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Mac sound quality

I'm using the new IMac , burning my CDs in AIFF . Its hooked up to an audio grade power conditioner , power cord and run to a Levinson #360S dac from the digital out through a audio grade digital cable . The sound quality is not nearly as good as my mid fi CD player . Iv'e read many posts saying this type of hard drive is far better than good quality CD players , too many posts to disregard . What am I doing wrong , the other posters were down loading , but can there be that much difference ?
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audioengr
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It's not the "hard drive" that is the problem. Its the internal clock jitter and the S/PDIF interface.

I recommend using an external USB converter or USB DAC. Most of these will have lower jitter. The new ones support up to 192kHz sample-rate. Playback with Amarra, Pure Music or Ayrewave is a must. Avoid using just itunes.

Also, rip CD's with XLD with Accurate-Rip not iTunes:

http://tmkk.pv.land.to/xld/index_e.html

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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