boogiemk42656

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Sound Card with External DAC
data is data, audio or other data (word document, software, etc), they are all data. If you say you can't rely on CDROMs to read audio data, then you also can't rely on the CDROM to read the Microsoft Office installation CD that you paid $700 for ... 
Sound Card with External DAC
I see. Then I suspect that these transports doesn't maintain the purity of the signal, i.e. they manipulate the signal somehow. I really want to see some strong argument that a bit is more than just a bit. In the analog world, we know how more exp... 
Sound Card with External DAC
You're right. It is an insult to an audiophile to conclude that all his hard earned money and time are misguided on useless CD transports and high dollar digital cables. My point is, CD-audio data is read correctly in digital by CDROM drives, and ... 
Sound Card with External DAC
yes, CDROMs transfer data. If you don't do D-A conversion till the audio data gets out of the computer, then nothing is lost along the way. A bit is a bit. We are in digital world here. Until the digital data is converted to analog signal, then no... 
Best 2.1 PC Speaker System?
Yeap... agreed on the Jamos... have one pair, hooked-up with audio alchemy DLC, then through Stereo-Link to the computer... some cheap $600 setup, but really enjoyable to listen to.