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Dacmagic quality through USB vs. optical
So i ordered a Cambride Audio Dacmagic to use as an external Dac between my music server and my stereo. my server (Dell tower) does not have a sound card so I was going to run the USB from the server to the Dacmagic. I have read some reviews that say the Dacmagics are not so magical when using the usb in stating that the DacMagic USB input is only 16bit and 44.1/48khz.
Any thoughts - am i better just getting a good sound card ? |
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I've read that jitter reduction is MUCH better via coax instead of USB.
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I think I will buy myself a sound card with an optical out and use the DAC in my mcintosh mx119
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The DAC in the MX-119 is nice, but a little too warm for me.
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and it wont allow you to run the signal to both zone a & B - seems sort of short sighted on mcintosh's part - now i have to buy a dac to make the same digital source play on both zones
Last edited by bassmantweed; 06-16-2009 at 11:39 PM. |
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