Dear All, I am temporarily using a Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 as a loaner while my modded 840c is off for repairs. I installed Triodes's superb USB plug-in, and am happily running in USB 2.0 high speed async mode.
Playback seems very clean, and relatively free from HF hash that gives listening a tiring quality. The sound is quite 'analogue', although not the last word in bass power or fine detail. I'm quite impressed with this little DAC so far - seems like quite good VFM, and sonically on a par with the the HRT Music Streamer II+, which is the only other USB DAC I have tried. I have also noticed that the CPU utilization on the SBT stays at around 20-24% when playing 24/88 FLAC files, so plenty of headroom for 24/192 FLAC playback, if not WAV (previously noticed this increased CPU utililization signifcantly, so have turned it off on the server). What have you tried Triode's app with, DAC-wise, and what do you prefer in terms of SP/DIF or USB, both for red book audio, and 96/192 digital files?. Regards, Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlexM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40609 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94855 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
