Hi Peter,

Thanks for your comments! The DAC is a Audio GD NFB-1.32 with ES9018 converters or the Reference 5-32 with PCM1704UK converters. All this over usb connection.

Regards,

Edward

Hi,

I found a nice DAC with a input of 32bit/192Khz and even 32/384. The chip used is a VIA Envy VT1731. The output of the dac is 10 Ohm / 5V XLR.

1. Can I skip the Pre-amplifier and use the volumecontrol of XXHE?
2. Can I use Arc Prediction with this DAC?

Thanks,

Edward

Hi,

For my understanding, why is it preferred to have a 24bit/196khz input or better on usb for a DAC while oversampling is not desired?
Most of all, I will play back Flac/WAV in 16bit/44,1Khz format with the XXHE player.

Ed

Ps. Is it possible to change drivers so the dac will except 24/196 on usb like the Cambridge driver do?

Hi Peter,

I was wrong , usb of the MF is 24/96 

Gr,

Ed

Hi Peter,

Thanks for your comments.


The Musical Fidelity M1 DAC is updated to a new version which allows 24bit/196Khz over a-synch USB! This in mind I will go for the M1 Dac so I can upgrade in the future using usb.

Further, the computer specs are components I already own. The GPU is a Asus G210 fanless.

Greetings,

Ed

Hi,

I'm planning a rebuild of my htpc only for playing music.

Spec:
-Intel I7 920
- Asus P6T
- 6 Gb Mushkin 1600mhz 6-7-6-18
- 1x Velorap 300Gb
- 2x Samsung HDD sataII 600Gb
- Windows 7 Ultimate Sp1
- Antec 850w Truepower psu
- Graphics Asus G 210 fanless hdmi+dvi

The music will be played by the XXHigend Player

About the output to the DAC, I've some considerations to make.

1. Coaxial spdif output of the EMU 1212m PCIe to a Berensford Bushmaster

or

2. Asynchronous usb to a Musical Fidelity M1 DAC.


Some advice is appreciated about the 2 options for output.

Fwiw, great site and sorry for the bad English, it's not my native language.

Gr

Ed