Ok guys, I need help. I need DAC for Squeezebox - and I'm thinking Stello... Now, I can't decide between DA220MkII and DA100. DA220 is better future proof being balanced with XLR, but for Squeezbox it's irrelevant - I may need it in the future if I trade SB for something more advanced...

Thinking about DAC for Squeezebox. Planned to get Lavry DA10, but after hearing that CrystalLock mode appears to be non-existant, started to consider other options as well. Most appealing to me DACs are Stello and Transporter. Both reported to sound very good. Transporter is more...

I keep hearing about Audioengine 5 speakers every day... So, what all the fuss about? Some say they are well on par with good low-end audiophile gear. Has anyone heard them?

While I was collecting opinions on Lavry vs. Stello decision, I stumbled on a fact that Stello, MkII, costs now about $1600. Isn't it worthy to add a bit and get even more versatile Transporter? My understanding they are in the same league for sound quality? On the other hand, I was going to...

Found a wonderful resource about jitter basics - clear, well illustrated, and easy to read. http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/diginterf1_e.html

Anyone tried to use Behringer DEQ2496 for room correction, with a decent system? Any impressions? How much does it degrade the sound? Any fuzziness? On AA someone posted positive feedback about it used in digital domain...

Did anyone look what's inside of Stello DA-220?

So far I found plenty of sonic comparison opinions here and there between Zhaolu vs. Lavry or Benchmark - all three and a couple more are on my shopping list. What I'm looking now is comparisons of designs - how significant advantage Lavry must have over Zhaolu. One of the responses I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by thomaspf The PLL embedded in a modern S/PDIF receiver chip provides 300-350ps jitter on its output which is more than ten times this treshold. This is the main reason many DACs are designed with a secondary jitter reduction stage. This can either be an...

I've ran into few opinions that tend to advise strongly against getting DAC based on the aforementioned technology. Can anyone explain the major disadvantages of Delta-Sigma DACs?

I'd appreciate your thoughts about the boxes - which wins? MB200 can do wonders in HD video area, and well tweaked for audio (MB200 Audiophile edition). It seem to have very inconvenient interface for large music collections (as per the info I found on the net). Can accomodate 500Gb hard...