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| NOS DAC or CDP? Cleanedup- You've obviously stumbled into a controversial area. I think I share your view of "listenable" audio. The NOS DAC I have (original MF V DAC) sounded terrible when driven from my Mac Mini until I added a jitter control device (Theta TLC)... | |
| Jitter reduction, best device? There is a renewed interest in jitter because of the new PC-based servers. The data from a hard drive is read in blocks without an inherent clock. An SPDIF clock is generated at the same time that the SPDIF data is created. It's this clock that ha... | |
| Jitter reduction, best device? I'm not sure how audiophiles can diagnose a jitter problem except by trying jitter reduction devices and listening. In general, upsampling DAC's will be more immune to jitter because they re-clock the signal to a higher rate. The re-clocking will ... | |
| what is a lazy old audiophile to do? The lazy solution is to use a USB DAC, iTunes and stick with the Mac. The sound quality is limited only by the DAC.As mentioned before, make sure you rip your CD's using .wav or Apple Lossless (takes less space than .wav). | |
| any cheap DAC for my Airport Express? I've been using the original X-DAC from Musical Fidelity (about $150) with my Mac Mini optical output. It was not that listenable until I added a jitter reduction unit from Theta ($125). The results are now very listenable. Read the threads and yo... | |
| Musical yet Detailed DAC Around $700 Timrhu - This gives me pause for thought. You've been down a similar path. Have you heard of any DAC that might match the CD-23? As always, audiophiles hate to go backwards. | |
| Apple vs PC for Music System Istanbulu... But can I run Itunes on my Mac Mini with a USB DAC? I'm hooked on the Mac (the remote control alone is heaven). | |
| Apple vs PC for Music System I've been a PC guy forever but I bought a Mac Mini a few weeks ago and I'm hooked. It's so much easier to use. Everything is included (built-in wireless, bluetooth for the wireless keyboard and mouse, digital audio out, remote control, ipod interf... | |
| Mac Itunes File Organization? Thanks everyone for the input. I'll start ripping in either Apple Lossless or AIFF. Are both formats equally compatible with Airport Express AirTunes and Ipod? | |
| Kef vs Thiel I've had the KEF Reference One's for a few years now. Other speakers with more speed, resolution and detail have come and gone. With the KEF's I find I can put on any CD in my collection, at any volume and relax into the music. It's a vey personal... | |
| Cleaning tube pins and sockets Thanks, all.I'll try toothpicks and DeOxit first. | |
| Accurate vs Musical These are very loose terms so there is no use arguing over them. Don't get hung up on the word games: "How can it be musical if it's not accurate", etc. We're trying to describe speakers in a very general way.Accurate speakers try to get the objec... | |
| REL is dead. Long live REL Thanks for the warning Jdog.Hmmm... not designed by REL, not built by REL, not voiced by REL, doesn't use a REL amplifier... let's call it a REL! Sumiko is a fine company but their new sub should stand on it's own two feet (or maybe four feet?) an... | |
| Listening Fatique- componet or speaker issue. First: Rugs, curtains, etc. for the bright, echoing room.Second: Borrow a good source from someone or upgrade yours.Third: You may have a component mis-match. The Totem reputation is that they require a lot of power to sound good. The Absolute Sou... | |
| Is harmonic accuracy and timbre important at all? To mangle a phrase: Accuracy is in the ear of the beholder. I've listened to a lot of "accurate" speakers, including some mentioned above, which were time-aligned for tremendous sound staging or which were detailed to where you could follow every ... |