baglunch
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In doing some research on upgrading my DAC (I've got a Gamma 1, prolly will go Gamma 2 eventually), I've started coming across people mentioning USB transports, but they seem to be a more subtle item than your standard DAC, amp, headphone categories. Doing searches here and on google lead me to a wide range of only occasionally relevant information.
So my question is, well I guess it's two questions:
1.) What's a USB transport?
2.) What are some good examples in various price categories? Am I looking at $10/$100/$1000 ranges?
My current configuration is FLAC -> Foobar2000 -> USB -> Gamma 1 DAC -> M^3 amp -> Earsonics SM3... and I really like it. But as I've been thinking about upgrading to a Gamma 2, and reading that it might be a good idea to improve my transport before bothering to upgrade my DAC. So what's the deal?
Or if you can even give me a few links to point me in the right direction.... ?
And thank you.
So my question is, well I guess it's two questions:
1.) What's a USB transport?
2.) What are some good examples in various price categories? Am I looking at $10/$100/$1000 ranges?
My current configuration is FLAC -> Foobar2000 -> USB -> Gamma 1 DAC -> M^3 amp -> Earsonics SM3... and I really like it. But as I've been thinking about upgrading to a Gamma 2, and reading that it might be a good idea to improve my transport before bothering to upgrade my DAC. So what's the deal?
Or if you can even give me a few links to point me in the right direction.... ?
And thank you.