yage
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| PC!-e x16, Half Height Sound Card: OBVIOUSLY better? I doubt you'll hear much of a difference if you use the audio converter in the second link and it might very well sound worse. These kinds of cheap boxes usually have a lot of corners cut. If you're happy with the sound you're getting, there's... | |
| Would Benchmark Amp AHB2 Pair Well with Salk Speaker (Beats, BePure, or Encore)? I’ve used the AHB2 with my Revel Ultima Studios with music and movies at what I consider loud listening volumes and I’ve never had protection circuitry kick in. I use the HPA4 as the pre. The AHB2 and HPA4 are as neutral as they come. If you h... | |
| PC!-e x16, Half Height Sound Card: OBVIOUSLY better? The audio data from your network adapter is sent to whatever audio device you select in Windows (click on the speaker in the lower right in Win10, right click on the speaker in Win11 and select Sound Settings). For example, if you have an exte... | |
| Another OPPO 203 Connection Question I think the USB port is meant for a drive / stick with files on it. You could possibly connect the iPad to the HDMI input with the Apple Multiport A/V adapter, but you lose the ability to charge the device while it's in use. Another option is ... | |
| PC!-e x16, Half Height Sound Card: OBVIOUSLY better? The motherboard audio will not be involved unless you select that as the audio output in Windows. Will it sound obviously better? Maybe. The headphone out is not ideal because you're essentially amplifying the signal twice - once with the onbo... | |
| CD Player issue? Older CD players generally aren’t able to read CD-R’s. EDIT - I should say it's a crap shoot really. | |
| Buzzing in Speaker while Playing CDs Is it an intermittent buzzing or is it steady? Did the noise start as soon as you hit 'play' on the transport? | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? @koestner You ask a good question - but I think ultimately what you’ve come across is a case of people dismissing (or perhaps minimizing) the performance of a component under the misguided notion that price or fancy parts is an indication of how... | |
| Turn an Intel macmini into a music server @jgoldrick I’ve run an RPi 3 B+ for over 4 years now with no noise issue to speak of either on headphones or speakers with the volume turned way up. Maybe you had a defective unit. I use whatever power supply was recommended by Adafruit. | |
| how do I know if my lossless files are PCM or DSD? @riley804 is right. If your source material is CD, then you have PCM audio. Ripping SACD from a disc requires special software and specific models of universal disc players. | |
| Turn an Intel macmini into a music server @mrjayvoper I use Kodi to turn my 2014 Mac mini into a music server as part of a living room system. It's free, under active development, and has a plugin system to extend its capabilities. If you plan on using an external DAC with the Mac, auto... | |
| Chord DAVE DAC @jackhifiguy Since your goal seems to be objective fidelity, I would put more stock in measurements than subjective listening impressions. Having said that, out of all the Chord DACs I've listened to over the years (DAVE - with and without M Sca... | |
| high end DAP for home 2 channel vs traditional dac/streamer? A DAP is fine as a source, if a little inconvenient. My streamer (a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ running moOde) doesn't have a fan. Haven't had problem with ground loops in my system either, unless it was a poorly designed component. | |
| sample rate indicator display FYI, it looks doubtful that even enabling exclusive mode will get the Amazon Music app to switch sample rates. I've used the Qobuz app on Windows and it definitely supports sample rate switching. Just make sure you select WASAPI exclusive mode by... | |
| sample rate indicator display Your operating system is resampling the audio to 192 kHz. Are you using a web browser to listen to Amazon HD? If so, try downloading the standalone Amazon Music app and see if that switches the sampling rate for each track. If you are using the st... |