remote, which can be your phone. Actually you don't *need* a remote, you can control it locally - but you want one :-)The remote ca... | |
| Do I really need a separate Roon Core (computer) to use Roon Software? And in my experience Wifi is a real problem with hifi audio and Roon in particular. Drop outs, buffer under-runs, and poor sound ensue. Run A WIRE | |
| Do I really need a separate Roon Core (computer) to use Roon Software? Not at all. You can run roon on an available device, although over time you may see some advantages to a dedicated core or even ROCK. For quite some time as I got to know Roon, i ran it, along with other general purpose programs, on an OLD ( i m... | |
| Anyone have this kind of problem with their amp? Any thoughts/advice? Thanks in advance.My first thought is that inserting an integrated does not prove that the preamp is not at fault, or a wire, or a connection. Unless, you used the integrated as a pre-amp and it has pre-amp out RCAs.... | |
| How to guarantee to lower noise- ground loops in your system Eliminating ground loops has more to do with product design than electrical wiring, the latter of which should simply be to code.Actually its neither. Bottom line is ONE reference - regardless of what that is too (virtual earth, actual dirt, etc... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? Assuming you have a good DAC for streaming, why not just rip your CDs to your computer, and play them off that? I have 100s of CDs and never touch them -- but play them often. I use ROON, but you can use itunes for free (on Mac or Windows). If on... |