mr.pee1 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I too am on sat Internet so streaming is limited. But I use the headphone jack from my iPhone to one of the tape inputs on my Adcom preamp and sounds fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubo Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 On 10/1/2016 at 3:49 PM, SWL said: What's the most important aspect to getting great sounding digital audio? The original recording and mastering job. Quantizaiton Error Compressing the track Loudness Wars Who mastered the recording for the medium, and the artist who has final say. A lot of the modern pop is full of psycho-acoustics to try to hide the effects of the low bit rates. On 10/1/2016 at 3:49 PM, SWL said: Is HI-Rez worth the effort? Depends on all of the above, considering just Quantization Error, more bits is always better. On 10/1/2016 at 3:49 PM, SWL said: Is 320kbps good enough? NO On 10/1/2016 at 3:49 PM, SWL said: What to look for when buying a DAC? The last time I read a shoot out, the DAC makers in the $500 and up range had achieved parity. I like my Emotiva DAC pre amp with all of the interfaces etc, MAC looks good too in this same respect. On 10/1/2016 at 3:49 PM, SWL said: Different options for using DSP? The DSP should auto synch with the signal it is receiving, what options? On 10/1/2016 at 3:49 PM, SWL said: My recent change from USB to HDMI feeding my DAC has transformed my listening experience. My knowledge in this area is very limited but help from others here (you know who you are) has helped immensely and hopefully others who are interested and/or getting into digital audio for the first time can benefit from this discussion. USB is a real data comm protocol with CRC ARQ error correction, so with a good cable and no grounding problems it is the best. Isn't HDMI hi res VGA and USB in the same cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Dont forget that if you are using your computer to stream audio that you bypass your windows EQ via AISO or WASAPI, even if you are using an external DAC. I am a big fan of Fidelify and can almost always tell the difference between "Direct Sound" and a bypass option. The program is in perpetual beta though so it can be a little finicky at times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 My terminology is probably wrong but what I meant by DSP options I was referring to EQing in the digital realm.Sent from my SM-G920R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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