To all of you "transporters"...i just wondered how many of you use their computers (desktop/laptop) as digital transport and how many use cd/dvd players or such,also how many prefer to use DAP's digital out or any other kind of media reader like sqeezbox and such.
you can also specify the kind of digital connection you are using,such as optical,coax.usb or other.
I use my marantz CD5001 cd player's optical out. at first,i tried using my desktop computer but i had serious playback issued with asio4all plugin that i wasn't able to resolve (nevermind...),and the sound was relatively harsh and sharp (a lot of treble) comparing to the cd player,so i just quit the whole "computer as transport" thing.
the nice thing about computer is that you can use digital EQ if you want. I had a little fun EQing the HD650 with foobar for a while, and the whole track switching is much more easier and fast. no need to switch cd's.
but as getting the best sound is my goal, I am using the marantz cd player which so far gives me the best results soundwise. the cd player is much more quieter than the computer which is a benefits.
what about you? what is your transport?
Edited by plonter - 6/1/10 at 6:48pm
