Skidood
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Equipment:
Luxman LV-112 Integrated Amp ($550.00 US in 1991)
Home crafted double-chamber reflex 3 way speakers, Vifa woofers, Seas tweeters, double-wall construction w/ beach sand core layer. (Weight: about 120 lbs) (I have built several pairs of loudspeakers and crossover networks, one of my previous hobbies)
Pioneer CD player about 10 years old.
Acer Aspire laptop with J River Media Center. No enhancements were enabled.
SPC Technologies hi-speed USB cable
Method:
During listening, I repeatedly switched back and forth between CD player and the Music Streamer using the input switches on the amp. The same song was playing at the same point in the song on both devices. I tried several different songs and types of music. The files on my laptop were of CD quality (ripped from CD using either FLAC and APE)
Result: No audible difference in sound quality, although I do think I detected a slight difference in the sound stage and/or imaging.
I will try again later this afternoon to see if I can detect more, but I doubt I will. As someone recently said on here, a DAC is a DAC.
I feel that in terms of sound quality, there are no audible differences between DACs. But I do believe there might be differences in tone, warmth etc.
Cheers.
Update: another listen. soundstage/imaging = no detectable difference.
I did notice a little more presence in the midrange with the CD player. The bass and the highs sounded exactly the same.
Luxman LV-112 Integrated Amp ($550.00 US in 1991)
Home crafted double-chamber reflex 3 way speakers, Vifa woofers, Seas tweeters, double-wall construction w/ beach sand core layer. (Weight: about 120 lbs) (I have built several pairs of loudspeakers and crossover networks, one of my previous hobbies)
Pioneer CD player about 10 years old.
Acer Aspire laptop with J River Media Center. No enhancements were enabled.
SPC Technologies hi-speed USB cable
Method:
During listening, I repeatedly switched back and forth between CD player and the Music Streamer using the input switches on the amp. The same song was playing at the same point in the song on both devices. I tried several different songs and types of music. The files on my laptop were of CD quality (ripped from CD using either FLAC and APE)
Result: No audible difference in sound quality, although I do think I detected a slight difference in the sound stage and/or imaging.
I will try again later this afternoon to see if I can detect more, but I doubt I will. As someone recently said on here, a DAC is a DAC.
I feel that in terms of sound quality, there are no audible differences between DACs. But I do believe there might be differences in tone, warmth etc.
Cheers.
Update: another listen. soundstage/imaging = no detectable difference.
I did notice a little more presence in the midrange with the CD player. The bass and the highs sounded exactly the same.