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| DSD from a Server to dCS Delius via Firewire? Weiss Minerva DAC firewire port takes 24/192 PCM from a PC. | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB I think I made an incorrect statement in my last post. I said the EA Turbo (Off-ramp) can only support 2 sample rates. I think this is wrong. Perhaps only the EA Pace Car can only support 2 sample rates? | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Restock, I've read conflicting info on whether it does 48 or 96 via USB. I would assume that their web site is correct. If it only does 48, then I'll do the comparisons at 48, or 44.1.In any event, I agree that I'll need to use AES from the Lynx c... | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Thanks for all the input. I've decided to go with the Playback Designs MPD-5 DAC. They claim "no jitter" on any input, which hopefully solves my original issue of how to get 24/192 from PC to DAC with the least amountof jitter. This hopefully remo... | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Restock hit the nail on the head. It's not just souncard versus USB. If you feed a wordclock signal from the dac to the soundcard, you get better results than just sound card alone. Also, there a different ways to do USB - asynchronous, isochronou... | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Jax2, interesting summary of the article. You've definitely got my interest and I will download a PDF copy. I'm not married to USB and would consider other options. I believe Opticis makes a 30 meter fiber optic Firewire cable that I could run fro... | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Paul, I'm sure your setup sounds amazing, and you are right that some of us, including me, are too hung up on the technology... With 24/192, you might have vinyl... ;) | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Blindjim, I see where your external soundcard would be better than an internal one. This sounds like a good solution. And I agree that a 24/192 DAC may only be able to receive 24/96 signals or less via particular inputs. The buyer has to look at t... | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Hi Blindjim, you're right, there are only a few sources of 24/192 recordings now, such as www.2L.no. But there will be more.Also, I'm in the camp that you get lower jitter from a PC server by using USB/Firewire/Ethernet out of the PC compared to a... | |
| Platter Upgrade for Garrard 301 I have one of Steve's Garrard 301s with his custom platter. I compared Steve's platter to the stock Garrard platter, and found that Steve's platter noticeably lowered the noise floor and improved the high-end. I recommend contacting Steve. In addi... | |
| Which DAC for $5K or less? All dacs sound different. So, if you have a chance to listen first, do so. These are just my opinions. Others will disagree, and I would likely disagree with their choices.If I were in your shoes and based on my tastes, I'd get a used Emmlabs DCC2... | |
| The EMM TSD1/DAC2 Thanks for posting your review. Have you compared the sound when a redbook signal is received from the TSD1 versus when a 16/44.1 signal is received on any of the other digital inputs? They claim their new technology makes each input signal "jitte... | |
| DCC2 with Hard Drive, Subwoofer? That's right. The sub cable is a Nordost Bassline and the Y connector is a stock Nordost Bassline Y connector for this kind of application. For what it's worth, EMMLabs recommended this set up to feed a signal to the sub. | |
| DCC2 with Hard Drive, Subwoofer? Balanced L/R pre-outs of the DCC2 to my amp, that it. | |
| DCC2 with Hard Drive, Subwoofer? I had that setup until a few months ago: PC source feeding a DCC2 SE, with my sub being fed from the DCC2. See my living room rig. The key for great sound was using an empirical audio USB-to-AES converter between the PC and DCC2, and having the ri... |