Hi, I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out what the weak spot is in my system. Right now I'm ripping my CDs in FLAC through EAC. I'm using CDex to rip the CDs into MP3s at 320 as well. From what I hear, I can't honestly find the difference between the two even though FLAC is supposed to be significantly better.
Secondly, my Squeezebox 3 is hooked via coax to a Micromega DAC 1. Sound of the FLAC rips are pretty good but not nearly as good as my Micromega Drive 1 through the same DAC. The CD transport is connected through AES/EBU using a Nordost cable. The SB3 is using a relatively cheap Monster cable from the SB3 although I'm not sure if that would make such a big difference. In looking at audio equipment there are tons of choices, not just for quality but for the type of sound. Is it possible that while the ripped CDs could technically be better, it just can't capture the "character" of the CD transport/DAC combo? -- silverarrows ------------------------------------------------------------------------ silverarrows's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14641 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47988 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
