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In the Forum: Didital Things
In the Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player
Post Subject: Of the vaguest specifications but, of course, the best intentions...Posted by nycparamedic on: 12/18/2008
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 alexd wrote:
Hi all.
We are small company, dedicated to creation of highest quality audio products. Analog and Digital. We have auditioned many music servers on the market.


Wait! Let me guess. You're gonna tell me the way it *should* be done, right???

 alexd wrote:
However most of them do not sound as good as good quality 16Bits cd transport. The approach of connecting MAC or PC to high quality External DAC is
not an audiophile solution.


Of course! Because you have tried at least a couple of hundred of combinations of different music servers, pre-amps, speaker cables (not mention expensive inter-connects), and speakers?? Right? No to mention you did all of this blind testing in a properly treated listening room? One where the midrange and bass peaks and nulls were properly smoothed out? Yes?

 alexd wrote:
The switching noise from MAC or PC power supply will find its way into your digital signal, which will cause jitter, noise, reduced soundstage, and harshness on your analog output.
The best approach is to use a completely dedicated music server. Designed for Audiophile applications to start with.


And I can't be running my custom server ( a single board computer which draws only 5 watts max) from a large capacity sealed battery?? And this SBC (single board computer) would not be considered a dedicated music server? Running a stripped down Linux distribution that s running entirely in RAM? No to mention that every FLAC file is buffered *enitrely* to RAM before it get sent to USB... And I have complete control of my music server secondary to its open source software??

 alexd wrote:
We have designed and built high quality external DAC (now selling direct from our web site), which deals with jitter. Our DAC improved computer generated output (SPDIF or USB-AUDIO) significantly, still the sound is better from High quality CD-Transport .


Yup! I'm sure you did! And your specifications could not be more generic than a Top 40 pop song! No mention of what brand DAC chip you are using or its implementation!! Or did you buy a fab and tap out your own custom circuit, thus negating the need to use any OFS (off the shelf) DAC chip available from Philips, Analog Devices, Sabre, etc., etc.

Not to mention that the grammar structure in the abovequoted paragraph... (You company is listed as being resident in Carson City, Nevada)

This quote from your website:

"The DAC18 utilizes a unique architecture which essentially eliminates jitter."

Essentially!!!!! No how's, what's, where's, or any of those pesky details!!! You just *essentially* got rid of it!!

Your solution is *unsrupassed*!!! Just take my credit card and charge what you think is a fair price! Trust me, I won't worry in times that mimic a 1930's style economy.

 alexd wrote:
Alexd
3 Dimension Audio
www.3d-audio.com

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