MetalMan

Just an update, I went with a full size Sirius home receiver, the SRH2000. Though Internet based streaming may sound better with the appropriate hardware, this was the best solution for me at this time. Please close thread, thanks!!

Ok, interesting thoughts here. thanks.

Hi everyone. I am considering trying to improve the SQ of my Sirius by going with the internet based service instead of the normal Satellite reception. I read conflicting information that the Sat feed is very low bandwidth, (20-75kbps) and that the internet would be 128-250kbps. However, my ISP is broadband based from my cable company, and they get all their programming and internet feeds via huge satellite dishes. So, would i really notice a bandwidth increase? Plus, I figure the D/A in my computer is better than the one in the tiny Sirius radio. My only real problem is that the PC is in the bedroom, and quite a ways from the HI-FI!! Any thoughts, opinions wanted!

Ahhh, ok i understand that. I'll go to the JRMC fo

I have read up on those Wikipedia pages, in fact i have printed out a collection of white papers on the various formats. Though it is a complicated subject Why would MC have a DSP setting under the "burning" tab that include the ability to resample? Or any DSP settings for that matter. Upsample the stream while burning a Redbook CD @ 16/44? When i found the second DSP screen, (under the path i posted above) the settings did not match the DSP settings i made (Player > DSP Studio > Output Format) for when just listening to music, in fact it looked like it had never been looked at or adjusted before. Maybe i am just really stupider than i look and should know more about JRMC but i don't.

That's true, and different PC's + Different hardware + different set-ups/settings + synergy= different sound, so its hard to know for sure which DAC to pick. I think with my PC only having USB makes the Juli@ a more attractive option, as i could have up to 192/24 sound.

Well, that's the best simple explanation of the various audio drivers i've heard. If they are all really bit perfect, then in that case i would rather go with the Juli@ instead of the Dragonfly because its cheaper, and i could get full 192/24 output. Besides, i could get knowledgeable guys like spdif-usb to help me set up buffer settings!

I will probably go with the Dragonfly, then i can take it with me when visiting my parents. I can use it on her Vista equipped laptop to use with my 'phones

None taken. The "homemade" guitar videos are from live concerts i attended. Then i view and listen to multiple videos to find the one with the best quality. I burn them to DVD so i can go back later and watch. (its better than just memories) I accept the fact that they are not the best sounding, but hey, live Death Metal concerts don't usually have great sound quality either!

I guess from reading thru JRMC's site i had the impression that WASAPI, if it works, was a better audio path.

You know, that is an excellent question! So i did 2 experiments. First i loaded a DVD i burned of a guitar clinic off of Youtube. (MetalMasters 4 at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC) It was downloaded as a high quality 1080p MP4. This was converted to Mpeg2 for DVD, and which has an audio codec called ac3. I played this thru MC and it sure as heck was upsampled to 96! The ac3 codec was actually 48/32 which i thought was pretty good too. I even took a screenshot to prove it! Then i played a DVD I made of concert clips regular people took on camera phones, and that too had the same result. I am pleased to say the least

Whoops, My DV7600 won't accept any input other than from the disk loading tray.... So until the next player upgrade, i can only output analog to go to my preamp.

Actually, i first wanted the ESI@julia, till i found out it uses ASIO drivers, (see my last post) But as my only home computer, this PC will be mostly used for ripping/burning CD's and burning DVD's of live concert's, primarily from YouTube with my JRMC. Not much in the way of dedicated listening, or being used as a music server. I will use this computer to prep the CD/DVD's i will be using on my main system. I will be listening thru Mackie MR5 monitors as i set up track listings, see how various song clips uploaded to Youtube sound, and doing before/after listening tests, etc. Probably the Dragonfly ($250) would be the limit for now. If i ever do hook this PC up to my main system i would want to be able to stream digital 194/24 direct to my Marantz DV7600 either via S/pdif or the digital connection. I would then probably get the V-DAC, but this would still limit it to 96/24 'cause this PC only had USB outs.

Ok, great info thrand1! I will check out that guide for JRMC set-up ASAP!! And Jud, i agree, its the USB connection, not the DAC inherently. My PC only has USB or 3.5mm audio outs, not a lot of options. I even looked and did some research, and i cannot seem to find a good quality inboard PCI slot based card that uses WASAPI. They all seem to use ASIO drivers, and i have been wanting to upgrade my PC to Windows 7 for so long now just to take advantage of the WASAPI driver, and i really like the sound quality over my old XP machine.

Good afternoon all, I have been setting up MC17 on my new PC and was wondering if you can "upsample" the audio files for burning to disk thru the DSP settings. I have the output format in the DSP set for playback at max for my hardware, 96/24. But while i was setting up under the options tab i found another DSP studio under the following path: Tools > options > burning > audio burning > Cross fade and DSP settings > Audio CD effects > DSP/Equalizer/effects > DSP Studio > Output Format Can i set the output here to 192/24 or 32 and have MC burn my .CDA files to CD in "upsampled" form? I have enclosed a screen shot of were i am in MC. If so that would be great. I recently read in TAS the 4 part computer audio series they did, and they mentioned upsampling and pre-upsampling while using JRMC and wondered if this is what they were talking about. I cannot find any mention of pre-upsampling on the JRMC forums.