Mark Lanctot Wrote: > > > But how can this be? Bits are bits, right? /" > > > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ > > EAC has a much more sophisticated number cruncher backing it up than a > cheap dvd player. Kind of the same way Foobar has more power available > to upsample than most upsampling boxed units. > > Optical storage is flawed. EAC just makes sure the flawed device goes > back and gets it right. Your DVD player will never make the laser > mechanism go backwards, because it operates in real time. > > On unscratched media the DVD player may well retrieve bit perfect > 'rips', at which point your reference to jitter performance becomes > valid. > > If the DVD player has exceptional jitter performance, the sound would > probably be indistinguishable from HD>USB>DAC- unless you consider > things like external connections and power supplies... > > In your case its probably because your DVD player sucks :) > > A better question might be 'Does a CDPro2 using I2S connector direct to > TDA1543 sound better than a squeezebox with digital out mods connected > to the same TDA1543 via $2,000 coax (if playing an unscratched cd and > everything were powered by a car battery)?'
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