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  1. Good Evening I noticed that I can import CD tracks at 48.000khz. If memory serves me correct, the Red Book specification for compact disc audio is only 44.100khz, so I can't see how importing at 48.000khz would give me any better audio quality. Am I missing something? Thanks Rick
  2. Good idea Ted What player software (Amarra, Pure Music) will play 5.1 audio ripped from DVD-a, etc? Thanks Rick
  3. Andrew I appreciate all of your advice. I am purchasing a USB-to-SP/DIF device and will go coax from that to the Yamaha allowing the Burr-Brown to perform d/a conversion. Fortunately, both my Great Room and Master Bedroom home theaters back up on to each other, so I will go out of that same Musical Fidelity V-Link II via optical to the secondary system. This way I'll only have to purchase one Mac Mini. While tech-savy, this is the first time I've ever participated in a blog or forum. It has been a fantastic experience, and many thanks to all who gave me a fast track to understanding enabling me to make excellent purchasing decisions.
  4. Thanks for your comments dtf After saving and waiting for a few years I purchased what I believe is an outstanding system (Focal Speakers, Yamaha Amplification). BlueRay sounds fantastic, even at times digital broadcast television sounds great, but my music is just a wall of sound - no depth, no detail. That is what caused me to begin investigating playing digital music. I agree about the USB to SPDIF converter. I may also try the direct USB input on my AV Amplifier. I also looked at Pure Music. I could not understand how PM will play FLAC files as I did not see that it had a standalone player for FLAC, and iTunes does not support FLAC. What are your experiences mixing FLAC, WAV, AIFF and iTunes purchased music files with Pure Music?
  5. I failed to mention that my AV controller/amplifier does have a USB input port, however it is inconveniently located on the front of the unit behind a concealing door. Unless there is some benefit to Macintosh USB out to Yamaha USB in, I am likely not to use it. Any advice is appreciated.
  6. Mark I am now understanding that the AirPort is for my wife and kids. The Burr-Brown in my Yamaha RX-V3800 is a 192kHz/24-Bit DAC for all channels, so I agree that I'll need to get a S/PDIF and I am learning that coax is the best connector, not Toslink, correct? Your input is very much appreciated - this forum makes it easy to make a decision and not make a mistake!
  7. esldude Thanks for your feedback. The BluRay is connected via HDMI (it is a Sony PS3 actually - never use it for gaming, just BluRay and Netflix streaming). Your comments about TOSlink and Airport being jitter-prone are something I did not take in to account. I did have a gut feeling that the AirPort, which is a cool item, would be severely limiting my music quality. Do you feel that the Musical Fidelity V-Link usb to spdif converter, connected to my AV amplifier via Coax instead of TOSlink, would be best? This of course heavily depends upon the quality of the Burr-Brown DAC that is in my Yamaha AV... which poses another question: is the built-in 192kHz/24-Bit Burr-Brown DAC (for all channels) on par with a sub-$1000 external DAC?
  8. After being disappointed with music quality streaming from my Macintosh and doing a lot of research (made easy due to CA), I am about to purchase my first DAC (I'll likely start out with a PeachTree DAC•it or DAC HD by Halide). I plan to use Amarra Mini to improve the quality of the music leaving my Macintosh, streaming to an Apple Airport, TOSlink to the DAC. Anyone see any quality limitations with this configuration? Looking at my AV Controller/Receiver's specifications, I found out that it has a Burr-Brown DAC built in (manufactured in 2007 (Yamaha RX-V3800)). Currently, I have a TOSlink cable from the airport to the AV controller, so with a Burr-Brown DAC (which I've read is pretty good), why is my music quality so poor? It sounds like a "wall" of sound, not like the open deep sound from Blu-Ray discs (my reference point that the amplifier and speakers are of good quality). Any advice would be appreciated.
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