krzys;439313 Wrote: > The comparison was between a specialized DIY PC called Cmp using a > special software Cplay (not exclusive to the Cmp) costing around > 1200-1500$ and having a touch screen and a remote, a kind of digital > only Transporter or SB. > I thought that it could be a possible alternative to even a > Transporter. Each device has his enthusiastic followers on the > respective device forum, this forum included, but few have compared the > solutions. I think that their solution can work and is very very > flexible.
My point is that most people seem to be using CMP/Cplay with a soundcard via S/PDIF into a DAC, so at the end of the day the S/PDIF issues are still present. As for Cplay sounding better than other software players... well the only even vaguely plausible explanation would be reduced noise/rfi in the soundcard giving a less noisy S/PDIF signal with a better clock. I don't wish to sound cynical, but this seems to be an example of extending audiophile accepted wisdom (less is more, simple signal paths etc) into the world of computers which strikes me as alternately curious and funny. The talk of hard disk playback inducing jitter makes me howl with laughter... YMMV -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65422 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
