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In Reply to: RE: Anyone tried the Decware Zen Direct Stream Digital? posted by genungo on January 18, 2016 at 20:03:25
I've begun copying vinyl to DSD_5.6-MHz and it really sounds great. Additionally, the DA-3000 has one of the best sounding DACs I've heard to date. I use an April Music Stello U3 USB Link to stream 24/192 PCM with Foobar2000 from my Toshiba notebook computer to the DA-3000. My DSD files are stored on USB flash drives that plug into the DA-3000 directly.
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They look like the same machines to me. I'm wondering if the Decware mods are really worth the extra money...
BTW, what do you think of the idea of using soundcards instead of PC or music server storage?
> BTW, what do you think of the idea of using soundcards instead of PC or music server storage?
I've always used stand-alone digital recorders beginning with DAT recorders in 1991 to CD-R recorders in 1998 to the hard drive Alesis Masterlink in 2003 and now the flash card DA-3000 DSD recorder. I rarely use my computer for streaming anymore because I own an OPPO BDP-105D digital player along with the DA-3000, both of which play digital files directly from USB flash drives. I store all my music on multiple external USB hard drives while copying playlists onto high capacity USB flash drives for playback.
Best regards,
John Elison
John:
I know you like the DSD conversion of your DA-3000. Do you find the PCM conversion of similarly high quality (and better that that of your OPPO)?
Thanks,
Jeremy
I have yet to do a PCM recording on the DA-3000. However, the Masterlink is limited to 24/96 whereas the DA-3000 can record at 24/192. The Masterlink was exceedingly accurate, though. I suspect both are equally accurate in PCM.
I know, John -- you told me that last week. But I wonder if other circuitry in the DA-3000 (other than the PCM DAC) might make the sound better/worse than that of the Alessis? Might the DA-3000's design/execution make its PCM performance as good as you find its DSD performance to be?
Don't go to any trouble on my account, though -- just curious.
And thanks thanks.
Jeremy
I have yet to do a PCM recording on the DA-3000. However, the Masterlink is limited to 24/96 whereas the DA-3000 can record at 24/192. The Masterlink was exceedingly accurate, though. I suspect both are equally accurate in PCM.Edit: I just realized you were asking for a comparison of the DA-3000 to the OPPO BDP-105D. Yes, I prefer the sound from the DA-3000 for PCM playback compared to the sound from the OPPO. I use a Stello U3 USB Link to connect my computer to the DA-3000 and I believe it sounds noticeably better than playing PCM files through the OPPO BDP-105D.
Edits: 01/24/16
Thanks -- for some reason the Asylum never sent me a copy of this. I've got it now, though, and that's exactly the information I was seeking.
Jeremy
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