[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Getting the best from PC audio

2005-07-23 Thread Triode
Re 2 - I doubt you will think SB2 internal dac is better than the RME - I think you will be looking at an external dac to get a significant improvement. SB2 would clearly be an option for this, but the RME also has a good output [it should at the price - you could get a wired and a wireless SB2 f

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Super regulator measurements

2005-07-23 Thread NealG
Hm big :) Sean have you listened subjectivley yet? What do you hear? -- NealG ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Getting the best from PC audio

2005-07-23 Thread ceejay
Chris OH Wrote: > Hello folks, > > Its Saturday, it looks like we will get stuffed in the cricket, SWMBO > is off in France on a weeks holiday and my thoughts have turned to what > to "invest" in next > > 1. given hard wiring is not an option, is wireless going to work? > > 2. Having said i

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: nOOb DAC advice

2005-07-23 Thread Jetlag
I ended up finding a great deal on a used Benchamrk DAC1 that was purchasd new in April of this year. The seller guaranteed me that it is in "new" condition. It arrives on Wednesday. I'll let you know the results once it is in my system. I will be running: server side decoding of my FLAC file

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Super regulator measurements

2005-07-23 Thread Andrew L . Weekes
Out of curiosity, where is the jitter measurement being made, is it demodulated at the analogue output? Just based on my quick calc's, in a 20k bandwidth, 3.5ns would equate with only 67dB dynamic range, which I'm sure isn't the case, 1nS would only be around 78dB. I wonder if the analyser's jit

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Getting the best from PC audio

2005-07-23 Thread Chris OH
Hello folks, Its Saturday, it looks like we will get stuffed in the cricket, SWMBO is off in France on a weeks holiday and my thoughts have turned to what to "invest" in next I am a confirmed audiofool and have only in the last year or so turned my attention to digital music for my main system.