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In Reply to: RE: PC Audio vs. CD player posted by Tom Schuman on September 14, 2015 at 03:26:40:
> It's more about format and delivery method than about sound improvement.
I agree to an extent. The part involving sound improvement results from higher resolution formats, better mastering and better sounding DACs. Of course, I began streaming high-resolution PCM before I ever heard my first SACD. I didn't have SACD capability until about a year of more after I switched to computer audio streaming. Therefore, for me it was all about the convenience of the delivery method. My CDs sounded the same to me when played from my computer or my CD transport using the same DAC. On the other hand, I have no desire to go back to playing CDs or even SACDs for that matter because I prefer the convenience of streaming PCM and DSD.
For over a year I had an April Music Stello DP1 DAC in my system and it was absolutely the best sounding DAC I had ever heard. It was accurate and detailed yet also very musically pleasing. It made my CDs sound better regardless of whether I played physical CDs from my Stello transport or streamed ripped CDs from my computer. I have yet to hear a better sounding DAC. The only problem is that the Stello DP1 does not convert DSD and I have now fallen in love with the sound of DSD.
I firmly believe DSD is the best sounding digital format and I now have the capability to play SACD and DSD from my Oppo BDP-105D and DSD from my TASCAM DA-3000. The Oppo basically replace my computer music streamer although the first thing I noticed was the Oppo did not sound as good as my Eximus DP1. The Oppo is very musically pleasing but it is not as accurate or as detailed as the Eximus DP1. I got used to the sound quality of the Oppo and came to enjoy it very much. Then, I bought a TASCAM DA-3000 digital recorder to replace my aging Alesis Masterlink.
The TASCAM DA-3000 can be used as a DAC and will convert PCM up to 24/192 and DSD up to 5.6-MHz. It also sounds as good to me as the April Music Eximus DP1. The only problem is the TASCAM does not have a USB DAC input for computer streaming. Therefore, I bought a Stello U3 USB Link to convert the USB output from my computer to AES/EBU for the TASCAM. Now, I can stream PCM digital up to 24/192 from my computer and I can play DSD files directly from a USB flash drive connected to the TASCAM's front USB port. Moreover, the digital sound quality from the TASCAM equals the best I have heard.
Best regards,
John Elison
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Follow Ups
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - John Elison 10:06:40 09/14/15 (6)
- you may 'believe' in DSD - Tom Schuman 23:29:25 09/14/15 (5)
- RE: you may 'believe' in DSD - Soundgarden 21:45:45 09/18/15 (1)
- RE: you may 'believe' in DSD - Mr_Steady 06:05:31 09/19/15 (0)
- phasey, hollow, lack of punch, smooth but boring, you name it. - oldmkvi 00:48:06 09/15/15 (1)
- 'more there' - Tom Schuman 01:18:24 09/15/15 (0)
- To each his own! /nt\ - John Elison 23:57:57 09/14/15 (0)
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