In Reply to: RE: Ayre USB DAC posted by Jack G on January 30, 2009 at 08:09:42:
I'm sure that we will make a DAC product eventually with more types of inputs. But it will cost at least double what the QB-9 costs. Plus the S/PDIF inputs will never sound as good as the USB input, simply because it is literally impossible to achieve the same low levels of jitter. (But maybe they will be good enough for your intended application.)
Remember, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
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- Can't win 'em all - Charles Hansen 14:30:58 01/30/09 (34)
- RE: Can't win 'em all - barondla 18:56:59 01/30/09 (23)
- RE: Can't win 'em all - Charles Hansen 19:14:06 01/30/09 (22)
- RE: Can't win 'em all - panhead 19:36:12 01/30/09 (0)
- RE: Can't win 'em all - barondla 19:27:26 01/30/09 (19)
- You have idenitified a potentially desirable product - Charles Hansen 19:43:00 01/30/09 (18)
- Somebody is going to have to design it - Jack G 04:49:14 01/31/09 (17)
- Precisely... - Bar81 07:52:30 01/31/09 (1)
- RE: Precisely... - Todd Krieger 00:04:48 02/01/09 (0)
- PC audio IS mainstream audio. - rick_m 07:48:47 01/31/09 (14)
- RE: PC audio IS mainstream audio. - Charles Hansen 09:05:06 01/31/09 (13)
- RE: PC audio IS mainstream audio. - rick_m 10:37:25 01/31/09 (1)
- RE: PC audio IS mainstream audio. - Charles Hansen 11:31:41 01/31/09 (0)
- RE: PC audio IS mainstream audio. - Tony Lauck 10:16:22 01/31/09 (4)
- RE: PC audio IS mainstream audio. - Charles Hansen 11:12:55 01/31/09 (3)
- There are no quiet computers. - Al Sekela 10:33:18 02/01/09 (2)
- RE: There are no quiet computers in Al's world ;-) - AbeCollins 12:30:24 02/01/09 (1)
- All digital circuits produce RF noise. - Al Sekela 10:11:44 02/02/09 (0)
- I have to agree with rick_m - AbeCollins 09:43:53 01/31/09 (5)
- RE: You'll get yours. - Travis 10:21:04 01/31/09 (1)
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- CDP versus HD/server Decision Thoughts - hikejohn 10:13:14 01/31/09 (2)
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- RE: CDP versus HD/server Decision Thoughts - Travis 13:54:21 02/01/09 (0)
- I forgot to address I2S - Charles Hansen 19:26:18 01/30/09 (0)
- Not a problem - Jack G 16:50:58 01/30/09 (9)
- Just out of curiosity... - Charles Hansen 19:20:17 01/30/09 (8)
- Or a better SPDIF solution - Gordon Rankin 11:49:46 01/31/09 (1)
- Question on S/PDIF input - Charles Hansen 15:31:54 01/31/09 (0)
- RE: Question on S/PDIF input - Bob Welsh 14:25:11 11/09/09 (0)
- RE: Just out of curiosity... - Jack G 19:58:46 01/30/09 (3)
- Another dumb question - Charles Hansen 21:06:05 01/30/09 (2)
- ??????? - Jack G 04:27:31 01/31/09 (1)
- RE: ??????? - Charles Hansen 09:08:50 01/31/09 (0)
- RE: Just out of curiosity... - panhead 19:39:18 01/30/09 (1)
- That is the crux of the problem - Charles Hansen 19:49:26 01/30/09 (0)