give him some slack guys lol
i think he jus started into this audiophile journey...but seriously yur 1 doesnt consider high end to me....
yur rig will be fare better (qualified ) if u got a cdp like bluenote,cambridge 840c or c.e.c cdp .. using a pc for speaker source i think u will be missing a lot detail on that if u dont wan to use cdp get ipod and iwadia transport for similar effect
well rega is very good and consider high end cdp...
for dac u will need something significant like benchmark dac1, lavry dac10, acousstic arts hybrid dac, audionote dac, grace m902 dac,primesound orpheus, monarchy m24 hybrid amp and dac
all those high end dac costing from 2k to 10k usd...
add a preamp like Cary Xfier for poweramp and preamp... or audionote amps, audio research...those high end amps...
yur monster cables is brand names which doesnt justified the cost and performance for price
get oyaides powercords, ps audio power generator conditioner= the Premier Power Plant Generator and crystal Siltech cables xlr or Piccoline cystal cables xlr for yur interconnect...then i think yur rig will be deserved to call high end at least
to ice yur rigs, get a ultrapulse generator accoustic revival R-77 for large demagnetizing effect and add a ground conditioner to yur wall socket
change yur wall socket to oyaide wall sockets then u r set....
and not forgetting some accoustic dampering materials as treatment for yur listening room....
add all these up,i think total cost for it will be 200 to 300k usd mostly ....

[quote=Sieg,Mar 23 2009, 01:10 PM]Well I'm going to have to disagree with that, it's arguable that the quality of the transport from the PC is bad(toslink, coaxial USB), but a harddisk is just MUCH MUCH MORE stable in comparison to a CD player. I myself does not prefer using CD as a media, in those expensive CD player you're paying alot for the technology they spent on improving the stableness of the CD tray, laser head and motor etc. I think the money would be better spent on improving the DAC. Something like the iWadia or PS Audio's PerfectWave which both relies on Hardisk as the media.

my RM0.02

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good point sieg i have to agree with u with that
i will agree with u about the storage and capacity of the harddrive and easy transfer of music files ... either lossless or wave files..
but note that somehow i not going to say that cdp is a MUST for any audiophiles in my case but most audiophiles prefer cds for hifi rigs ...cos cds is not as compressed as they r ripped out from cds to harddrive...whether u using accuraterip or any ripping program they will sound 80% to 90% of total of performance due to lousy coaxial or optical input from pcs...that y they r crazy bout cdp over 10k usd here which using rca,bnc or xlr to yur dac or amp....
tweaks for cdps like carbonmat for cds or demagnitezing the cds b4 playing or others funny tweaks ...that y they r prefer using cds for it....perfect audio source as they c not to bottleneck their perfect hi-fi system....
however i not as guillible as them and gonna spend myself over cds and waste my space over it
i am a computeraudiophile
i love listen to music when surfing on net
not sit back on comfy sofa listening to cdp and keep changing cds each time lol

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Added on March 24, 2009, 1:07 am[Audiosmile modified Behringer SRC2496 is capable of recreating ninety percent of the sonic abilities of my $2500 reference DAC.
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Please justify why a pc will miss a lot of detail?

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well not missing the details but warmness and analog of the music...need to correct on that
pc sound very clinical and analytical but lack the impression or wat do i call the real ambience....very cold...lifeless...
u need a dac for it lol
well i havent heard the Behringer modded yet so i couldnt judge it yet ....
but 1 thing if i may ask ? why do u use the monster cables for yur rigs?
since u not a beginner at audio.....i sure that u know...monster=Bose.....

This post has been edited by sep90: Mar 24 2009, 01:07 AM

btw i will pass the powercord later to my brother
call him up and collect from him end of the week...
try with yur pc hehe
some interesting results....

bright + laidback = funny soundsignature u will miss out some details and treble will kill yur hearing ....
have u heard a true neutral amp b4?
iqube is a good example of it....B22 is the 1000x power of iqube....detail,neutral,and very good bass response
cables matching also important like oyaides r well known for the dynamics and upper highs and very dark groundsignature...
i use it to with my dac and my Blacksand Z1 Violet Max Power to my amp to balanced the mids and lower tonality and more transparency and more musical to hear

This post has been edited by sep90: Mar 24 2009, 03:23 AM