It just occurred to me, when you connect your PC to your expensive external DAC via USB does the internal sound card play any part in the process, is it the inbuilt audio chip - usual realtek, Windows 10 basic drivers?

My Nero burning speed starts at x8 but defaults to x48. The CD itself is good to go at x52.   My drive is a Samsung CD/DVD Rewriter. The most convincing argument I have read (to me anyway) while trawling through Google's increasingly obsolete links - ten year old ones on the first page, geez...

I was looking for a balanced amp but the cost is £1000+, my feeling is an amp is an amp is an amp, whereas an upgraded source will give me a much better boost in quality.   I currently have an Audiolab MDAC and Sennheiser HD 800's, I have a Little Dot III tube amp but mostly listen balanced...

So I'm rearranging my bedroom and I have a nice new rosewood rack that holds my three Sony 300 CD players and my MDAC and Little Dot Amp. Alas now my kit is going to at least be 3-5metres away from me.   Do I get a four metre headphone cable (already on the way actually)   Put my MDAC (and...

You spend all that money on a pair of headphones, you debate endlessly the nuances of the music that come through them - anyone give their ears a second thought? Ear drops, going to the Doctors to get them syringed. Could the difference between one high end piece of audio equipment and...

Would having SACD ruin the enjoyment of your normal CD collection? There don't seem to be that many titles anyhow, would it be something you'd regret.

Even with Import Duties I have seen some bargains to be had, anyone have or know of a company that changes the power supply to UK spec. The internal electronic parts are I assume identical and receive the same current, it's just the PSU has to match that nations mains voltage.

Hifi Gear ~ ~ Quad 99 CD-P2 CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AZUR-840C-BLK at Richer Sounds - HI-FI Separates, Home Cinema, Speakers, MP3 DVD Portables, Plasma LCD, etc. Both can be used as DAC's, the Quad actually has six inputs. It costs £999 to the CA's £749. Do we have any comparisons, I could not find...

Bryston Limited - Music For A Generation Another DAC appears on the horizon, can't find it in the UK, seen it at $1995 in the US. Bryston - BDA-1 - Outboard D/A Converter-Audio Advisor Seems to have been a round a few years but now in outboard form, any comments or insight?

http://www.aprilmusic.com/main/sub02_03_01.html How does this compare to the Benchmark and Lavry and that gorgeous Cambridge Audio 840c CD/DAC, the most notable difference I see is there is no mediocre head amp taking up space and money, just a great DAC. Having searched through some old...

With the Cambridge Audio 840c gathering a great deal of interest on here lately I would like to know if there are any other CD players that offer the same features as it. Being able to use it as a DAC mainly.

I have narrowed my choice to the the Benchmark Dac1 and Lavry DA10, are there any more audio 'giant killers' out there. Most Dacs I find are either too cheap or too expensive. I probably couldn't afford the Bel Canto eDAC3, £2000 in the UK, but any around a grand. Both the above have built...

Noticing the only difference between the open Ultrasone 2500's and their closed 750 brothers were little holes I wondered has there ever been an adjustible headphone? You give the main can a twist to open up holes/chambers and give them more or less oomph depending on the music you are...

Most DACs have just one of each, I have two optical outs from my CD player. I have Googled and seen some cheap looking adapters that will do the job, does anyone know of a more audiophile way to do it.

Which is better, a separate DAC and AMP or a combined one. Does the (I assume) more direct path an inbuilt DAC takes make for a better quality sound, as opposed to having the two linked by audio connects. I know it is subjective but what is the best DAC, I am most impressed with the way the...

Is it possible to have two optical inputs rather than the co-ax/optical it seems to have. Is that something you can alter in the workshop? Thanks.

Amazon.co.uk: Advance Acoustic MDA503 DAC/Audio converter: Electronics & Photo DAC/Audio converter MDA503 - Advance Acoustic Any inside info on this available. So impressed with the improvement my Beresford added to my Sony megachangers I'm starting to have naughty thoughts about spending...

Tag McLaren DAC20 DAC. RRP £1250 on eBay, also, CD Players, Home Audio Hi Fi, Consumer Electronics (end time 17-Aug-08 20:00:00 BST) This any good, I would of probably been tempted to get it had I seen it before my recent Beresford DAC purchase. Looks a bargain if the retail price is...

Home HIFI Group test: Audio DACs - AVReview Accessories reviews After a lot of trawling the net for a headphone amp to make my (don't laugh) CD Megachanger sound better, I stumbled across this. I had completely forgotton about an outboard DAC and read some surprising comments about how...