MBlue72;578592 Wrote: > Hello again: > > First of all, thanks to all of you who responded. You’ve given me > good advice and I appreciate it. My “thank you” is tardy > because we were without internet service for two days. We live in a > rural area and I have limited ISP options. I envy friends that have > cable, DSL, etc. > > To those suggesting I sell my Sony CD player – that’s not > going to happen. I use it regularly to listen to borrowed discs from > the library. > > I haven’t tabulated your votes but there clearly isn’t a > “landslide” of opinions one way or another on my original > question. Right now I find myself leaning toward adding a DAC rather > than a Touch. Although I still am considering the “Dac > Magic” from Cambridge, I am also going to research the Music > Fidelity M1. This is a DAC that Phil Leigh (whose postings have > impressed me) is apparently purchasing. It is a little more expensive > than the Dac Magic, but may be worth the additional outlay. Also, there > is a new DAC being introduced by Emotiva (XDA-1) that may be worth > considering. > > Earwax9, I’m not clear on your recommendation regarding WAV vs. > FLAC. I, too, am a user of dBpoweramp (great program!). I used it to > rip to FLAC/uncompressed. I’m pretty sure FLAC has a broad base > of support as an excellent format for high quality digital recordings. > Care to elaborate? > > Thanks again, > > Dave I'm still trying to purchase it... Please don't let me be your guide on this. I love the sound of MF Dac's (especially when modified by Audiocom) - others don't!
Dac's are a very personal preference. This WAV stuff is pure nonsense - sorry earwax. But really it is. If you only believe one thing I ever post, believe this: There is no benefit whatsoever in ripping 16/44.1 material to a higher sample rate/bit-depth. Aside from anything else, the SB players convert ALL tracks to 24-bit anyway! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - 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), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82067 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
