illuminetics Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hello Group, I thought I had the ultimate ADAC unit that would keep me from "upgrade-itus" for many years to come. My EMU 1820m ( http://www.etcetera.co.uk/products/EMU050.shtml ) does an excellent job of converting digital audio to analog music and has more I/O features than I'll ever use... it even has an analog phono input. Although it's limited to 24-bit/192kHz, I thought "who would ever need more resolution than that?" Well... The other day, thanks to this group, I joind the 2L site ( http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html ). There's classical flac and vav downloads available there at 24-bit/352.8 kHz! This is well beyond the capabilities of my "perfect" server. What equipment is available to decode such HiRes music? I wonder if this resolution will ever be made commercially available. Hmmm... Randy Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hey hey Randy - You asked, you shall receive http://www.digitalaudio.dk/ax24.htm This unit should do all the high resolution you can get your hands on. even if there is only a handful of recordings available higher than 24/192 :-) Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
chrille Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hello ,again all you computer audiophiles, first of all I should thank Chris here for helping me take the first steps in computer audio, by teaching me ,and others I´m sure ,how to actually convert and play files downloaded from 2 L and others on my my Macbook Pro. Very clear and easy to follow instructions with all I needed to actually get started . But so far I have only added an external Headphone amp and downloaded some 24/96 testfiles from 2L. And although I´m sure a hi rez dac will make things much better than what I hear from whatever soundcard there is on my Mackbbok Pro, I have to admit that these files sound clearly better than anything I ve heard on this computer before, so there´s definitely some potential here. But like you I´d like to be able to listen to all hi rez formats out there, including DSD , therefore I´m sitting on the fence for a while longer since I can´t really afford the AX24 studio DAC Chris mentions here. While waitng for something more realistically priced to turn up . I´d like to know if you hear any improvement from 24/96 to 24/192 files from 2L with your Dac ? And if so what? Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hi Chrille - You might be waiting a while before you can purchase something that allows DSD playback for a reasonable price. I have a good feeling it will happen though. A pretty good reasonably priced DAC that will do up to 24/192 is the PS Audio DLIII. I reviewed the unit and followed up the review with a note about high resolution DVD-A rips playing back through the unit. Its pretty solid for less than $1k. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
g0rf Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Its also beyond the capability of your ears. I think what you have is plenty good enough. “Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul” - Plato[br] Link to comment
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