47 Labs PiTracer

Has any other manufacturer built a transport that is similar in design and execution to the 47 Labs PiTracer?

exlibris10-17-2005 10:41pm

exlibris OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 438 posts 10-19-2005 at 09:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm looking into the potential for high-end playback from a hard drive. It seems to me that "in theory", the best CD 'ripping' technology should actually be able to do a better job of finding the individual bits on a CD than any CD transport, including the PiTracer. All the 'ripper' has to do is find the bits and then place them, in an orderly fashion, on the hard drive. There are many problems associated with hard-drive audio (sorry, I hate the term "computer audio") but this doesn't appear to be one of them.
exlibris OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 438 posts 10-20-2005 at 06:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Henry, I spoke with Vincent from VRS for about two hours last night. He is a pleasure to talk with; very knowledgable and honest. I want to do more research and experimentation before I make any sort of move in this direction. I've started a thread called "the best transport is no transport". I know next to nothing about hard-drive audio but I'm trying to learn.