[CSMV]

While still working with the ASIO stuff, I suddenly realized that
I also have a playstation2, which has an optical audio out...

So if use this with my DAC, there should be no difference if I used a $1000
CDP instead, since all it does is reading 0s and 1s in a digital signal. Right?

And since there's no K-mixer in PS2, it will bring out the optimum
performance of my DAC with a bit-perfect signal. Am I correct?

If this is true, it solves all my problems and headaches once and for all!!


Please correct me if I'm wrong. Or else I might be too excited
that I'll drop my cash on useless set of optical cables...

 

[shplorgh]

Nope. There is far more to it than just having an optical out.

 

[CSMV]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hungrych Nope. There is far more to it than just having an optical out.

Could you explain?

 

[Nerull]

Yeah, just head on over to the diyaudio forum's and you'll see the problems associated with optical. Disappointing, to say in the least. But then again, if you truly wish for a good connection, s/pdif is most definately not the way to go. (A custom cd player with I2S output to a DAC sounds like a good plan, but an expensive one at that.)

It wouldn't be that bad though, but you really should explore a better source than a PS2 as a transport for a DAC.
Digital isn't just 0's and 1's either, as much as we'd like it to be. Oh if things were that simple....

~Tom

 

[YngwieJMalmsteen]

Then again, nothing wrong with playing a little PS2 through an external DAC + amp, right? I mean, that's like totally necessary for me at this point.

 

[CSMV]

Ok, so it would be far worse than optical out from decent CDPs,
but it should still be much better than the non-bit-perfect,
K-mixer processed signal from my laptop's USB audio, right?

Well if not, than I can just forget about it

 

[Nerull]

Chances are that it'll be better.

Good luck!

 

[Oliver :)]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSMV So if use this with my DAC, there should be no difference if I used a $1000 CDP instead, since all it does is reading 0s and 1s in a digital signal. Right?

In a way. Of course you want to use a re-clocking DAC to avoid the jitter, and you sure want to use some isolation tweaks. But yeah, anything with an optical out can become hell of a source if you hook it up to a good DAC. Nontheless, for some reason those really good drives with their really good PSUs and superb drive-mechanisms may still outperform it.

 

[Asmo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSMV Ok, so it would be far worse than optical out from decent CDPs, but it should still be much better than the non-bit-perfect, K-mixer processed signal from my laptop's USB audio, right? Well if not, than I can just forget about it

Why don't you just try it, and let your ears decide.

 

[CSMV]

OMG can't believe I didn't try this the first time I got it...
So this is what head-fiers call night-and-day difference.

I've been doing disservice to the DAC and my ears all along.
I'm ne'er goin' back to the crappy USB hassle again

P.S.: Don't get me wrong though, I know USB setups can
be perfect and trounce anything I've auditioned hands down.
Just that It didn't work out that way for me

 

[GoRedwings19]

I have tried hooking up the playstation 2 to a chord dac 64 1+2 in the past. Unfortunately while the results were better than the PS2 as a standalone player I had better results when I used a cheapy sony cdp and connected it to the DAC.