Best sound from our music files (DAC vs. Streamer, Desktop vs. Tablet...)

Sep 6, 2016 at 4:47 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 1

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So... how do we get our Flac, Wave or Mp3 files to sound at there best?
(Just wright the numbers you think wins the vs. ex. “1,4,6, jRiver, 7…” and please leave a note on why)

 
1.     External DAC connected to computer via USB? Or…
2.     External DAC connected to the soundcard via Optical/ Coaxial?



3.     Computer sound card? Or…

4.     External Dac?



5.     External DAC via Computer (Desktop)? Or…

6.     Media Streamer via Computer (Desktop)?



7.     Grounded AC (streamer)? Or…

8.     Ungrounded AC (streamer)?



9.     Portable Music Player (ex. FiiO)? Or…

10.  Smartphone/ Tablet + Portable DAC?



11.  jRiver, iTunes, VLC, Foobar2000 (+plugin)?



12.  Windows (7, 8, 10)? Or…

13.  Mac?



14.  (optional) Best setup for under $500

15.  (optional) Best setup for under $1000



-       Or just wright Your setup J Why does it work for you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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