OT DAC's

[N. Wes Gimbert]

Everyone has a different interpretation of "cheap", I have a Channel Island
DAC (VDA-1) with a external amplifier (VAC-1) (www.ciaudio.com).

My goal was not prefection, but butter than my adcom CD player with FLAC. I
A/B back and forth and while it was difficult with volume differences I
could not tell the difference.

So it fit my bill.

Good luck... liek any good audio gear you only know if you get one and try
it.

- Wes
-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com
[mailto:discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com]On Behalf Of Karl
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:56 PM
To: 'Slim Devices Discussion'
Subject: [slim] OT DAC's


I need a 'cheap' dac to use on a rotel amp to input a pc with only digital
out into both a digital input and a analog lr input



The rotel can only play analog to zone 2



Anybody know of one ?



It needs to convert back to stereo - from the DTS signal



Seen some that convert from a digital to stereo but not dolby also needs
to give me a stereo output ie not lr and center etc



Thanks for looking any ideas would be great email off group if you like



Regards



Karl

[thnmnt]

check out the ART DI/O it's a small $150 dac that has received rave reviews from audiophiles and there is an active mod community around this device (different powersupplys, upgrading capacitors etc). it's got a tube in it which you can use or not depending on what kind of sound you like. do a search on audioasylum.com for it. you can buy it here.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/180580/

----- Original Message -----
From: N. Wes Gimbert
To: Slim Devices Discussion
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: [slim] OT DAC's


Everyone has a different interpretation of "cheap", I have a Channel Island DAC (VDA-1) with a external amplifier (VAC-1) (www.ciaudio.com).

My goal was not prefection, but butter than my adcom CD player with FLAC. I A/B back and forth and while it was difficult with volume differences I could not tell the difference.

So it fit my bill.

Good luck... liek any good audio gear you only know if you get one and try it.

- Wes
-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com [mailto:discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com]On Behalf Of Karl
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:56 PM
To: 'Slim Devices Discussion'
Subject: [slim] OT DAC's


I need a 'cheap' dac to use on a rotel amp to input a pc with only digital out into both a digital input and a analog lr input



The rotel can only play analog to zone 2



Anybody know of one ?



It needs to convert back to stereo - from the DTS signal



Seen some that convert from a digital to stereo but not dolby also needs to give me a stereo output ie not lr and center etc



Thanks for looking any ideas would be great email off group if you like



Regards



Karl



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[thnmnt]

by the way i'm using a midiman flying cow a/d d/a that i bought years ago for my home studio but it's 24bit burr/brown converters sound great with the squeezebox and it's pretty cheap. they make a flying calf version which is just d/a and you can buy them on ebay for under a hundred bucks. make sure you get the 'newer' 24bit models as the older ones are 20bit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3278&item=3760545238&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW


----- Original Message -----
From: N. Wes Gimbert
To: Slim Devices Discussion
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: [slim] OT DAC's


Everyone has a different interpretation of "cheap", I have a Channel Island DAC (VDA-1) with a external amplifier (VAC-1) (www.ciaudio.com).

My goal was not prefection, but butter than my adcom CD player with FLAC. I A/B back and forth and while it was difficult with volume differences I could not tell the difference.

So it fit my bill.

Good luck... liek any good audio gear you only know if you get one and try it.

- Wes
-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com [mailto:discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com]On Behalf Of Karl
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:56 PM
To: 'Slim Devices Discussion'
Subject: [slim] OT DAC's


I need a 'cheap' dac to use on a rotel amp to input a pc with only digital out into both a digital input and a analog lr input



The rotel can only play analog to zone 2



Anybody know of one ?



It needs to convert back to stereo - from the DTS signal



Seen some that convert from a digital to stereo but not dolby also needs to give me a stereo output ie not lr and center etc



Thanks for looking any ideas would be great email off group if you like



Regards



Karl



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