RE: laptop/DAC question

Posted by John Elison (A) on October 14, 2014 at 21:27:57

In Reply to: RE: laptop/DAC question posted by wayfarer on October 14, 2014 at 19:06:02:

I don't know whether the DA100 Signature is asynchronous. It doesn't say anything about that on the webpage. I moved on to the Eximus DP1, which can handle up to 24/192 PCM. I also recently bought an Oppo BDP-105D, which can play DSD files directly from USB flash drives.

I didn't do anything to optimize my laptop. I just installed Foobar2000 and it seemed to work just fine. Occasionally I get dropouts when using the internal hard drive for music, but when I store all my music on an external USB drive, it seems to eliminate that problem. I also have an optimized Windows 7 music server, the HAL MS-1, but my Toshiba laptop sounds every bit as good to me.

Based on my limited experience, I think the DAC is the component that makes the greatest difference in sound quality.

Best regards,
John Elison

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