ralphpnj wrote: > The fact that the high end community is embracing USB just reflects the > fact so many of them are using Apple computers as their music > servers/streamers and has nothing to do with the functionality and > quality of the S/PDIF interface. > >
All I can do is ask you to step back from this comment. S/PDIF interface has inherent problems related to PLL, etc. If we brought forward a panel of top audio engineers in the digital space, then there would be little disagreement. I had never thought about this before until I heard it. No expectation bias either. I heard it, THEN I started asking questions. Bottom line for our purposes is that the interface for the Squeezebox products has this shortcoming for someone investing major coin into a stand-alone DAC. I'm more excited about digital than ever. By a long shot. Upgrading from the Duet to the Transporter was a great experience. (And I won't even go into the revelation of discovering the Duet to begin with) Going from the Transporter way up the food chain to the Cary had a profound impact on the way I think about the way reproduced sound can be presented. I just so happened that I stumbled onto the S/PDIF thing. Not convenient. But reality. If I could have a "Transporter PLUS" with the Cary's circuitery (including DSD) and an SACD disc spinner which could connect to the Transporter PLUS at under $10 grand then I'd be golden. I thought I'd be fine with S/PDIF in my current set-up, but when I hear something better (such as playing CDs with the Cary alone) and discover what I should have known, then I can't just forget it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jh901's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18175 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97489 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
