yogopo Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'm not new to audio gear but this is a first attempt at hi fi computer audio. Received my dac magic 100 and streamed a itunes ripped (1411kbps lossless wav) CD through the newest Airport express airplay and compared the same CD through my "cheap" DVD player. The DVD player hands down sounds twice as good. What's the weak link here? Worse) Itunes wav lossless -> Airplay -> Airport Express toslink-> Dac Magic 100 -> Amp Better) CD-> DVD player coaxial -> Dac Magic 100 -> Amp FYI Airport Express analog sounds the same as Toslink Dac Magic100... I'm aiming to stream better quality music than my cheap DVD player, what do I need? Link to comment
yogopo Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Not sure why I can't edit my initial posting. Anyway: the DVD player is equipped with 96khz 24bit converter. I've since listened through the computer -> usb in on DAC. DVD player still sounds twice as good. Link to comment
johann Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Is the volume control for iTunes AND Airplay set to 100%? Also, compare TOSLINK to TOSLINK. Link to comment
yogopo Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Johann: Yes and was done, coax vs toslink is indistinguishable to my hears. Link to comment
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