mzkmxcv
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| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @audioengr Or I just haven’t drunken the Kool-Aid. Kidding aside, I know there are other aspects to speaker wire than gauge and material, but the rest make no audible difference unless specifically designed to (and never an improvement, in terms... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @geoffkait You are using memory in the general sense, no one can recall if a stereo system they listened to 50yr ago was bright, had good imaging, etc., not even if you had an Eidetic memory (as that’s visual). I’m am talking about the auditory ... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @paul79 I’m all for improvements and tweaks; I am not for placebo and snake oil. A $10,000 speaker wire won’t sound better than a $50 one, and a $2000 USB cable won’t sound better than a $20 one (all assuming same gauge/length/etc.). Claims being... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @geoffkait I could be wrong, but I think the ~15sec statement which I’ve been told/have seen comes from this study. EDIT: That link seems to not work sometimes, try this one. | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @audioengr Drivel as in measurements showing the differences are insignficant? Also yes, you heard plastic optical cables as better sounding than glass because plastic ones do measure better. And also, yes, USB cables of shorter length measure be... | |
| Is there a better DAC than the Schiit Bifrost for $300? @genesis777 “But, but, were they using a highly resolving system like mine or have golden ears like me?!” Thats the usually response, lots of people who won’t even entertain the notion that they are nearly inaudible different. | |
| Is there a better DAC than the Schiit Bifrost for $300? @kalali Don’t get me wrong, the Modi 3 (with or without MB) is excellent. The Topping D50 for instance is just really excellent (channel matching within 0.1dB, THD+Noise below -107dBFS, IMD below -55dBFS, jitter reduction below -125dBFS, volume l... | |
| Is there a better DAC than the Schiit Bifrost for $300? @n80 The DAC’s I mentioned will still outperform the MultiBit Modi. | |
| 99$ Digital cable is damn good BNC is not superior if the RCA cable is true 75ohm. However, that’s in the professional environment where the runs are meters upon meters upon meters. In a home environment, a 6ft digital coax cable is not going to sound worse as an impedance mism... | |
| 99$ Digital cable is damn good @audioengr I have never heard that RCA can it be terminated cleanly. You also suggest terminating to BNC, yet your above claim thus prove that to be false, as male RCA—>female RCA-to-male BNC adaptor—> female BNC can’t possibly be cleaner t... | |
| DAC for McIntosh MA252? @kalali How were you streaming to the CCA? There is proof that if streaming through say your Chrome browser, the audio is not excellent, distortion well within 16Bit range. However, if casting thru Roon or via an Android app like Hi-Fi Cast, then... | |
| inherent design flaws with a 3 way, 15" / 8" / horn (large tower) speaker? It depends what waveguide is used (SEOS?). However, it is very hard to get a 1” tweeter/compression driver to blend with an 8” without having increased directivity (narrower soundstage, and maybe worse imaging). Unless using a super waveguide, I w... | |
| DAC for McIntosh MA252? @maer123 Stremers with digital outs will still have varying degrees of jitter. However, if your DAC can’t reduce these to at least -100dBFS, it’s not a DAC worth buying (at least for high end systems). | |
| DAC for McIntosh MA252? You state the Modi 2 is showing it’s limitations in terms of functionality, but you don’t state what limited functionality it has. If using a DAC, you don’t need spend $500 on a streamer. A ChromeCast Audio would sound the same (unless casting fr... | |
| Looking for a preamp used under 5k @ninh1969 Like I said, there pretty much is no reason to get anything more expensive than the Bryston. |