Davide256 --
I'm using the NuForce DAC-9, yes - the one that doesn't sport the asynchronous USB input that has since become standard with the DAC-9. However, it doesn't automatically follow that the USB input is the only way to go, although I did that to begin with; the preferable solution over isynchronous USB in my case has been to output from a professional RME 9632 soundcard via its XLR AES/EBU digital out to the DAC-9. The standard RME break-out cable has been replaced by a dedicated DIY digital cable with Mundorf silver/gold wires and Switchcraft connectors. This way of outputting to my ears clearly bests the isynchronous USB hook-up, and by all accounts the asynchronous variation isn't going to better my current connection. Instead the next digital interface update will be to invest in the Audiophilleo2 USB to S/PDIF converter + PurePower with direct BNC-BNC connection to my DAC-9. This will blow a stand-alone USB asynchronous connection even further out of the water, to use your way of going about it.
With regard to your impressions on JPLAY vs Fidelizer(+ a software?), what's the software used in conjunction with Fidelizer? I can't really make any further comments until getting that clear, and even so your comments, honest they may be, are put forth in a way that makes any worthwhile assessments on them very difficult.
Look, I have made my own conclusions on JPLAY's sonic attributes, and they simply don't mirror yours - at least not to the same degree. My own setup is quite capable, so it's not a matter of having shitty equipment badly implemented that can't reveal any differences to a notable extent. Like I said, I hold JPLAY in high esteem, but JRiver MC18 + Fidelizer in Audiophile mode comes extremely close.
Tonyptony --
As noted above.
I'm using the NuForce DAC-9, yes - the one that doesn't sport the asynchronous USB input that has since become standard with the DAC-9. However, it doesn't automatically follow that the USB input is the only way to go, although I did that to begin with; the preferable solution over isynchronous USB in my case has been to output from a professional RME 9632 soundcard via its XLR AES/EBU digital out to the DAC-9. The standard RME break-out cable has been replaced by a dedicated DIY digital cable with Mundorf silver/gold wires and Switchcraft connectors. This way of outputting to my ears clearly bests the isynchronous USB hook-up, and by all accounts the asynchronous variation isn't going to better my current connection. Instead the next digital interface update will be to invest in the Audiophilleo2 USB to S/PDIF converter + PurePower with direct BNC-BNC connection to my DAC-9. This will blow a stand-alone USB asynchronous connection even further out of the water, to use your way of going about it.
With regard to your impressions on JPLAY vs Fidelizer(+ a software?), what's the software used in conjunction with Fidelizer? I can't really make any further comments until getting that clear, and even so your comments, honest they may be, are put forth in a way that makes any worthwhile assessments on them very difficult.
Look, I have made my own conclusions on JPLAY's sonic attributes, and they simply don't mirror yours - at least not to the same degree. My own setup is quite capable, so it's not a matter of having shitty equipment badly implemented that can't reveal any differences to a notable extent. Like I said, I hold JPLAY in high esteem, but JRiver MC18 + Fidelizer in Audiophile mode comes extremely close.
Tonyptony --
As noted above.