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+1 on this. I know a number of professional musicians -- including my brother -- who are perfectly content with extremely basic systems. They're not listening to these for enjoyment per se; they just...

Next time the problem recurs, select "Debug Info..." from the Audirvana Plus menu.

--David

Rumor has it that this was the reason Graham Nash quit:

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--David

I have one halfway decent store close by, and there are more if I want to drive farther, but I still feel like ordering items on line is a perfectly good way to go, so long as there's a reasonable...

May not be the answer you're looking for, but it looks like these will do what you want:

Sound Platform 2

--David

I think you'll find that info is helpful to those who want to give you good advice.



The two "budget" DACs that seem to get the most buzz these days are ...

USB Digital-Audio Converter...

It looks like your AVR has a couple of optical inputs and a couple of S/PDIF coax inputs, but I couldn't find specs on your laptop. Does it have optical out? If not, one of the more inexpensive...

I much prefer Australian sheep. Far fewer hang-ups.

--David

I think Jud's advice is on the mark. My tip: Avoid using Varèse or Stockhausen for the demo.

Seriously, even from the proselytization standpoint, it's good to let people hear music they're...

Another option would be to use a USB->S/PDIF converter that supports integer mode. That way, you aren't limited to 24/96.

I'd hasten to say that in my system, the AP2 + PurePower doesn't...

Since you might lose some of your more digital sponsors, I'm sure these guys would be happy to sign up:

**United Home Audio / UHA-Q Series Tape Decks**

I spent the best part of an afternoon at...

I mostly agree with *progear, but I wanted to point out that Apple offers a FireWire -> Thunderbolt adapter. I have one — it costs $29 and it works.

EDIT: Not thinking clearly this morning. The...

Thought I'd mention that v1.5 of Audirvana is slated to include support for AU and VST plug-ins, so once that is implemented, you'd be able to use something like Arc System 2 (which I plan to take...

I think you're onto something, but the obstacles to getting back to musical enjoyment aren't insurmountable.

It's kind of a sad fact that a lot of the participants on this site include "computer...

It's definitely a question worth asking, since for a relatively long time -- until the release of A+ 1.4 (in December, I think) -- the rule was that if you wanted integer mode, you had to stick with...

To the best of my knowledge, Audirvana Plus is the only playback software that implements integer mode under a Mac OS subsequent to Snow Leopard, so if you're running Lion or Mountain Lion, your...

I went to high school with a very good oboe player (now a long-time pro) who could play tunes by tapping on her teeth with a Bic pen.

Now back to our regularly scheduled SRC. Thanks to levandier,...

Completely off topic, but Gene Krupa does something similar in the excellent film Ball of Fire (directed by Howard Hawks, with Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper). Here it is on YouTube:

Gene Krupa...

I have a different (I think) MacAlly enclosure that I like pretty much:

Newegg.com - macally G-S350SUAB2 Aluminum 3.5" Silver USB2.0 / eSATA / FireWire External Enclosure

This one has its own...

I don't think you should refer to it as "christening."

Signed,

The Pope (Ret.)

Well done and well deserved. Keep up the good work, Damien. Looking forward to the plug-in support: Papa needs some digital room correction.

--David

I switched to a value of 0.6 for pre-ringing, based on Damien's recommendation. Sounds really good to me, using the latest version of A+.

Also, while I realize my current setup is atypical -- and...

My guess is that this is going to be highly dependent on the particular computer-DAC combination. Also, using software-based upsampling probably works best (at least in a significant number of cases)...

Personally, I don't think attempted future-proofing with respect to RAM is all that cost-effective. Like others, I think 8GB is fine for now, and if all of a sudden you need more (to play back 32/384...

I think this is yet another thing that comes down to personal preference and is also dependent on the particular system involved. Myself, I leave upsampling turned off on the Mytek and use A+'s...