Harry G;321588 Wrote: > I've had similar thoughts and have wondered if the company disables > 24/88 and 96 simply so 'files will buy the much more expensive > product. > > I believe the Benchmark has a USB input. Can't you stream higher bit > rates directly using Winamp or whatever? My DACs are older designs and > don't have this option.
True, but getting transparent 24/96 out of a PC is notoriously difficult, even if the USB interface supports it. The Benchmark DAC1 USB claims to be able to do this without special ASIO drivers, but I am not so sure. (My version doesn't have the USB i/f, so I can't try it.) Perhaps I should trade up? But I think USB is a lousy interface to use when trying to guarantee low-jitter for PCM audio anyway. I was wondering if I could find a DVD player with transparent SPDIF out at 24/96 and use diskwelder bronze to burn my own DVD with 24/96 LPCM tracks on it. But finding a DVD player that is known to do this is quite hard. Thanks for the reply! -- dsdreamer ---------------------- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50065 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
