williewonka
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| USB SQ, what can one expect Cerrot - you are correct...Simply put...- USB does send data in packets - each packet contains a CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check - the CRC tells the DAC whether the packet received was identical to the packet sent- Asynch USB allows the DAC to reque... | |
| cable advice Almarg - I get your point :-) But if the KLEI's are too pricey I would recommend taking a look at Signal Cables Silver Resolution series for very good performance and more reasonable pricingRegards. | |
| USB SQ, what can one expect One other way to reduce/eliminate noise on the USB cable is to use the dual USB cables such as the one I identified on my first post of this threadAnd we come full circle :-) Back to the tunes | |
| Db Power Amp - is there a better ripper out there? Has anyone had issues related to ripping 16/44 content from SACD'sThe first track always presents issues and go through the re-ripping process using dbPoweramp.Subsequent tracks are trouble freeThanks | |
| cable advice Take a look at KLE Innovations gZero line - they are exceptional value.http://kleinnovations.com/kle-innovations-klei-products/I have tried the gZero3, 6, 10 and settled on the gZero20 IC's and I own both the gZero3 speaker cables on my A/V system... | |
| USB SQ, what can one expect Cerrot - please don't interprit this post as me being argumentative, since I am all about getting to the bottom of things and the USB vs S/PDIF debate has been ongoing for some time.I just did some surfing on the web and found this article, which ... | |
| USB SQ, what can one expect Cerrot - some might say - you are talking out of your USB port :-)Perhaps you are correct if you are referring to USB 1.0 ports in both computer and DAC, but with asynchronous USB 2.0 in both - it's a whole different ball game. Especially if the D... | |
| AMR DP-777, what am I missing ? Essrand - Did you setup Audirvana to up-sample or not?I do not up-sample at all and disable the volume control - my DAC seems "happier" with that configWRT iMac vs Mac-Mini- When my iMac's hard drive failed the technicians really messed up the dis... | |
| Db Power Amp - is there a better ripper out there? Zd543 - thanks for the pointer - all is clear now :-) | |
| Db Power Amp - is there a better ripper out there? Mapman - what do you use the tagging for?Thanks | |
| Schiit Bifrost with USB & Uber upgrades One last update...I have just found out that the ripping software can make a considerable difference in the performance this cracking little DAC is capable of.I ripped a few of my best CD's using dbPoweramp and WOW! - what a difference.It really r... | |
| REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect Yping - how do you quantify "better"?Yes, they are...- a little more dynamic with crisper highs- venue acoustics (reverberations etc...)are more realistic- bass is deeper with better control and detailing- high-end is more extended , but smoother ... | |
| Schiit Bifront or Musical Fidelity M1 One last thing I discovered just yesterday - use dbpoweramp to rip CD's - the SQ is so much better - I was using iTunes and sometimes MAX on my iMac.Now I rip (AIF) on my windows machine to a USB drive and then import to my iTunes library on my NA... | |
| AMR DP-777, what am I missing ? Essrand - something else I've tried just this week - I now use dbPoweramp to rip CD's - the SQ is significantly better than using iTunes or MAX.You can get a free 21-day fully loaded evaluation version - after that it reverts to a crippled free ve... | |
| USB SQ, what can one expect Red - just this week I've been ripping CD's with dbPoweramp.The improvements were significant - then again I was using iTunes prior to this - won't ever do that againYou can get dbPoweramp for a free 21 day trial - just google them.The improvement... |