#85433 - 01/01/11 07:39 PM
USB DAC
|
Gunslinger
Registered: 12/26/05
Posts: 206
Loc: Central Ma.
|
Hello all and Happy New Year.I have a RR2150 and have my computer connected to the USB port on the back,my question is would an outboard USB dac work/sound better,was thinking of something like the HRT music streamer.thanks in advance.
_________________________
Outlaw 990/7125,Denon 2910,Toshiba A3, Klipsch RF35,RC35,RS35,RW12,SMS-1
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
#85448 - 01/02/11 10:16 PM
Re: USB DAC
[Re: loopy]
|
Gunslinger
Registered: 12/26/05
Posts: 206
Loc: Central Ma.
|
Hmmm Crickets
_________________________
Outlaw 990/7125,Denon 2910,Toshiba A3, Klipsch RF35,RC35,RS35,RW12,SMS-1
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
#85456 - 01/03/11 11:23 AM
Re: USB DAC
[Re: gonk]
|
Gunslinger
Registered: 12/26/05
Posts: 206
Loc: Central Ma.
|
Hi Gonk,the Music Streamer from HRT starts at $150 and goes to $500,I'm just using the computer to play music off Youtube.
Edited by loopy (01/03/11 11:24 AM)
_________________________
Outlaw 990/7125,Denon 2910,Toshiba A3, Klipsch RF35,RC35,RS35,RW12,SMS-1
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
#85458 - 01/03/11 11:46 AM
Re: USB DAC
[Re: gonk]
|
Gunslinger
Registered: 12/26/05
Posts: 206
Loc: Central Ma.
|
Thank you Gonk,I appreciate the advise,and Happy new Year to you and you family.
_________________________
Outlaw 990/7125,Denon 2910,Toshiba A3, Klipsch RF35,RC35,RS35,RW12,SMS-1
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
#85620 - 01/19/11 05:54 PM
Re: USB DAC
[Re: loopy]
|
Gunslinger
Registered: 11/29/06
Posts: 30
|
Hmm, reading about this Music Streamer II. "The HRT Streamer II is not just another USB DAC. The following two attributes set the HRT Streamer II apart from the rest USB DACs except a few costing many times more.
1. The HRT Streamer II is based on the asynchronous USB mode.
2. The HRT Streamer II supports the 24-bit/96 KHz high resolution input natively using the OS USB driver.
The asynchronous USB mode frees the USB DAC from being the slave of the USB bus which helps to reduce the jitter. Most USB DACs are implemented in the adaptive mode which is a pretty hostile arrangement that is prone to jitter. " Jitter again, this time it is "USB jitter". Tice clock, anyone?
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
#85631 - 01/20/11 08:15 AM
Re: USB DAC
[Re: Durask]
|
Desperado
Registered: 09/04/06
Posts: 406
Loc: Brooklyn, NY
|
loopy…as someone who has a stand-alone USB DAC connected to the RR2150, I'd have to agree with gonk. You'll get some enhancement (I can hear the difference), but it doesn't blow the RR2150's USB input out of the water. My DAC is part of an M-Audio MIDI recording interface (musicians use it for mobile recording and stuff) which also allows me to make podcasts.
_________________________
This ain't for the underground. This here is for the sun."
-Saul Williams
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
#85648 - 01/20/11 11:38 PM
Re: USB DAC
[Re: tru blu]
|
Gunslinger
Registered: 12/26/05
Posts: 206
Loc: Central Ma.
|
Thank you Tru Blue
_________________________
Outlaw 990/7125,Denon 2910,Toshiba A3, Klipsch RF35,RC35,RS35,RW12,SMS-1
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
#85651 - 01/21/11 03:07 AM
Re: USB DAC
[Re: loopy]
|
Desperado
Registered: 09/04/06
Posts: 406
Loc: Brooklyn, NY
|
FYI: Haven't read it yet, but the new issue of Stereophile has a feature on the HRT Music Streamer Pro. At $449.95, it's a bit more than what I paid ($130) for the M-Audio Fast Track Pro.
_________________________
This ain't for the underground. This here is for the sun."
-Saul Williams
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 registered (),
91
Guests and
3
Spiders online. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
8,709 Registered Members
88 Forums
11,327 Topics
98,693 Posts
Most users ever online: 476 @ 12/28/22 08:54 PM
|
|
|
|
Previous Topic
Index