"08-05-14: Garbo
thanks. i might try pure music etc., but initially they seem to me like snake oil, like most things that purport to act before the DAC."
Its good to be cautious, but you still have to learn. If you make a division yourself, based on your own experience, then you know for sure. If not, its really a guess.
"for the new: i am not tied to mac and there is no fixed budget. of primary importance is good audio quality and good flexibility in playlist selection (e.g. to shuffle within a user defined genre). currently the dac is that within the primare p30 sound processor; i thought that was pretty good?"
Are you listening to classical music, or other genres?
thanks. i might try pure music etc., but initially they seem to me like snake oil, like most things that purport to act before the DAC."
Its good to be cautious, but you still have to learn. If you make a division yourself, based on your own experience, then you know for sure. If not, its really a guess.
"for the new: i am not tied to mac and there is no fixed budget. of primary importance is good audio quality and good flexibility in playlist selection (e.g. to shuffle within a user defined genre). currently the dac is that within the primare p30 sound processor; i thought that was pretty good?"
Are you listening to classical music, or other genres?