Zoide
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Next thing you know SB Live -> Bose will sound the same as m902 -> R10s! Think of the money you'll save
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Originally Posted by Edwood I'm having a hard time telling the difference between a Mint and the m902. Likewise having a hard time telling the difference between RME Analog out -> 901 vs. RME Optical out -> m902 Toslink input. ![]() |
Originally Posted by Edwood My ears feel like they're full of lead now. ![]() -Ed |
Originally Posted by NewMexiCat That is very interesting, because at first blush, I compared the same song on two different pathways to the m902: 1) Redbook CD on my APL 563 > analog out > m902; and 2) Lossless APE file on my M-Audio 24/96 (via ASIO) > digital out > m902 . . . and I preferred Option 1! ![]() |
Originally Posted by MartinB To make a dac sound good you need a good transport... |
Originally Posted by NewMexiCat Do you not feel that an "audiophile grade" soundcard can compete with a good transport? There are a lot of folks over at the "computer-as-source" forum who do. In any event, you have a good point. A better A/B test would be using the 563 as the source in both instances and switch between analog and digital. I'll give that a try this evening. |