Fedder;387717 Wrote: > Have any of you noticed DAE quality tool from the maker of Exact Audio > Copy? > http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/other-projects/dae-quality/ > I especially like the way the Plextor drive blows the rest of the crowd > away. > > I'd like to see tests of some of the more exotic transports > published... > > It may very well be that a cd transport subjectively sounds better than > PCM file streamed through SPDIF by a SB3 or a Transporter, but since the > program responsible for the digital audio extraction which form the > basis of the input to the SqueezeBoxes has (sort of) infinite time to > perform error correction and retrying reads in contrast to the near > real time requirements for the conventional cd transport. I'd much > prefer the Squeezebox way. Even before the added useability of having > your whole music collection instantly available. > > Then there is the whole discussion about how to keep the source medium > in bit perfect condition. While I acknowledge that there may be > enthusiast out there who never touches a CD without cotton gloves, I > have kids in my house, who don't wear gloves indoors ;-) > I for one find it substantially easier to keep my music collection bit > perfect when it is on harddrives than when on CDs. > > Best regards, > /Fedder (Who do not have an "audiophile" rig ;-)
Interesting - looks quite complicated to try - I'd need a few spare hours by the look of it. As you say, for ripping via EAC etc with accuraterip this is largely a non-issue. Some high-end CD players use CD-ROM (or DVD-Rom) drives and it would be interesting to see how they fared. Some manufacturers "tweak" the stock drives via custom firmware, servos etc. However, they very rarely make multiple passes of the disc at high-speed! I always remember those few early cd players with error readouts/counters on them. They soon disappeared from the market. It's hard to know what a normal cd player is doing with our music... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables Outdoors: Boombox+Creative Sub (If I remember to turn it on...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57757 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
