patherb2;208457 Wrote: > Tks for the response, Sean. I agree that there are other elements > involved in DAC, but I am still intrigued by this product. Out of > curiosity, what kind of DAC were you using before you upgraded to the > Transporter?
I just tried EMU 0404 as a standalone DAC. Sounds fine. But there are two issues with it. 1) If your music changes sample rate 16/44 (actually 24/44 on SqueezeBox) to 24/48 it will not relock on it's own. It needs to toggle power to get it to lock again. In a recording scenario bit rates don't change on the fly so often so it's not a big deal. If all your music is 16/44 it's not a problem. 2) It also has a preamp in it (I assume it's analog) that you cannot bypass. You can set output gain to be 0dB but your still going through it. So if you are connecting direct to an amp this is good. If your connecting to a preamp input it is not good. -- mswlogo Thinkpad XP SS > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF-COAX > Meridian 861V4 (Trifield, Room corrected, Upsampled) > DSP5500 Mains, DSP5500HC Center, DSP33 Rears ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36024 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
