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| Topic: | How to make 2-channel work in this day and age This thread has 23 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 24. |
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| Post 16 made on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 14:48 |
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On February 1, 2012 at 14:41, autonomic said...
Thanks for the shout out, longshot, but we would recommend an even better solution.
The digital output on our MMS-2 supports high resolution audio at 24bit 96 kHz. The MMS-5 offers up to 24 bit 192 kHz. That should be high enough resolution to satisfy any audio enthusiast.
Of course, then in addition to local content, you get streaming content from Pandora, Rhapsody, Spotify, Last.fm, SiriusXM, TuneIn Radio, and more. What audio file formats are you supporting?
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| Post 17 made on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 19:29 |
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Client asked me yesterday how to get decent audio out of his computer into his high class 2 channel system. Didn't want sound card output; was talking about USB output to DAC to his amp.
Will USB, or anything for that matter, give decent digital out of the PC for a quality 2 channel system?
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| Post 18 made on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 19:30 |
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Try Peach Tree Audio, David Solomon.
He taught me more about high end audio than anyone I have ever known. When it comes to sound, he knows what sounds good and how to set it up.
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| Post 19 made on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 19:33 |
On February 1, 2012 at 19:29, Tom Ciaramitaro said...
Client asked me yesterday how to get decent audio out of his computer into his high class 2 channel system. Didn't want sound card output; was talking about USB output to DAC to his amp.
Will USB, or anything for that matter, give decent digital out of the PC for a quality 2 channel system? If the budget allow it, get a Bryston BDA-1. I did the same exact setup from the usb of the pc directly in the Bryston Usb input, and then analog out to the Classé preamp. Sound quality was amazing, much better than using the spdif output of the pc to the DAC in the Classé piece.
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| Post 20 made on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 21:25 |
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On February 1, 2012 at 19:29, Tom Ciaramitaro said...
Client asked me yesterday how to get decent audio out of his computer into his high class 2 channel system. Didn't want sound card output; was talking about USB output to DAC to his amp.
Will USB, or anything for that matter, give decent digital out of the PC for a quality 2 channel system? Marantz NA7004 or Cambridge audio dac magic!
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| OP | Post 21 made on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 21:48 |
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USB makes a surprisingly good transport for digital audio. There are getting to be more and more options but I have had great success with the Music Hall DAC25.3 which is a great sounding DAC with a tube output. It is also nice because the output can be managed from the computer's OS.
Supposedly USB is less prone to jitter than optical, but I don't claim to be an expert on it.
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| Post 22 made on Thursday February 2, 2012 at 00:03 |
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On February 1, 2012 at 21:25, longshot16 said...
Marantz NA7004 or Cambridge audio dac magic! Have you used the Marantz piece? I'm really curious how well it works. I've been using the comparable Denon model because I prefer having an analog tuner over the clugy iRadio. I have a friend of a friend who is the founder of this site http://www.computeraudiophile.com/ that is great resource for finding the best way to enjoy and deliver digital audio. I've been meaning to make contact with the him to learn from osmosis.
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| Post 23 made on Thursday February 2, 2012 at 02:32 |
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On February 1, 2012 at 19:33, Cubitus said...
If the budget allow it, get a Bryston BDA-1. I did the same exact setup from the usb of the pc directly in the Bryston Usb input, and then analog out to the Classé preamp. Sound quality was amazing, much better than using the spdif output of the pc to the DAC in the Classé piece. Agreed! BDA-1 is what you want.
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| Post 24 made on Friday February 10, 2012 at 18:29 |
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On February 1, 2012 at 14:48, longshot16 said...
What audio file formats are you supporting? Audio Formats:.aif, .aifc, .aiff, .au, .cda, .flac, .m4a, .m4p, .mid, .midi, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .rmi, .snd, .wav, .wma, .wpl Other specifications can be found here: [Link: autonomic-controls.com]
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