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Today live is easy. If you have a question, Google provides the answer.

In fact many answers, you only have to find out which is the right one.


When I was looking for a new CD player, the answer was when a man is looking for a new CD player, he is getting old. Might be wrong but you better be sure. No new CD player for me.


I started with computer based audio and entered the world of tagging, ripping, audio formats, media players, etc. A fascinating world but it take some time to find your way.


This website is about what I learned so far.
I try to talk facts but anybody familiar with human perception knows that perception is a fact to.

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There has a been a lot of talk about optimizing a PC for audio use by improving power supplies, lowering power usage and streamlining processes. There is a way to do this to a very high level, the low powered linux client.

John Swenson


I think enthusiasts discussing jitter and it's likely impact on what they hear is a bit like car enthusiasts discussing rocker arm performance in race cars. Both are a tiny part of a jigsaw that gives us the result as music.
Ashley James

If an ABX test shows a statistically significant difference then you can reasonably conclude that there is a difference. Unfortunately, a likely outcome will be that the test will not show a statistically significant difference. In that event it would be improper to conclude that there is no difference. You will be back where you started.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Tony Lauck

Actually, you do not need to spend $5000. The ESS Sabre dac which does spdif, I2S, DSD, USB can be bought with power supply for $325. Buy a high quality used transport, and a good amplifier, and with your pc you have a quality system. Make your own passive preamp from anything between $50 (diy from resistors) $500 and you have a v good attenuator.

fmak

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