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Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
"If you like more the guitar by Antonio Marin Montero - you probably want VAC amp, if the one by Conde - probably Rowland." - Inna"As for the guitarists, I liked both. But I really liked the piece by Gonzalez. T(W)hat amp would that constitute?"  ... 
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
Rinpoche,I feel your pain. About a month after your first post, no amp, no interconnects, no music, no inspiration.......J. :(:(:( 
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
Rinpoche,As you let on more and more about yourself in this hobby - Mark Levinson gear with B&W 802's for 15 years, and your consideration of cables, you have exposed yourself - audiophilia nervosa is already lurking inside you.  You are just ... 
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
".....I am finding the wait a bit brutal, but patience is going to pay off down the line."+1, Rinpoche. The wait is killing me more. :)You remind me of myself when I first started in this crazy hobby more than 2 decades ago.It was the same then - ... 
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
Rinpoche,I know everyone is dying to ask but is not asking. So, I will ask the obvious - have you decided what to get?J. :) 
Redbook Keeps Surprising
Coming back to the OP, if I understand it correctly, cd recordings today which sound good are more likely to be sourced from 192/24 masters which are then downsampled to 44/16 in the disc or as downloads. Many recording studios seem to be doing al... 
Anyone Had Experience with USB Ground Isolators?
Ozzy, Thanks.  Will check it out.   
Redbook Keeps Surprising
Thanks,  Charles, for chiming in. I guess we should leave the dogmatic one well alone.  Rgds.Jon. 
Redbook Keeps Surprising
Review of Aeris DAC :-http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/jeffrowland/2.html"JRDG states that the Aeris is "based upon an asynchronous buffer, voltage-controlled crystal oscillators and a 24-bit D/A converter – under the precise control of a FPGA r... 
Redbook Keeps Surprising
To you-know-who-you-are, You need professional medical help. 
Redbook Keeps Surprising
The issue in this thread is that redbook sounds great. It is NOT about R2R vs delta-sigma for best redbook replay - that would be another issue for debate elsewhere. To you-know-who-you-are, please start a new thread. 
Redbook Keeps Surprising
Steakster,I fully agree about the Bricasti. I have auditioned it in my home system but it could not yet do DSD at the time. Don’t let anyone tell you different just because....http://www.bricasti.com/m1_specs.htmlYup, you guessed it. The Bricasti ... 
Redbook Keeps Surprising
".... otherwise they might think the OP is full of it." Seriously? No-one else thinks so except.....well, you know who you are.For anyone else saying that redbook is great without even thinking or knowing what type of converter he has in his DAC, ... 
Redbook Keeps Surprising
Groan.... where someone here is concerned, it does not matter if the OP finds that redbook sounds great.The thread has somehow gone on to whether redbook will sound great with or without a particular type of DAC chip used. Heck, the OP did not eve... 
Anyone Had Experience with USB Ground Isolators?
Ozzy,Just visited the Intona website. It is interesting that Intona does not split the power from the audio signal as the iFi USB 3.0 does. One would think this to be essential as the ideal solution to lower usb noise from the computer.J.