Digital Sources, DACs, and Computer Audio

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1. MQA UNFOLD

   By Bryce1963, Friday at 04:46 AM
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   • astormsau
   • 9 hours ago

3. Upgrade to Altair G1 or use CXN V1 as streamer and buy new DAC? 1 2

   By PeterB7858, April 6
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   • PeterB7858
   • 10 hours ago

4. Calling all current and past Mutec MC-3+USB owners 1 2

   By MattyW, February 20   

   • mutec
   • mc-3
   • usb
   • 61 replies
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   • MattyW
   • Yesterday at 07:39 AM

5. Tidal - Oppo into dac vs streamer

   By gat474, Saturday at 05:38 AM
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   • Rosco8
   • Yesterday at 03:59 AM

6. MoOde 7.1 has integrated CamillaDSP - active crossovers - room eq, all from moOde on a raspberry Pi

   By aussievintage, Saturday at 06:14 AM
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   • aussievintage
   • Saturday at 07:45 AM

7. MiniDSP SHD Users Rejoice 1 2

   By gibbo9000, February 28, 2020
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   • Snoopy8
   • Friday at 12:19 PM

8. Fixing up missing filenames, metadata, etc in music collection

   By aussievintage, Friday at 12:27 AM
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   • aussievintage
   • Friday at 08:37 AM

9. DAC journey with "happy ending"

   By JohnL, Thursday at 08:10 AM
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   • JohnL
   • Thursday at 11:38 AM

10. Abbas Audio 4.1SE DAC

    By cccrchairman, April 1
    • 38 replies
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    • muon*
    • Thursday at 05:03 AM

11. Should I get a tube DAC?

    By BlackCoffee, March 5
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    • rabidlistener
    • Wednesday at 11:35 PM

12. Understanding jitter

    By Steffen, March 10
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    • andyr
    • Wednesday at 10:28 PM

13. Lumin u1 Mini. Help

    By jim13, Wednesday at 11:33 AM
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    • Hydrology
    • Wednesday at 08:30 PM

14. DAC Thoughts

    By Gambit 1870, March 26
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    • Gambit 1870
    • Wednesday at 02:47 AM

15. How to burn downloaded DSD files to DVD-R for playing in SACD player?

    By oneneo, January 14, 2015
    • 22 replies
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    • lemarquis
    • April 6

16. SnakeOil sponsored by Sublime Hifi

    By Snoopy8, January 14
    • 9 replies
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    • Artnet
    • April 5

17. DACs that play well with push-pull tube amps - recommendations under $2k please

    By dr_carl, April 2
    • 5 replies
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    • lemarquis
    • April 5

18. Meitner MA-1 V2 upgrades 1 2

    By PKay, March 18, 2017   

    • meitner ma1
    • 41 replies
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    • DrewK
    • April 5

19. Fiio M11/Pro & Roon/Tidal

    By mdm1979, December 23, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 369 views
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    • Dr_Kevy
    • April 4

20. R2R with volume control - Options Please

    By Grizaudio, April 2
    • 17 replies
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    • Grizaudio
    • April 4

21. DAC’s With A Display ?!

    By Digital Man, March 31
    • 12 replies
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    • DrSK
    • April 4

22. Esoteric K-03XD has landed.

    By Paul R, March 19
    • 1 reply
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    • maximus
    • April 3

23. Windows 10 + android control

    By Herbs, March 28
    • 10 replies
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    • poodoo
    • April 3

24. Which eBay TDA1541/TDA1543 Dac - Looking for thoughts and opinions.

    By heman_, January 27
    • 30 replies
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    • muon*
    • April 2

25. Holo Spring II Level 3 vs Denafrips Venus

    By lumholtzii, February 15
    • 16 replies
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    • Grizaudio
    • April 2

26. Ethernet switches for audio - Part B: why a regular switch will suffice. 1 2 3 4 7

    By dbastin, December 21, 2019
    • 246 replies
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    • Dropbear67
    • April 1

27. I tunes from Ipad as a source

    By Brad24, March 30
    • 8 replies
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    • warweary
    • March 31

28. Which OPPO BDP ? 1 2

    By Digital Man, January 8
    • 48 replies
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    • Digital Man
    • March 30

29. Brand new Luxman D-03X CD Player or used Vitus Audio RCD-101 DAC & CD Player

    By Mason Safari, March 25
    • 8 replies
    • 456 views
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    • 7502dan
    • March 30

30. Klein DAC Static Issue

    By Sam001, March 26
    • 2 replies
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    • Jack Goff
    • March 28

31. Extreme filtering software upscaling 1 2 3 4 22

    By Ittaku, January 29, 2019
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    • Ittaku
    • March 25

32. Cambridge CXC transport question.

    By Arthur K, March 22
    • 7 replies
    • 248 views
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    • Arthur K
    • March 24

33. Audio-gd R8 DAC landed but ...........

    By Tassie Devil, March 2
    • 29 replies
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    • genkifd
    • March 23

34. DACS or preamps that have blue tooth and modern streaming features

    By Yodaz, March 23
    • 1 reply
    • 191 views
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    • Snoopy8
    • March 23

35. Jury orders Apple to pay $308 million in royalties for DRM patent use

    By ThirdDrawerDown, March 23
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
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    • Steffen
    • March 23

36. DAC recomendation

    By Brad24, March 15
    • 12 replies
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    • Tony@melb
    • March 23

37. Audio Research DAC 9 v PS Audio Directstream v Hugo TT2

    By Klaus220, March 21
    • 8 replies
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    • Klaus220
    • March 22

38. Schiit Ygddrasil

    By Gambit 1870, March 21
    • 4 replies
    • 198 views
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    • Odyssey
    • March 22

39. Help with preventing iTunes upscaling audio

    By MusicByTheFire, March 11
    • 10 replies
    • 438 views
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    • stereo coffee
    • March 17

40. Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus upgrade - Marantz?

    By NADCRUSHER, March 17
    • 2 replies
    • 202 views
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    • NADCRUSHER
    • March 17

41. Mutec MC3+ interface/reclocker & Abbas Audio DAC2.2SE TDA1541A R1 1 2 3

    By MattyW, February 11, 2020   

    • abbas
    • tda1541
    • mutec
    • 96 replies
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    • MattyW
    • March 14

42. Cocktail Audio X45Pro

    By Loco57, April 12, 2020
    • 13 replies
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    • Loco57
    • March 13

43. cd repairs melbourne

    By ray4410, January 6
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    • Loco57
    • March 13

44. Denafrips Pontus discussion (was Review) 1 2

    By Niktech, December 10, 2020
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    • GregWormald
    • March 13

45. Marantz CD74 worth repairing?

    By joz, February 3, 2018
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    • Mr Thorens
    • March 13

46. BNC cables for Chord MScaler

    By mmv, September 15, 2020
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    • mmv
    • March 12

47. Album art not loading in network player

    By gregmacc, February 25
    • 9 replies
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    • Dan Gravell
    • March 10

48. APL HI-FI DSD-SR MK2

    By alistairm, October 30, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • agisthos
    • March 10

49. Adding a RME ADI2 FS into the system

    By arpasquill, March 7
    • 6 replies
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    • timsky
    • March 10

50. Weiss 502 Das - Thoughts?

    By BWJA, February 6
    • 10 replies
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    • Assisi
    • March 10

51. Beosound 5...

    By JOH1975, March 9
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    • JOH1975
    • March 9

52. Cybershaft 10 M clocks : UPOCXO-OP20A/OP21A

    By Stump, February 26
    • 21 replies
    • 702 views
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    • mitchlim
    • March 8

53. Hi All,

    By Campbell Peters, March 7
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    • Campbell Peters
    • March 7

54. Focus Fidelity Filter Designer

    By BugPowderDust, March 7
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    • BugPowderDust
    • March 7

55. SACD in a 2 channel set up 1 2

    By Hawk66, June 6, 2020
    • 77 replies
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    • TP1
    • March 7

56. New Directstream firmware “Sunlight” due in April

    By sakabatou, March 6
    • 0 replies
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    • sakabatou
    • March 6

57. Spotty Plugin for LMS (Squeezebox)

    By Jeddie, July 14, 2019
    • 2 replies
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    • Defendant
    • March 4

58. DAC Suggestions

    By Czechzlin, February 9
    • 17 replies
    • 853 views
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    • MattyW
    • March 4

59. DAC question

    By intramuscular fat, February 28
    • 1 reply
    • 224 views
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    • Ittaku
    • February 28

60. Can you identify the function of these capacitors.

    By john121, February 8
    • 13 replies
    • 440 views
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    • Brett1968
    • February 27

61. Blu-ray with optical cable out, or dedicated CD player?

    By sr4d, February 23
    • 4 replies
    • 237 views
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    • wasabijim
    • February 26

62. Is a stand alone dac worth it.? 1 2

    By falcongtho1968, February 5
    • 52 replies
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    • dreadly
    • February 24

63. Line level output Chord Mojo

    By Crabsticks, November 18, 2020
    • 21 replies
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    • Tony@melb
    • February 23

64. Chord 2Cute and Cutest Dac

    By Southie Adam, February 22
    • 2 replies
    • 169 views
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    • Southie Adam
    • February 22

65. Managing a Headphone + Speaker amp w/ DACs that use XLR + RCA outputs

    By mindustries, February 22
    • 3 replies
    • 191 views
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    • Jventer
    • February 22

66. Status of KillerDAC

    By xsb7244, January 28
    • 25 replies
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    • xlr8or
    • February 22

67. The new PS Audio Perfect Wave SACD Player now available in Australia

    By Magenta, February 22
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    • Magenta
    • February 22

68. Enjoy Multichannel DSD files with garden variety gear!

    By TBG, February 21   

    • dsd
    • 1 reply
    • 138 views
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    • Snoopy8
    • February 21

69. Holo Audio May Dac 1 2

    By PicoWattson, November 21, 2020
    • 55 replies
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    • Artnet
    • February 20

70. Best way of connecting my DAP to my Denon AV Receiver (Cables/settings i need) Very dumb person here.

    By jeffers1984, February 19
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    • madfonzy
    • February 20

71. does anyone know how to set the netflix output from 5.1 surround to 2 channel stereo on windows 10

    By Audio Adrenaline, February 20
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    • Audio Adrenaline
    • February 20

72. Beyond AirDac

    By pla, February 15
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    • pla
    • February 15

73. Latest Antipodes S series vs. 432EVO Aeon.

    By notchasingrainbow, February 15
    • 1 reply
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    • Hydrology
    • February 15

74. Audiolab 8000 CDM - Transport

    By Pradeep, February 12   

    • audiolab 8000 cdm - transport
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    • Pradeep
    • February 12

75. Cheap as chips mini pc?

    By anewmission, February 6
    • 33 replies
    • 750 views
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    • aussievintage
    • February 12

76. Help Choosing CD Transport

    By billy170468, October 22, 2019
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    • Michael Hope
    • February 11

77. Comparison between PI2AES and Directstream-Bridge II as a Roon endpoint

    By DaveH1, January 2, 2020
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    • Grizaudio
    • February 10

78. Great customer service experience from AudioQuest with my Beetle

    By twak, February 9
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    • twak
    • February 9

79. CD Player Search 1 2 3

    By Digital Man, January 1
    • 93 replies
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    • Southerly
    • February 7

80. Denafrips Ares II vs Modi Multibit (A very subjective review)

    By mindustries, January 19
    • 12 replies
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    • chinook9
    • February 6

81. Power amp matching with Nad c510 dac/preamp

    By Audio Adrenaline, February 6
    • 2 replies
    • 141 views
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    • Audio Adrenaline
    • February 6

82. S/PDIF Co-ax to optical converter

    By RoHo, January 22
    • 4 replies
    • 261 views
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    • Gieseler Audio
    • February 5

83. Cambridge CXN (V2) Woes - Looking for Advice/Alternatives

    By robbith, February 5
    • 6 replies
    • 345 views
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    • kukynas
    • February 5

84. Aries Mini outputs - which do you use?

    By ScottMcD, January 29
    • 4 replies
    • 219 views
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    • ScottMcD
    • February 5

85. Bluesound node 2i. Volume control question.

    By Mr 57, February 5
    • 4 replies
    • 221 views
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    • Mr 57
    • February 5

86. does blocking the power pin on usb dac improve sound

    By nothing1, February 4
    • 3 replies
    • 153 views
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    • nothing1
    • February 4

87. Bluetooth Reciever advice

    By onthebeach, February 3
    • 1 reply
    • 174 views
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    • Snoopy8
    • February 3

88. Line Magnetic 32 (LM) vs Schiit Yygdrassil vs Denafripps Terminator

    By amdan, February 1
    • 13 replies
    • 742 views
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    • muon*
    • February 2

89. Help problem solve my Sonnet Morpheus!

    By Tinnrz, January 26
    • 13 replies
    • 447 views
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    • Kasey001
    • February 2

90. What’s next for me?

    By Winno, January 30
    • 3 replies
    • 304 views
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    • Winno
    • January 30

91. Primare Np5>Chromecast>Denafrips

    By BrownMagic, January 29
    • 16 replies
    • 574 views
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    • Hydrology
    • January 30

92. PC based streamers

    By anewmission, January 24
    • 33 replies
    • 734 views
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    • anewmission
    • January 30

93. USB flash drive

    By Maurice Colley, January 26
    • 4 replies
    • 242 views
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    • Maurice Colley
    • January 29

94. Tube upsampling?

    By sir sanders zingmore, May 26, 2020
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    • Guest rmpfyf
    • January 29

95. Another new DAC (direct from manufacturer) Okto Dac 8 (czech)

    By cafe67, January 26
    • 7 replies
    • 639 views
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    • niss_man
    • January 27

96. Can you mix SFP (fibre network interface) brands

    By frednork, January 17
    • 2 replies
    • 261 views
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    • BugPowderDust
    • January 23

97. LAN-ethernet input dacs

    By Darren69, January 20
    • 13 replies
    • 493 views
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    • kukynas
    • January 22

98. New transport from PS Audio

    By cafe67, January 22
    • 0 replies
    • 266 views
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    • cafe67
    • January 22

99. Audio-gd Reference 7.1 DAC

    By Fly_by, January 20
    • 13 replies
    • 442 views
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    • Guest rmpfyf
    • January 20

100. DAC vs PC onboard audio

     By chewstation, January 7
     • 24 replies
     • 737 views
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     • chewstation
     • January 20

101. HELP: Subwoofer connection for PC setup

     By chewstation, January 19
     • 3 replies
     • 201 views
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     • chewstation
     • January 20