crazyface
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Hi!
The following are must-haves:
The DAC MUST be set to Digital Master, and the method of media playback must be set to Digital Slave and synchronously clocked to the DAC. This is to eliminate jitter.
The source must be able to play at least CD's (MP3's and other lossless formats too would be awesome) and also must have a USB Input so that I can use it as the sound device of my PC. Support for at least 48khz, but 96khz 24-bit would be ideal.
It must cost (new or used) around $500 or less.
My PC is just too darned noisy to work for serious listening - not just in terms of fans and drives, but also electronic noise.
Other features would be great, but this is all that I need, so I'm stopping at these requirements in order to keep my options open.
So, in case I haven't made it clear, what I need is basically a playback device that has its media player and DAC in good teamwork, and that will let me plug in my PC.
Thanks!
The following are must-haves:
The DAC MUST be set to Digital Master, and the method of media playback must be set to Digital Slave and synchronously clocked to the DAC. This is to eliminate jitter.
The source must be able to play at least CD's (MP3's and other lossless formats too would be awesome) and also must have a USB Input so that I can use it as the sound device of my PC. Support for at least 48khz, but 96khz 24-bit would be ideal.
It must cost (new or used) around $500 or less.
My PC is just too darned noisy to work for serious listening - not just in terms of fans and drives, but also electronic noise.
Other features would be great, but this is all that I need, so I'm stopping at these requirements in order to keep my options open.
So, in case I haven't made it clear, what I need is basically a playback device that has its media player and DAC in good teamwork, and that will let me plug in my PC.
Thanks!