modjibe Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Hi ! I'm new here so i'll present myself a little... I'm a french student in architecture and civil engineering and also a music lover ! I maybe want to upgrade my hifi system. I own a M-Audio firewire audiophile DAC, a NAD C 320BEE amplifier and Triangle Comete 202 speakers. Is my DAC allright ? When i bought it i wanted to build a webradio so i needed severl analog and digital inputs. But know i just connect it to my mac in order to listen at music. Is it useful to change this DAC ? Is saw the MagicDAC from Cambridge but can just use the usb interface which just support 16bits (i have a couple of 24bits/96khz files...). My ears say the M-Audio Dac is allright... But i have never compared ! So what do you think ? By the way, for the equipment suggestions I would recommend to make different price ranges. Like : Student Equipment - Junior employee Equipment - Senior employee equipment Jean-Baptiste Macbook 13.1\" - MAudio Firewire Audiophile - Profigold wire - NAD C 320 BEE - Triangle Comete 202 - Apple Nano 2nd Generation with Rockbox - Songbird - Spotify Link to comment
Lizard_King Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Try Scott Nixon USB dacs . Powerbook G4 15 inch Aluminum, \"Fidela,\" M2tech EVO (BNC)with RF attenuator,dedicated PSU, Stereovox XV Ultra (BNC) Audio Note Dac Kit 2.1 Level B Signature Upgraded to 12AU7 tubes, ARC SP-16L Tube preamp , VAC PA100/100 Tube Amp), Vintage Tubes, Furutech ETP-80, (Alon 2 Mk2, (upgraded tweeters, Usher Woofers), Pangea Power cords, Omega Micro Active Planar PC. Signal Cable Silver Resolution ICs. Link to comment
IamKirk Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Super Pro USB 707 Dac is pretty nice. Someone from ecoustics recommended it to me and I quite like it. Link to comment
modjibe Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 For 475$ I would like to here it before ! I have to find a shop in Paris which propose some dacs. JB Macbook 13.1\" - MAudio Firewire Audiophile - Profigold wire - NAD C 320 BEE - Triangle Comete 202 - Apple Nano 2nd Generation with Rockbox - Songbird - Spotify Link to comment
machinehead Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 http://www.beresford.me/others/main.html This DAC is great for $170. \"It would be a mistake to demonize any particular philosophy. To do so forces people into entrenched positions and encourages the adoption of unhelpful defensive reactions, thus missing the opportunity for constructive dialog\"[br] - Martin Colloms - stereophile.com Link to comment
Al Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 of the others mentioned so far. Panasonic PXP 42 V20; Panasonic DMP BD35; Sky+ HD Box. [br]Optical out from Asus P7H55-M into AVI ADM 9.1 speakers. [br]\"Music will provide the light you cannot resist\"[br] Link to comment
Innertuber Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I use the same DAC as you JB and will keep it until I jump up to the 1,000-1,500 USD range DACs. Link to comment
modjibe Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 yeah i'll think i will keep it for a while... Macbook 13.1\" - MAudio Firewire Audiophile - Profigold wire - NAD C 320 BEE - Triangle Comete 202 - Apple Nano 2nd Generation with Rockbox - Songbird - Spotify Link to comment
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