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Budget DAC advice please guys
K Shep replied to Paul Connell's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
It's Schiit not Shiit ; ^) -
Budget DAC advice please guys
K Shep replied to Paul Connell's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
I purchased the Schiit MODI Dac for giggles, the unit is $100 powered over USB. I am very surprised at the quality sound from this little piece. Here is a photo of the back of the unit. No power cord. -
of great information regarding ABX. http://seanolive.blogspot.com/2009/04/dishonesty-of-sighted-audio-product.html
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Article: Join Computer Audiophile At Music Lovers Audio In April
K Shep replied to audiojunky's topic in Article Comments
Great to meet you Thursday Chris. We're fortunate to have Music Lover's in the Bay Area. The S.F. store is my go to audio shop. -
This is a great site to share and learn, IMO.
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like your best bet is a Dell. Feeling comfortable and confident with a purchase is most of the battle, oh sound quality matters too.
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A Mac Mini is plug and play with a USB capable DAC (just like your speakers). No sound card needed. The power supply is separate which cuts down on noise. The Mini is compact and won't take up much space. You don't need a monitor to use a Mac Mini (headless) utilizing a iPod Touch or iPhone as a remote. I agree that the extended warranty is interesting, perhaps it should last for one year. The Mini comes with a 90 day warranty that includes customer care but, if you decide to purchase the extended 3 year warranty for $149 your customer care also continues for the 3 year period, that addresses your mac tech issue. The convenience of an iTouch to manipulate iTunes is what is the clincher for me. I simply sit in my listening chair with my iTouch in one hand and browse my music library.
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for the comprehensive review.
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Pure and simple! Congratulations.
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the opportunity to compare the Cosecant to the Crimson?
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You'll have to change your avatar.
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CHORD qbd76 or Ayre qb9 ----> which should I buy?
K Shep replied to r2d2's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
difference in vocals while comparing preamps, tube amp to SS amp and speakers, but how a DAC affects vocals? Great question, I have only been able to compare my QB-9 to the Wolfson 8741 DAC in my Arcam CD player, I actually went and had a listen to answer your question. IMO the QB-9 is less analytical than the Wolfson, the QB-9 is smoother. In general I couldn't be happier! If I wasn't satisfied I would own a different DAC. -
CHORD qbd76 or Ayre qb9 ----> which should I buy?
K Shep replied to r2d2's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
The USB functionality of the Ayre is the reason I chose the QB9, plug-n-play. I have heard the HQBD76 in an all Chord setup, tough to compare to my system, but I enjoyed what I heard. I am biased, but my vote is Ayre. -
Musical Fidelity M6i integrated
K Shep replied to K Shep's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
Thanks Elf I was hoping you would chime in. The DAC specs: DAC circuit 24 bit Delta-Sigma (bit stream) dual differential 8x over-sampling Total correlated jitter