seanNY

Sorry to be slow, but if i have the latest version of Lion, I understand I can't use integer mode with iTunes (and sadly not with BitPerfect) but if I buy Pure Music and load it on my Lion Mac, will integer mode work or not? Does PM bypass this Lion limitation or become subject to it? I am using a 2010 Mac Mini with Halide Bridge and a V-DAC.

If I understand the technology correctly, the asychronous USB mode enables the DAC to ask for more data wheneve the buffer is being drawn down. As long as it does that, there is no sonic consequence to the transport of the data into the buffer. The only thing that matters is that the buffer isn't drawn down or overfilled.<br /> <br /> If that is the case, why would the USB cable matter at all? <br /> <br /> And for that matter, another review I read said that the Ayre sounded much better when the reviewer installed more RAM. Why should any characteristic of the computer matter if the DAC is running everything and just ordering up more bits of data as needed?