Wodgy
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First, you don't want the Edirol device. If you check the specs for that device, you'll see that it only outputs a 48kHz stream. That means your CDs will be resampled (not good).
As for the locking issue, you're right that it can be a problem sometimes. Nick Dangerous reported once that his ART DI/O (the one he uses in his main rig) had to re-lock on to the signal between every single song when he used the Rhapsody player, and sometimes it would miss the lock. The ART is known to be fairly sensitive in locking, especially after some types of mods.
Right now I'm using an external DAC with a Sonica, and, yes, it does have to re-lock every time you start playing a song, but this happens immediately with the DAC I'm using (no delay).
I'd probably just go with the Sonica Theatre or Xitel Pro Hifi-Link if I were you. Hopefully you won't have any problems getting the ART DI/O to lock. Just don't do any crazy mods
Originally posted by AdamZuf what do you guys say? which 1 should i go for? |
First, you don't want the Edirol device. If you check the specs for that device, you'll see that it only outputs a 48kHz stream. That means your CDs will be resampled (not good).
As for the locking issue, you're right that it can be a problem sometimes. Nick Dangerous reported once that his ART DI/O (the one he uses in his main rig) had to re-lock on to the signal between every single song when he used the Rhapsody player, and sometimes it would miss the lock. The ART is known to be fairly sensitive in locking, especially after some types of mods.
Right now I'm using an external DAC with a Sonica, and, yes, it does have to re-lock every time you start playing a song, but this happens immediately with the DAC I'm using (no delay).
I'd probably just go with the Sonica Theatre or Xitel Pro Hifi-Link if I were you. Hopefully you won't have any problems getting the ART DI/O to lock. Just don't do any crazy mods