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| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. Erik - You obviously have a pretty low opinion of Bryston engineering. They understand these timing issue very well. You seem to think they just kind of hacked this together. Guess what - I think they understand buffering issues. A sync usb is onl... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. Erik - Care to comment on the specifics of the reclocking that is going on in the Bryston BDA-1, the DAC in question. I think you are mixing reclocking with upsampling. The BDA-1 reclocks then upsamples. Two different operations.The jitter can nev... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. erik - This is probably not the place for this discussion, but here goes anyway. You have to understand that the DAC completely reclocks the signal using its own internal clock. The DAC receives the data from its usb input, puts the data into an ... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. eric - I fully understand async USB and jitter. However, if the DAC resamples using its own clock, then async vs. sync timing should not be an issue. The DAC controls the final timing, and it is independent of the usb timing. If some people think ... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. I am not a Tidal expert by any means, nor an Apple expert, but here is what I know. I think Web app means browser based apps. If you access Tidal through a Web browser, you have to use Chrome for CD quality.The desktop app for Windows does HIFI, I... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. ghosthouse - I am not a Apple guy, but I believe Chrome is the only browser supported for CD quality, according to their website." Currently lossless streaming with our Web player is supported in Chrome only "https://support.tidal.com/hc/en-us/art... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. eric - The OP has a 103, not a 105, so usb to it is not an option. | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. mensch - The BDA-1 usb is not as much of an issue as you might since the unit upsamples everything using it own timing chip. I suggested trying usb as a start and then also considering a usb to S/PDIF converter. My point was to try that first, r... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. For a stand alone music server, you might take a look at the Sony HAP-Z1ES and HAP-S1. They take the PC out of the picture, except for loading the files to the music server. You get a simpler user interface that a player like JRiver, but the manag... | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. If you use Google Chrome as your browser on your PC, you can stream CD quality (16 bit, 44.1KHz sample rate) Tidal audio through the USB to your Byrston. Chrome is the only browser that supports CD quality Tidal. | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. You have a PC with a USB output and you have a fine DAC with a USB input. You can start with iTunes and just connect the PC to the DAC. I think the USB on your DAC will only accept 44 or 48 KHz audio, but it will give you a good idea of how it can... | |
| ATI amplifiers ATI is primarily a manufacturer, making amps for many well known companies. Their own line is also very good. They are mostly known for home theater rather than 2 channel. They generally have a pretty neutral sound. I have a 1806 which has worked ... | |
| Upsampling - but seriously folks mapman - Agreed - Knowing about the technology is fun and useful, as long as, in the end, you let your ears make the final decision. | |
| Upsampling - but seriously folks It seems pretty simple - try it and see what you think. On some systems it helps, on some systems it hurts and on some system there is not difference. People can write all they want about the theory of this, it all comes down to the implementation... | |
| Can I rig a home theater amp to run in wall speakers? I was typing while you posted, but here is some additional input. Sounds like you have a solid direction in which to go.My original post :I agree that a resistive stereo to mono adapter is better than a y cable, although I find that in most situat... |