I’ve found that the SQ of my red book CDs exceeds that of streaming using the identical recordings for comparison. (I’m not including hi res technology here.) I would like to stop buying CDs, save money, and just stream, but I really find I enjoy the CDs more because of the better overall sonic performance. I stream with Chromecast Audio using the same DAC (Schiit Gumby) as I play CDs through. I’m wondering if others have had the same experience
+1 The J-Test is a pretty conclusive stress test. No jitter artifacts is a pretty strong indication that jitter is not going to be a problem. I have pointed this out to Steve before but he ignores this fact (for obvious reasons).
I have listened to components that measure well on the J-test and I can still hear the jitter. When I drive these with lower jitter sources, they sound better. This is why I don't take much stock in the J-test. The correlation to audibility is not there. There needs to be much better tests, and direct jitter measurement for sources.
I used the High quality downloads Companies like DGG 24-96...... And other companies And I had software that I do not remember right now EKSAKT COPY is the same if I remember correctly And friends' quality files. In all shapes DSD PLAC 24/192 OR AUDIO ON CD BY "LSO" RECORDING All my comparisons are good and good hours and hours Listen through OPPO 105D DAC and other high-quality devices All from HHD Hard disk The files were transferred to the DAC via a 105D stream
The comparison was directly opposite the same recording .
Always the best result is most originally on top of the same CD / SACD It is currently using the DAC R2R of the devices Sounds best to me and does not mess with it anymore I have more than 500 GB and no one gives me sound even from tuner of the Sony 707ES
TECHNICS SLP-990 1987 has more life and detail and 3D sound than the best files
files
It simply does not equal SA-11 S1 or nDAC With a transport of Danon DCD-3560 16 / 44.1 Including file transfer via Strummer to the NIAC DAC To the SPL PHONITOR 2headphone amplifier TO SONY Z1R HE EDION V2 and more All I heard from friends with DSC Debussy and Source Top Class File 24/192 Klemperer / Symphony No. 2 of Mahler. With LUXMAN P-1U HD800 + SUPERB CABL
We put the disc out of 1989's EMI before today's remestring
Still the disc sounds better with the 16/44.1 CD WAY
You know better You may have top class equipment in it The files sound better But very few files I heard Who says I can sleep with them really do not
So I'm from old generation quality transport + good DAC Or a quality CD of the 80-90 years sounds like DENON DCD-3560 MARANTZ SA-11 S1 NAIM DAC SONY XA-50ES SLP-990 IT SOUND SUPERB 1987 AND TODAY 2018 AS WALL Even better than the up-to-date sound of OPPO 105D Or appliances at a reasonable level up to $ 3,500
There was an article in Sound On Sound about 10 years ago on jitter and how it was not really a problem for good modern dacs and like I said this was 10 years ago. The article did say if you are chaining multiple dacs then you would want an external clock but how many do that in a home situation.
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