shazam
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| PS Audio DLIII Cullen Mod IV versus Benchmark DAC1 I agree with Shardone - it depends on what kind of sound you want, your other equipment, and your room. Try the stock Benchmark on trial first. If you like neutral and it works with your setup, then you will be very happy with it. If you want more... | |
| Has anyone heard the PS Audio Digital Link 111? I own a modified DL3 but have limited exposure to the Benchmark. From what I remember I'd say the Benchmark has a slightly less detailed stage than the stock DL3. In a noisy room (I have wood floors), the stock DL3 came across as having a touch of... | |
| IROC DAC or PS Audio Ultra DAC / Digital lens My $.02; go cheap and/or used for right now and wait for the consensus to develop around some of the newer products and technologies. PS Audio's new Ultra DAC has the potential to be a game changer with it's ability to handle any and all resolutio... | |
| How do I dowload higher rez songs on iTunes? this is why, with few exceptions, I never buy online. Until services offer lossless downloads, I will remain a CD and vinyl guy. | |
| Can I RENT a record cleaning machine? Good suggestions, thanks everyone. I'll ask my dealer about a loaner if possible. If not, I see a used VPI 16.5 for $400. | |
| Which way to go to built a music server?? Decide what level of fidelity and "sound characteristics" you want and choose the DAC first - that will help define the rest of your solution. I personally enjoy the Transporter (uses a "Miracle" DAC) and people rave about the ModWright Transporte... | |
| Headphone Rig for PC? Kimber makes a great USB cable for about $50. You'll have to spend substantially more ($400) to get much better. | |
| has anybody used finyl before downloading CD to pc Foobar 0.8.3 is the preferred playback software for a lot of audiophiles on PC. If your computer is on Window XP, consider the ASIO plug in to override the native sound driver. Other software like WinAmp or iTunes are good as well.All playback sof... | |
| Best Digital Input from PC to DAC If you want to stick to the simple computer/DAC solution, I have liked what I've heard from DACs with an asynchronous capability. This allows the clock in the DAC to control the data stream from the computer. Wavelength USB DAC is a good example o... | |
| Battery Powered Preamps In my opinion, you are right on. I'm headed to the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival this week-end specifically to listen to the Red Wine Audio SLA battery components. Aside from the Signature amps, they've just released the Isabella preamp - which in... | |
| has anybody used finyl before downloading CD to pc For CD playback, yes, I've heard various enhancements that can make a difference. All of them relate to reducing the read error rate of the transport device (and hence reducing the need for error correction in the digital stream). I found black ma... | |
| Lindsey Buckingham The vinyl version is an all analog album - recorded, mixed, and mastered on analog tape with no compression. The commercial CD has some compression in the mastering I believe, but the LP and the free CD that comes with it are totally uncompressed.... | |
| Is music quality moving away from the "audiophile" Compression is generally part of the mixing or mastering process (often both). I can't blame most artists for doing whatever it takes to appeal to the iPod generation - I would be doing the same thing myself. However, there are still plenty of goo... | |
| IPOD with USB? Apple TV as music server? Options? Sounds like you want a "Media Center" computer. There are a small handful of computer manufacturers out there still trying (like Velocity Micro) but the ubiquity of Tivo and DVR technology is just thrashing media PCs in the market. Unless you are ... | |
| Compressed mp3's - what to do with them? meant to add that I also listen to Rhapsody with my Fubar 3 - which streams at 192k and 128K - and it does a good job of providing life to the music.But you would still be better off in the long run re-ripping everything in FLAC and making the sky... |