The DAC2 have a USB input, may I use it to connect the DAC2 directly to my Apple computer, and then may I to hear the CDs that I can to rip on the computer without nothing more? and the sound will be as good as with the EMM labs transport plus DAC2?
Thanks Musicman, the important is that I can connect the Apple directly to the DAC2, after I will hear how it sounds, it seems , for what I can to read , that the sound must be better from the Apple than for one transport..
To achieve the quality that is possible, you must set up iTunes correctly for the rip.
Under Preferences/Playback Make sure that Crossfade, Sound Enhancer and Sound Check are NOT selected
Under Preferences/Playback/Import Settings select Apple Lossless with Error Correction On - this is the highest quality possibly with iTunes
Under Preferences/Advanced:
Nothing to do with quality but I suggest you select the boxes "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" and "Copy files to iTunes Music Folder" This will keep all your files in one place which makes back up a lot easier
Finally, after the DAC is plugged in to the USB cable - you need to go in Applications/Utility/Audio MIDI SetUp and set the pulldowns as follows:
Default Output - pick the name of the device or the DAC
System Output - pick the name of the device or the DAC
Under Audio Output/Source select Digital Out Format 44.1 2ch-16 bit
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