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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Here are some random causes of hate by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-20 
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Computer playback has no autobiographical value. CD, LP, tape etc have autobiographical value and sometime huge value. A location on HD has none of it. Computer playback has no unified standard and no reference in virtual world. If a person uses some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: For me, the pros outweigh the cons by manisandher on 2012-04-22 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Computer playback has no autobiographical value. CD, LP, tape etc have autobiographical value and sometime huge value. A location on HD has none of it.[/quote] Agreed.[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... there are zillion valuabl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Re: Computer digital storage by jtavan on 2005-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
Romy, I've been storing all my digital music on a computer located fairly far from the audio system for quite some time now. You've brought up a few issues that are worth discussing. 1) Storing the digital stream - I assume you mean either (...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Computer transport and DAC by Telstar on 2008-02-09 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Yes, the enclosure something like this, thanks for tip, miab, but it opens a door for desire more. A good box with fanless operation, 1920 x 1200 pixels touch-screen, 6 hard-drives, remoter control, $650 price tag is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Computer Transport by Telstar on 2008-02-09 
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Oh I was thinking about FLAC, such as the ones from Linn Records, not raw WAVE files. [quote user="Romy the Cat"]Might be the new Berkley DAC would do it for you.http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=6382[/quote]Not really: it is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: More on computer transport by Telstar on 2008-02-09 
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 Telstar wrote: Not really: it is not true 24 bit. But it should be quite good, exp for the HDCD decode. I have always had a like for hdcds, they sounded better in my old rotel and they sound better even without a hdcd-capable dac. [quote us...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Computer CD readers were made to read data and not audio by ghpicard on 2008-12-21 
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Hi Romy,   IMO, the reason for you to get that feeling is that from the beginning they were made to read data and not audio, thus some jitter was (and is) not considered an issue, as soon as it can be corrected.The internal CD drive audio o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #56: Ten Questions about Computer Audio by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-24 
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Here is an excellent article in Positive Feedback by Dave Clark about the current options in the fields of Computer Audio http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue41/ca_intro.htm Dave interviewed 13 designers with surprisingly reasonable questions. I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: The sonically approved computer powers supply? by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-02 
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[quote user="jp"]I was looking into the power supply situation with my DAW and was wondering what viable options exist out there.  Currently, I am using an internal 600w pc power and cooling unit.  Apparently there arent many out there.&nbs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Computer transport by Telstar on 2009-06-18 
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[quote user="scooter"]* Regarding playback, I misspoke in my original post of an "Audiophile music server." Upon further reflection, this is an oxymoron, if not a moronic phrase. I think it is highly unlikely that a dedicated audiophile CD player w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Isolating a computer by Telstar on 2009-06-19 
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[quote user="tuga"]Telstar, what do you think would be the most efficient way to ground a computer? Would this affect performance as much as it does any other audio component? Cheers, Tuga[/quote] Not grounding it? ;) Seriously, there's people that f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Computer RIAA by perrew on 2010-03-12 
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Heres an interesting take on RIAA http://www.channld.com/pure-vinyl.html...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Why I hate computer playback. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-16 
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Playing back music by streaming signal from computer has become super fashionable among audio people. Everyone seems do it nowadays but the more they do the more I do not appreciate what theses audio people do. I have quite well documented record to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Good computer. by mats on 2012-04-22 
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A few years ago, hearing Romy's amazing FM recordings, the computer seemed a necessity.  So now it is here, and it blesses and seduces.Jumping around playlists is sometimes a lot of fun.  Quick comparisons and sudden thrills, and newness.  Along with...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: The computer audio gold standard... IMHO by manisandher on 2012-08-20 
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Hi Currawong, thanks for sharing your experiences.My own computer playback journey goes back some 9-10 years ago when I started using a MOTU 896HD to interface a PC to my then Esoteric D70 DAC. And in the passing time the one thing I've learned about...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Computer Audio - like everything else - Keep it ultra thin optimized t... by wlowes on 2012-11-18 
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My journey with computer audio offers me reason to be optimistic. I think it is like everything else in the audio chain. Everything counts. Keep it as simple as possible. The power for every consumer is important. Keep the number of parts and transfo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Computer Audio by skushino on 2014-01-06 
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Recently I tested the waters of computer audio.  I've been using a Sony SCD-1 transport / Museatex Bidat DAC combo for digital playback.  It has been a source of enjoyment for years.  My goals for trying network-based music files were:- reduce physic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: It's the computer!? by clarkjohnsen on 2014-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
I have a standalone duplicator and the copies almost always outperform the originals -- and they are never worse.But I have heard computer-made copies that are okay, so...cj...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: New Berkeley DAC review from the computer audiophile by scooter on 2014-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Berkeley Audio Design's Alfa Reference DAC. in Didital Things  4 Replies 
New review by the computer audiophile at http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/599-berkeley-audio-design-alpha-dac-reference-series-review/The review is what it is. There is a lot of history behind the company and it appears to be a site sponsor....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #102: Computer Audio by Amir on 2016-07-31 
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https://www.audialonline.com/topics/ http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/wavelength2/brick_2.html both J Gordon Rankin and Pedja RogicBelieve the properly implemented USB is better than SPDIF. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #107: Computer/usb, cd transport/spdif by wolfy on 2016-08-04 
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I think the comparison of usb and spdif is usually, although we don't seem to acknowledge it, actually means computer/usb, cd transport/spdif.  In which case, in my experience, the latter seems to win out.  Even implementing the wasapi or asio there ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #113: Computer vs TL0 by ArmAlex on 2016-12-19 
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Amir wrote:I bet you hear good sound even better than over 50k$ transports. our last test was CEC TL0-X vs my Berkeley , they sounded very similar. This idea was not shared among everybody pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #117: Cd transport vs. computer by wolfy on 2017-02-16 
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Yes Romy, this is exactly my finding.  Take an  a to d transfer, vinyl rip, if you will, and listen to it on the computer via usb to dac.  Then, take the same, preferably wav file, transfer it to disc and listen on cd transport.  My experience is fil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #167: Computer audio does not sound good by Amir on 2022-05-23 
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it seems the computer audio problem is not bit errors and even correct bit-perfect digital data (from computer) does not give us good sound. the wadax new server (computer) does not use digital processing and it onl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Why I hate computer playback. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I hate computer playback. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
Playing back music by streaming signal from computer has become super fashionable among audio people. Everyone seems do it nowadays but the more they do the more I do not appreciate what theses audio people do. I have quite well documented record to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #107: Computer/usb, cd transport/spdif by wolfy on 2016-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
I think the comparison of usb and spdif is usually, although we don't seem to acknowledge it, actually means computer/usb, cd transport/spdif.  In which case, in my experience, the latter seems to win out.  Even implementing the wasapi or asio there ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Listenable digital playback by manisandher on 2012-04-16 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Be advised that any pro-computer playback in this there will be objected...[/quote]OK, I'll bear this in mind...I think computer playback is fraught with issues. Even a simple thing like the type of hard-drive used affects ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #98: Perfect or good by Amir on 2016-07-15 
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it seems even Thorsten do not believe computer source could be perfect and he just guide us to reach max from computer." The computer is a great music server but also a source of jitter ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The 'Network Audio Adapter' approach by manisandher on 2012-04-24 
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Here's a computer playback approach that I though people might be interested in. In many ways, it's pretty much the leading edge of computer playback as far as I know.The idea here is to isolate the DAC as much as possible from the PC. All the audio ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Microrendu by Amir on 2017-02-09 
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[quote user="manisandher"]fiogf49gjkf0dHere's a computer playback approach that I though people might be interested in. In many ways, it's pretty much the leading edge of computer playback as far as I know.The idea here is to isolate the DAC as much ...
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