On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:43:26 -0500, Timothy Stockman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>My recomendation, if you want a very good DAC, is to use an outboard DAC where all of
>the
>power parameters have been optimized for the best audio performance. The built in
>DACs
>in many CD/MD decks, while better than portables, are no match for esoteric, high-end
>outboard DACs.
Yes, that's what I do at home ... I'm looking for a way to get better
performance from the portable equipment. I first hit on this need when I
compared a metal cassette tape I made on a two head Sony Pro Cassette Walkman
(WMA-D6) and compared it to an MD made on the Sony MZ-R50. Source was cd with
analog feed to the cassette deck and optical to the R50. Guess which sounded
dramatically better?
The metal cassette. I reasoned it is likely the DAC stage in the R50. When I
played the same MD on the 940 feeding an external DAC the differences
dissappeared ... in fact the MD sounded more true to the CD than the cassette
(as an aside a metal cassette made on a home 3 head deck sounded identical to
the source cd, as did an MD made on the 940).
These findings with the home units are as I expected but not the portable. I
expected the MD to sound better ... it did not. I'm looking to correct that if
I can. Regardless I still prefer MD for many reasons (not the least of which is
that both tape transports failed during this test)!
Thanks.
-jts <Arlington, TX>
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