Audiophile friendly Will this work for an audiophile who wants to store and play all his (classical) CDs in FLAC or raw lossless state on the server? If so, any suggestions for the best audio components to use to playback this data? Audiophile friendly Will this work for an audiophile who wants to store and play all his (classical) CDs in FLAC or raw lossless state on the server? If so, any suggestions for the best audio... » Read More Audiophile friendly Will this work for an audiophile who wants to store and play all his (classical) CDs in FLAC or raw lossless state on the server? If so, any suggestions for the best audio components to use to playback this data? « Show Less
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What did you use to burn the DVD's to the system? Do you still have the 5.1 audio doing this?
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I burn DVD's to mine and stream them across a wireless network to my TV, so I would imagine even the biggest audio stream would have no problem.
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Added thought... I want to use Audacity software to help with the conversion. Again, any thoughts? Thanks!
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itunes doesn't support FLAC - but you can use it to rip your cds to ALAC (Apple Lossless), which is similar to FLAC (ie max quality) and the HAP-S1 will play ALAC files. If you desperately need FLAC then buy dbpoweramp.
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I have this system and am able to play 24-bit/192KHz flac files through the USB interface just fine (running on linux). I suppose it's possible the software or hardware is downgrading them first but I would have expected no sound at all if the unit really didn't support it.
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The only way to rip SACD has been using a PS3 with YellowDog Linux. Only the early PS3 "fat" systems could boot linux separately, and only those have SACD playback. I bounced by a web site that was selling a DSD DAC and advertising SACD ripping, so you can go that route if you choose. I've read that the AK120 will play SACD when placed on the drive, but please double-check before purchase.DSD to PCM would not be a bit-perfect conversion (it's a re-encode), and would depend quite heavily on the quality of the conversion algorithms, plus the number of converters are limited. Apparently NuForce DACs now (falsely) advertise "DSD Playback over USB" but it's via Fubar 2000 pre-converting the DSD to PCM. The only way to rip SACD has been using a PS3 with YellowDog Linux. Only the early PS3 "fat" systems could boot linux separately, and only those have SACD playback. I bounced by a web site that was selling a DSD DAC and advertising SACD ripping, so you can go that route if you choose. I've read that the AK120 will play SACD when placed on the drive, but please double-check before purchase.DSD to PCM would not be a bit-perfect conversion (it's a re-encode), and would depend quite heavily on the quality of the conversion algorithms, plus the number of converters are... » Read More The only way to rip SACD has been using a PS3 with YellowDog Linux. Only the early PS3 "fat" systems could boot linux separately, and only those have SACD playback. I bounced by a web site that was selling a DSD DAC and advertising SACD ripping, so you can go that route if you choose. I've read that the AK120 will play SACD when placed on the drive, but please double-check before purchase.DSD to PCM would not be a bit-perfect conversion (it's a re-encode), and would depend quite heavily on the quality of the conversion algorithms, plus the number of converters are limited. Apparently NuForce DACs now (falsely) advertise "DSD Playback over USB" but it's via Fubar 2000 pre-converting the DSD to PCM. « Show Less
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I understand that there is a firmware update that supposedly fixes this issue. Also, it is my understanding that TV must be hooked up to initially set up and play audio CDs and SACDs. As I'm only interested in audio playback, this is important to know. Can anyone confirm? Perhaps L.Go since you have the unit and have played the disks.
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Hi There J. Dwinell !!!!Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I'll Try That :-) THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO Much !!What I Bought The B/R Player Was For The Sound Of The Uncompressed Audio, The Pic Is Secondary To Me ...I Want It For Mostly For Concerts :-) I Have Gone Thru All The Mediums DVD-Audio-Has The Compression Algorithm, MVI Also, But SACD No Compression But Limited Titles...So Thanks Again So Very Much !!YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY !!I REALLY Appreciate Your Help !!Happy New Year 2009 To You And Your Family !![[[[ Wild Wizard ]]]]YAY YAY YAY !!I'll LYK How It Goes :-) Hi There J. Dwinell !!!!Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I'll Try That :-) THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO Much !!What I Bought The B/R Player Was For The Sound Of The Uncompressed Audio, The Pic Is Secondary To Me ...I Want It For Mostly For Concerts :-) I Have Gone Thru All The Mediums DVD-Audio-Has The Compression Algorithm, MVI Also, But SACD No Compression But Limited Titles...So Thanks Again So Very Much !!YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY !!I REALLY Appreciate Your Help !!Happy New Year 2009 To You And Your Family !![[[[ Wild Wizard ]]]]YAY YAY YAY !!I'll LYK How It... » Read More Hi There J. Dwinell !!!!Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I'll Try That :-) THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO Much !!What I Bought The B/R Player Was For The Sound Of The Uncompressed Audio, The Pic Is Secondary To Me ...I Want It For Mostly For Concerts :-) I Have Gone Thru All The Mediums DVD-Audio-Has The Compression Algorithm, MVI Also, But SACD No Compression But Limited Titles...So Thanks Again So Very Much !!YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY !!I REALLY Appreciate Your Help !!Happy New Year 2009 To You And Your Family !![[[[ Wild Wizard ]]]]YAY YAY YAY !!I'll LYK How It Goes :-) « Show Less
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Strange question, are you trying to feed a DSD signal to this device or extract DSD FROM the device? DSD won't pass through optical, so that answers that question, and you are going to have to look at this product specs carefully, as so many electronic components convert "pure" DSD to PCM. You might get true, native DSD out of one of the outputs, if it has a true DSD signal, and I realize you never say DSD which is (SACD), Super Audio Compact Disc is, in it's purest form DSD, or direct stream digital, but so many manufacturers cheat on truly getting a DSD signal out of the outputs, I would check it carefully. If I knew exactly what you are doing, I could probably answer this question better! If I play a true, native DSD SACD disc on one of my Sony SACD players, the conversion from DSD is made internally to ANALOG outputs, but I do get the true advantages of SACD playback, true DSD, of course I got rid of all Sony equipment, as they don't carry parts after about two years, and purchased the Oppo 105D which also passes DSD in it's true native form, as does the older Sony SACD players, and it does a dozen other important things as well. Be careful how much money you spend on Sony anything, as they do not stand behind their products, I can write a book on that.
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Hey Deanna, I purchased this item on Sept 9th, and I am still using it. I am happy to share with you my experiences thru which you will find the answers to your questions. Firstly, I would care to let you know why I purchased this item. I love to listen to my favorites musics on the go. I had used transmitters of the other so-called brands, and ended up using a tape adapter, but I was not satisfied because they died earlier. So, I purchased this device. Secondly, I tell you the good things about it. Whatever channel you choose, the transmission is 100% clear with no intercession with the others. The transmission goes widely to a point that another car can stick on your musics with no interruption. It reads everything mentioned, and even a flash drive. It plays alphabetically, so you can choose what music must be played first by naming the music with an A...or a number 1..2..3... I can't tell about the MP4, because I don't have any file in that format. Overall, I would just suggest that you give it try...and then...tell me whether or not my answer was reasonable to you. Thanks!
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Yeah, I use them for burning lossless, both from CD's, LP's and online digital sources. Don't know if they're an advantage over other CD-R's, but VERBATIM is my CD-R of choice. I sometimes use MAXELL, but not SONY ( alot of "propritory" problems with my equipment.). And, yes, you could call it a "hipster" thing......I'm a product of the '50's~'60's generation!!!
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Um . . . don't really know. This sounds like a question for a sound technician. I still haven't noticed the difference in sound between vinyl, tape, cassette or CD. I do know the difference between mono & stereo. If you are really in2 quality you probably should investigate SONOS, which is the more expensive & complex version of listening to computer music. I just wanted 2 be able 2 play my Amazon Cloud stuff in another room then the room with the computer & this is fine since my place only has 2 rooms (well plus the kitchen & the bathroom).
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I do believe that since FLAC is lossless, it doesn't matter what you use to rip it. I use Foobar2000. It takes a bit of finagling to get it set up, but just follow an online tutorial and you'll be up and ripping in ten minutes tops.
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I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Are you saying you have CDs that you've ripped to MP3, and now you want to use uncompressed versions of those songs instead of MP3 versions?If so, you'd have to start from the original CDs and rerip them to Apple Lossless or WAV (or AIFF). You can't add information to the lossey audio files you already have.In the case of music you've purchased from iTunes (or any download service), there's nothing you can do. They don't offer CD quality audio files.Obviously of course uncompressed audio takes up more space, so you might instead want to rip things at like 320Kb/s AAC, which is the best lossy format these players support. I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Are you saying you have CDs that you've ripped to MP3, and now you want to use uncompressed versions of those songs instead of MP3 versions?If so, you'd have to start from the original CDs and rerip them to Apple Lossless or WAV (or AIFF). You can't add information to the lossey audio files you already have.In the case of music you've purchased from iTunes (or any download service), there's nothing you can do. They don't offer CD quality audio files.Obviously of course uncompressed audio takes up more space, so you... » Read More I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Are you saying you have CDs that you've ripped to MP3, and now you want to use uncompressed versions of those songs instead of MP3 versions?If so, you'd have to start from the original CDs and rerip them to Apple Lossless or WAV (or AIFF). You can't add information to the lossey audio files you already have.In the case of music you've purchased from iTunes (or any download service), there's nothing you can do. They don't offer CD quality audio files.Obviously of course uncompressed audio takes up more space, so you might instead want to rip things at like 320Kb/s AAC, which is the best lossy format these players support. « Show Less
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OK.... this is a USB *input* - which is what I assume you wanted to know.The USB input on the DC-1 supports all standard sample rates (44.1k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 176k, 192k) at 16 and 24 bit depth.It uses the USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) USB audio standard - which requires a driver (we provide it free) for a PC, but is built into modern Apple computers.The high performance USB interface chip we use on the DC-1 is the C-Media CM6631A.When you play a FLAC file on a computer or player, it is decoded by the player, and sent to the DAC as PCM.The audio output quality of the DC-1 is VERY good. OK.... this is a USB *input* - which is what I assume you wanted to know.The USB input on the DC-1 supports all standard sample rates (44.1k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 176k, 192k) at 16 and 24 bit depth.It uses the USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) USB audio standard - which requires a driver (we provide it free) for a PC, but is built into modern Apple computers.The high performance USB interface chip we use on the DC-1 is the C-Media CM6631A.When you play a FLAC file on a computer or player, it is decoded by the player, and sent to the DAC as PCM.The audio output quality... » Read More OK.... this is a USB *input* - which is what I assume you wanted to know.The USB input on the DC-1 supports all standard sample rates (44.1k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 176k, 192k) at 16 and 24 bit depth.It uses the USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) USB audio standard - which requires a driver (we provide it free) for a PC, but is built into modern Apple computers.The high performance USB interface chip we use on the DC-1 is the C-Media CM6631A.When you play a FLAC file on a computer or player, it is decoded by the player, and sent to the DAC as PCM.The audio output quality of the DC-1 is VERY good. « Show Less
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I'm not sure what your question is. Are you asking if it can play CDs you recorded yourself? or are you asking if it can play an mp3 file? I didn't try to play a home made cd as the sound was lousy from the speakers, and as others mentioned, when a new CD was loaded the noise was so loud that I couldn't stand it. returned it immediately.
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If you like warm sound and don't care of it's flac or mp3 file format, go with this amp. If you value overall naturality of sound more than its color, go with DAC and use loseless file format more if you can.
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Sony CD's work very well. As long as the CD's say MUSIC (as in CD-R music) and have a purple wrapping label, they work very well, much better than any other brand. I even record them on my 1999 Gateway computer instead of my new computer. Also, if you record the songs at the SLOWEST POSSIBLE SPEED, they will record much better and be usable on many more types of players. All newer things are made for MORE SPEED, and don't work nearly as well as a slower speed. I don't like the way my new computer records songs so I use my antique computer. My 1999 computer has a place to record a CD and another place to play a CD. Newer computers only have one place to RECORD & PLAY a CD. Like everything else, older stuff is much better than new stuff, (be it cars, computers, or anything else). On my 1999 computer I can do so many more things working on a project than I can on my new computer, it is HARD TO BELIEVE. My 1999 HP all-in one printer is also much better than my new HP all-in-one printer. The only thing better on my new computer that is better is SPEED, not what it can do. I have tried all brands of CD's and "SONY CD-R music" CD's are by far the best in quality, what types of players they're played in, and how long they last. My CD's are recorded on my computer and work very well in my 1995 Trans Am, 2005 Bonneville GXP, either one of my 2 CD players in my Stereo, and in both my 1999 computer and my new computer. Memorex is about the only CD that you can buy in all stores anymore and they are not very good in quality or how long they last. SONY IS THE BEST.