February 28, 201313 yr comment_563182 I have never liked the sound of the Benchmark DAC1 and yet Ric is right that I was also impressed the DAC2 HGC. Very good sound and handles a lot of formats and inputs. No SD or USB stick input directly, but maybe some external device can allow such connections to the USB input? The seriously impressive sounding device was the Playback Designs MPD-5. The MPS-5 version also has a CD/SACD player that would be super sweet, but not smaller or lighter than your Sony monster. What is Dinny's DAC? Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563183 I thought Dinny went back to some vintage DAC. My dCS DAC does DSD but I have never gone to the trouble of finding DSD music files. I guess I should try that at some point. Report
February 28, 201313 yr Author comment_563184 no idea what DAC dinny is on i've been using the Oppo BDP-95 as the Sony XA5400ES is only built to withstand 8 fedex shipments. Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563186 I bought Dinny's PWD2, I think he is still on the NAD M51. Edit: M51 can't accept DSD audio via HDMI, but can accept SACD playback if converted by the BD/SACD player at up to 24/192 PCM. Edited February 28, 201313 yr by Cee Tee Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563191 No sign from Parasound or Google. Maybe. I'd be curious if anyone has successfully played back files from a USB Flash drive. Obviously I was overtired when I posted that Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563193 http://highresolutiontechnologies.com/music-streamer-hd HRT Music Streamer HD, Full Sized XLR, 24bit 192 khz and it supports USB 1.0 and 2.0, Dagnabit, that must've come out after I bought the pro. I would have wanted both 192 kHz and the full sized XLR connectors.Sent frum mah phone-blet using Tapatalk. Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563207 fwiw, I'm fascinated by the potential & flexibility of the Lynx Hilo... I'd like to spend some alone time w/it:)... & it does DSD w/a firmware update... Edited February 28, 201313 yr by emelius Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563210 Dagnabit, that must've come out after I bought the pro.Sent frum mah phone-blet using Tapatalk. I am very curious about the HRT stuff for some reason (Dusty's fault). Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563212 I thought Dinny went back to some vintage DAC. My dCS DAC does DSD but I have never gone to the trouble of finding DSD music files. I guess I should try that at some point. Perhaps ? http://bluecoastrecords.com/artists Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563213 Some freebies (scroll)... http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563221 I am very curious about the HRT stuff for some reason (Dusty's fault). I have the updated hrt music streamer II that I would ship for you to mess with. Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563226 Price? I think the non plus is a burr brown 1744 and the plus is a 1794. Pm an address and I'll ship it. Edited February 28, 201313 yr by Dash Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563236 I think the regular II only does 44.1, whereas the II+ does...okay, no they both do 96kHz Sent frum mah phone-blet using Tapatalk. Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563251 What is the difference between the + and non+ version? Going from their product blurb, supposedly it's got a better DAC and an even better analog output stage: As a Big Brother to the MS II, the HRT Music Streamer II+ does exactly the same job as its less expensive sibling, but is outfitted with a higher quality Digital-to-Analog converter (DAC) and a much more sophisticated analog output stage. http://highresolutiontechnologies.com/music-streamer-ii-plus Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563252 No sign from Parasound or Google. Maybe. I'd be curious if anyone has successfully played back files from a USB Flash drive. I have Ric. It works flawlessly. EDIT: Shit! Sorry, I was confused. It's the Zcd that I've used the flash drive with. Edited February 28, 201313 yr by swt61 Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563264 Get the "cheap" MSB dac for a nice compliment to the BHSE. The USB inputs are not cheap (even my dealer complains about his price) but the best I've ever tried. Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563280 Get the "cheap" MSB dac for a nice compliment to the BHSE. The USB inputs are not cheap (even my dealer complains about his price) but the best I've ever tried. Never really looked at MSB stuff before, but it looks like they really like offering lots of upgrades eh? Report
February 28, 201313 yr comment_563293 Yup, very much like the German auto makers. With MSB you buy used... Report
March 1, 201313 yr comment_563327 How about the Jeff Rowland? wow, thats a lot of transformers edit: actually, I'm not sure what product i'm looking at Edited March 1, 201313 yr by aardvark baguette Report
March 1, 201313 yr comment_563328 stream and file transport are different protocols. i have no idea if the DAC in question supports both. Yep. That is why I posted this later.Obviously I was overtired when I posted that Report
March 1, 201313 yr comment_563386 wow, thats a lot of transformers edit: actually, I'm not sure what product i'm looking at I don't think that's the dac. The dac uses the LL1588's on the output, but I think that's it. I have no idea if it sounds good or not, but it is pretty Report
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