In Reply to: RE: Dead wrong posted by Scab on April 9, 2012 at 18:46:05:
Use a USB converter rated A+ by Stereophile in their recommended components. Use a Macbook Pro or newer Mac Mini with SSD and 8GBytes DRAM running Amarra 2.3.2 version 4317 in cache mode or the latest Pure Music. Use a good 1.5m or longer USB cable like the Locus-Design Axis or Polestar, or the Revelation Audio Labs. Use a good 1.5m S/PDIF cable like the Ridge Street Audio Poiema or similar AES/EBU or HDMI I2S cable to your DAC. Use a DAC with minimal or no digital filtering, and no reclocking or resampling.
It takes all of these things to get stellar results, but they are tried and true. Multiple awards from different magazines and multiple best sound of shows prove it.
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- Here is a configuration that will deliver - audioengr 10:20:16 04/10/12 (74)
- Bonus - Scrith 18:29:03 04/10/12 (11)
- aptX BlueTooth = USB cables and technology WORTHLESS - Dynobot 18:58:11 04/10/12 (10)
- You'll have to pull - Beetlemania 10:56:22 04/11/12 (0)
- BlueTooth = wireless - Tony Lauck 07:20:49 04/11/12 (8)
- I can imagine it - bwb 08:57:02 04/11/12 (1)
- RE: I can imagine it - Reasons - Dynobot 10:39:32 04/11/12 (0)
- I can't imagine this technology being suitable for audiophiles. - Dynobot 07:27:20 04/11/12 (5)
- RE: I can't imagine this technology being suitable for audiophiles. - Tony Lauck 07:38:00 04/11/12 (4)
- RE: I can't imagine this technology being suitable for audiophiles. - Dynobot 07:56:48 04/11/12 (3)
- RE: I can't imagine this technology being suitable for audiophiles. - Tony Lauck 08:09:24 04/11/12 (2)
- RE: I can't imagine this technology being suitable for audiophiles. - Dynobot 11:14:08 04/11/12 (0)
- RE: I can't imagine this technology being suitable for audiophiles. - Oface 09:28:54 04/11/12 (0)
- Something is Wrong Here - Dynobot 10:57:29 04/10/12 (58)
- Nothing different or new here - audioengr 13:10:31 04/10/12 (34)
- RE: Nothing different or new here - "Red" 06:54:24 04/29/12 (0)
- 1.5m USB Cable = More Jitter - Dynobot 13:23:08 04/10/12 (32)
- RE: 1.5m USB Cable = More Jitter - audioengr 10:47:37 04/11/12 (31)
- I fail to see what SPDIF jitter has to do with USB jitter. nt - Tony Lauck 12:41:39 04/11/12 (20)
- Nothing - audioengr 09:43:34 04/12/12 (0)
- Absolutely Nothing - Dynobot 12:54:14 04/11/12 (18)
- TI - audioengr 09:51:24 04/12/12 (3)
- TI - Dynobot 11:15:55 04/12/12 (2)
- RE: TI - audioengr 11:51:46 04/12/12 (1)
- Preaching to the Choir - Dynobot 12:04:54 04/12/12 (0)
- RE: Absolutely Nothing - Tony Lauck 13:29:11 04/11/12 (13)
- RE: Absolutely Nothing-Indeed - fmak 22:03:18 04/11/12 (10)
- If USB JItter specs were Superior to Spdif - Dynobot 10:06:02 04/12/12 (9)
- RE: If USB JItter specs were Superior to Spdif - Tony Lauck 11:47:12 04/12/12 (8)
- Zero Jitter via Quantum Mechanics - Dynobot 13:04:26 04/12/12 (0)
- RE: If USB JItter specs were Superior to Spdif - Dynobot 12:28:39 04/12/12 (6)
- RE: If USB JItter specs were Superior to Spdif - Tony Lauck 13:28:07 04/12/12 (5)
- Ok Far Enough - Dynobot 13:38:55 04/12/12 (4)
- RE: Ok Far Enough - Tony Lauck 14:16:13 04/12/12 (3)
- RE: Ok Far Enough - audioengr 17:16:20 04/12/12 (1)
- RE: Ok Far Enough - Tony Lauck 18:20:33 04/12/12 (0)
- Thanks Tony!...nt - Dynobot 14:47:06 04/12/12 (0)
- RE: Absolutely Nothing - Dynobot 13:48:11 04/11/12 (1)
- Word Clock - audioengr 17:20:11 04/12/12 (0)
- Hahahaha I knew it! - Dynobot 10:56:47 04/11/12 (9)
- You know squat - audioengr 09:49:50 04/12/12 (8)
- RE: You know squat - Tony Lauck 11:54:21 04/12/12 (7)
- Belkin - audioengr 13:14:02 04/12/12 (6)
- RE: Belkin - Tony Lauck 13:40:53 04/12/12 (5)
- USB cables - audioengr 17:26:01 04/12/12 (4)
- RE: USB cables - Tony Lauck 18:25:20 04/12/12 (3)
- RE: USB cables - John Swenson 22:59:11 04/12/12 (2)
- RE: USB cables - audioengr 11:27:27 04/13/12 (0)
- RE: USB cables - Tony Lauck 06:54:23 04/13/12 (0)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - fmak 12:02:18 04/10/12 (22)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - audioengr 13:13:33 04/10/12 (3)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No-2 years - fmak 04:22:39 04/11/12 (2)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No-2 years - audioengr 10:49:24 04/11/12 (1)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No-2 years-You - fmak 11:00:34 04/11/12 (0)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - Mercman 12:10:00 04/10/12 (17)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No-I am - fmak 01:18:58 04/11/12 (1)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No-I am - Mercman 07:00:01 04/11/12 (0)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - Tony Lauck 13:49:02 04/10/12 (6)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - rick_m 22:54:46 04/10/12 (2)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - Audio Bling 00:24:37 04/11/12 (1)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - Dynobot 07:19:35 04/11/12 (0)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here-No - Mercman 14:43:50 04/10/12 (0)
- Descending into absurd. - carcass93 14:03:38 04/10/12 (1)
- I for one - Dynobot 14:07:54 04/10/12 (0)
- $1000 tweaks....ah thats the ticket - Dynobot 12:16:33 04/10/12 (7)
- RE: $1000 tweaks....ah thats the ticket - Mercman 12:26:49 04/10/12 (6)
- How about under a Dac - Dynobot 12:29:00 04/10/12 (5)
- RE: How about under a Dac - Mercman 12:35:03 04/10/12 (4)
- RE: How about under a Dac - Tony Lauck 13:58:19 04/10/12 (3)
- RE: How about under a Dac - Mercman 15:22:35 04/10/12 (1)
- The device originally was made to condtion computers. - fmak 04:26:06 04/11/12 (0)
- RE: How about under a Dac - Dynobot 14:10:26 04/10/12 (0)
- RE: Here is a configuration that will deliver - Nglazer 10:40:21 04/10/12 (2)
- RE: Here is a configuration that will deliver - audioengr 13:15:19 04/10/12 (0)
- RE: Here is a configuration that will deliver - Dynobot 10:59:37 04/10/12 (0)