Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
I have the same exact WAV. music files on my main rack`s lap-top as is on a SSD feeding my OPPO UDP-203`s S/PDIF coax.
And my DAC has USB and S/PDIF switchable inputs.
I had been switching between the two digital WAV. file sources via my DAC and noticed bit of grittiness on the lap-tops USB music feed SQ that wasn`t present from the OPPO`s S/PDIF coax feed to it.
So I thought to try to use my Peachtree X1 USB to S/PDIF converter/transcoder adaptor(that I already had laying around, to see if inserting it would clean up the SQ of the audio from the lap-top to the same DAC via a 4X1 S/PDIF switch so I can easily switch between the two constantly running digital music sources(now totally S/PDIF configured)..
Well, that change over/conversion cleaned up the USB fed grittiness from the lap-top`s digital music duplicate feed to my satisfaction, and now I can switch between either sources without grimacing on the lap-top`s edginess SQ while working on, or updating the music files on one or the other while keeping the all important all day music flowing that I insist on here, hence this music file redundancy of mine..
I forgotten how bad/dirty USB delivered digital music can be after using(really being spoiled) first the OPPO 103 & now the 203.
And I thought to possibly encourage other digital music AK`er`s to consider thinking about & exploring cleaning up their USB fed digital music feeds, if they think there`s room for possible SQ improvement.
If your happy with what you have, well, good for you..
Take care and enjoy the music as you see fit, no matter your source.
Kind regards, OKB
And my DAC has USB and S/PDIF switchable inputs.
I had been switching between the two digital WAV. file sources via my DAC and noticed bit of grittiness on the lap-tops USB music feed SQ that wasn`t present from the OPPO`s S/PDIF coax feed to it.
So I thought to try to use my Peachtree X1 USB to S/PDIF converter/transcoder adaptor(that I already had laying around, to see if inserting it would clean up the SQ of the audio from the lap-top to the same DAC via a 4X1 S/PDIF switch so I can easily switch between the two constantly running digital music sources(now totally S/PDIF configured)..
Well, that change over/conversion cleaned up the USB fed grittiness from the lap-top`s digital music duplicate feed to my satisfaction, and now I can switch between either sources without grimacing on the lap-top`s edginess SQ while working on, or updating the music files on one or the other while keeping the all important all day music flowing that I insist on here, hence this music file redundancy of mine..
I forgotten how bad/dirty USB delivered digital music can be after using(really being spoiled) first the OPPO 103 & now the 203.
And I thought to possibly encourage other digital music AK`er`s to consider thinking about & exploring cleaning up their USB fed digital music feeds, if they think there`s room for possible SQ improvement.
If your happy with what you have, well, good for you..
Take care and enjoy the music as you see fit, no matter your source.
Kind regards, OKB