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Servo
Location: Down on the Farm Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 12:33pm |
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kurtster wrote:I'm just playing files. So I guess that the DAC is pretty decent and be happy it is.
Now that the legendary DAC makers like Burr-Brown have been gobbled up by Big Business, and chip mass-producers like Crystal and Cirrus Logic are making affordable and critically acclaimed DACs, what's in your receiver is probably pretty damn good.
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Servo
Location: Down on the Farm Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 12:25pm |
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kurtster wrote:I thought you would like the FLAC part.
I'm happy for you that you have the capability. Having that metadata show up in my player (which didn't happen with .wav) sure made me happy! Having Ogg/Vorbis capability is a Good Thing too, if you have a portable player with limited storage. I've found (by trial and error) a set of encoding settings that yield a ~256kbps file that sounds even better than the original LPCM on portable devices. Innernet radio is working, too. Listening to RP now. Sounds pretty good. Problem is, I have no idea which feed it is. Found it through the 'V-Tuner' app. Only offers one choice when it pops up. Have to ask Bill. BillG knows all. Enjoy!
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justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 12:10pm |
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My stereo is snobbish and will rick-roll your music selections that it doesn't like.
My stereo also likes to mess with your mind and will overlay subliminal Tony Robbins messages while playing music.
My stereo has so much power it could be leader of the free world.
My stereo is the most interesting stereo in the world - it doesn't always drink beer - but when it does.....
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justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 12:08pm |
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My stereo is actually a closet-monaural and lives in constant fear that its secret will be discovered. It avoids Pink Floyd music at all costs.
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 11:15am |
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Servo wrote:CD jitter is similar to the problems caused by feedback-corrected direct-drive turntables. The system is always chasing errors instead of using a stable time base in the first place. It's worse with CDs because the rotational velocity is always changing. Using a 2¢ quartz crystal in your receiver the time base will outperform the most expensive conventional CD player. The DAC itself doesn't have anything to do with clock or jitter. The exception being large professional (ie. studio) installations that use master clocks and sometimes FIFO buffers to re-clock a jittery signal. TV broadcasters have used FIFO buffers for decades to make VCR video suitable for broadcast. Now that the technology is so inexpensive, it's surprising that it's almost nonexistent in consumer audio equipment. Audio or video, the purpose is the same: to remove mechanical distortions. I suppose the high end manufacturers have ample motive to keep lasting solutions off the market. I'm just playing files. So I guess that the DAC is pretty decent and be happy it is.
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 11:12am |
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Servo wrote: I thought you would like the FLAC part. Innernet radio is working, too. Listening to RP now. Sounds pretty good. Problem is, I have no idea which feed it is. Found it through the 'V-Tuner' app. Only offers one choice when it pops up. Have to ask Bill.
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Servo
Location: Down on the Farm Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 11:10am |
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kurtster wrote:Perhaps a name change for this thread ?
like talk instead of brag ...
Some of us have something worth bragging about. Well...DaveInVA has something worth bragging about...
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Servo
Location: Down on the Farm Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 11:07am |
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kurtster wrote:The sybalance part is what's astonishing. Makes me wonder it its related to the clock/jitter issue in the DAC, any DAC, all things being equal ?
I've already played my own burns (same files) through an outboard DVD player. Night and day difference. What once maked me grimmace now makes me smile.
CD jitter is similar to the problems caused by feedback-corrected direct-drive turntables. The system is always chasing errors instead of using a stable time base in the first place. It's worse with CDs because the rotational velocity is always changing. Using a 2¢ quartz crystal in your receiver the time base will outperform the most expensive conventional CD player. The DAC itself doesn't have anything to do with clock or jitter. The exception being large professional (ie. studio) installations that use master clocks and sometimes FIFO buffers to re-clock a jittery signal. TV broadcasters have used FIFO buffers for decades to make VCR video suitable for broadcast. Now that the technology is so inexpensive, it's surprising that it's almost nonexistent in consumer audio equipment. Audio or video, the purpose is the same: to remove mechanical distortions. I suppose the high end manufacturers have ample motive to keep lasting solutions off the market.
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Servo
Location: Down on the Farm Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:30am |
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kurtster wrote:The receiver will play FLAC, AAC and OGG, in addition the the usual stuff.
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black321
Location: An earth without maps Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:14am |
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You all are just jealous
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:10am |
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winter wrote:Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'll leave the audiophiles to their fun now. No worries, the title ain't being changed either, bigtwistee hasn't shown up in 2 years.
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ScottFromWyoming
Location: Powell Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:08am |
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My stereo likes fugu sashimi.
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winter
Location: in exile, as always Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:06am |
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kurtster wrote:Perhaps a name change for this thread ?
like talk instead of brag ... Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'll leave the audiophiles to their fun now.
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winter
Location: in exile, as always Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:05am |
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In college, my stereo slept with both the men's and women's Swedish beach volleyball teams.
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:05am |
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Perhaps a name change for this thread ?
like talk instead of brag ...
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winter
Location: in exile, as always Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:03am |
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In the event of a national emergency, my stereo has been designated the "official chill the f*ck out audio system" of the apocalypse.
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winter
Location: in exile, as always Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:02am |
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My stereo got a pat on the back from the Most Interesting Man in the World, but didn't have room for that on its resume.
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winter
Location: in exile, as always Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 10:00am |
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My stereo refused to join the Stereo Hall of Fame until "actual real live sound" got some long-overdue recognition.
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ScottFromWyoming
Location: Powell Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 9:59am |
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My stereo thwarts crime.
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ScottFromWyoming
Location: Powell Gender:
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Sep 1, 2011 - 9:59am |
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My stereo has 18 plant patents.
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