jiminia
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| Iowa Audiophiles I’m in Cedar Rapids. Have a decent system with Legacy Whisper XDS, Legacy Foundation subs, Theta Digital Citadel power amps, Ayre K5XEmp pre, PSAudio Direct Stream DAC. AVL in Des Moines on occasion hosts manufacturer events. I met Andrew Jones th... | |
| PS Audio PWD opinions Yes, Foobar can be used to manage music and to stream to the Bridge. It has both a player/manager and a server. I am doing it this very minute. I use Apple Remote app to control the player side, eLyric to control the server side, all from the iPad. | |
| Why does foobar stop & display It's a wasapi issue. When using wasapi with a USB dac or converter, it seems to get confused as to which buffer it should be using. I encountered this exact problem. Switch your output to Kernal Streaming and the problem will go away. (The Kernal ... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade I responded to your questions this morning, but for some reason its not been posted yet. Here it is again - maybe this one will get posted quicker.I use USB for two reasons: First, its 100% reliable. No network issues, no dropouts, no flaky softwa... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade Two reasons I use USB: First, its 100% reliable. No dropouts, no network issues, and no flaky software, and with the right converter it sounds superb. Second, I like having the digital out options on the Off-Ramp to feed other devices (like a DAC/... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade My upgrade kit arrived a couple of weeks ago. The upgrade process was no problem. My DAC is an early one, and there were a few details that didn't match the video or booklet, but it didn't create any problems. The DAC upgrade in my view is a subtl... | |
| Help me build a fine PC sound system "Any other pc sound system users out there owning a special configuration that yields a really nice sound? Please… let me know."I use Steve N's Empirical Audio Off-Ramp 4, having upgraded from the 3, and before that, the original. Player is Foobar... | |
| PC Audio and the Behringer DEQ 2496 Bogartgl - one of the biggest advantages of PC audio is convenience. Don't underestimate this. It might be easy to think that loading CDs one at a time is no big deal. But when you have your entire library at your fingertips, controllable from you... | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? Citation 16 power amp in beautiful condition. I don't use it any longer, but can't bear to part with it. Bought it new in 1977. It drove some JBL subs for a long time. One of the best woofer amps ever made. | |
| McCormack DNA 0.5 with the ARC LS3 pre I have owned both pieces, but not at the same time. I felt like the LS3 was a bit thin sounding. Its synergy with the McCormack will depend mainly on your choice of speakers. I felt compelled to move on to a different preamp. After many combinatio... |