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Screenrecycler alternative free4/6/2023 For a low speed device the limit is 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches). Q1: How long of a cable can I use to connect my device?Ī1: In practice, the USB specification limits the length of a cable between full speed devices to 5 meters (a little under 16 feet 5 inches). The long USB cable option can be done but the length limitation may stop you. I would just use them as a transport and connect an external DAC. The wireless devices are perfect for this. Again, just my opinion.Ībout noise level: There are many options here. I am certainly no expert, but I don't think adding the 24/96 capability to a hi-end DAC would degrade 44.1 performance as long as there is no upsampling being done to 44.1 music. I guess we'll have to wait and see on this though. I do follow you line of thinking about getting one that does 44.1 at its best, but I don't think you have to chose between this and one that does 24/96. The sampling rate may not be that important to you, but I think if you spend a few thousand dollars it would be wise to have this capability. I think DACs are just like the rest of the audiophile equipment out there. Am I right about this? If so, can anyone tell me if there is a wireless device that can feed something like the Benchmark without imposing any sound degradation? If not, what is the longest that a USB cable can be? I see only two solutions to this: connecting the DAC to the audio system with a wireless device, or using an exceptionally long USB cable. The consensus is that having the computer in one's main listening room introduces an unacceptable noise level. Having said all that, I need to ask a question that deals with connecting the DAC to the home audio system. Since the majority of these are of the original 16-bit variety (along with a very few HDCD oddities), my belief is that I would rather have a DAC that does 44.1 as best it can be done instead of one that's versatile enough to play back something I don't have. The issue of 48 versus a higher sample rating may not be all that important to me since my personal goal is to archive about 1000 of my favorite CDs. With units ranging in price from less than $100 all the way up into the mid- to- high thousands, one quickly realizes that you might be paying more for the sizzle than the steak. At the same time, I recognize that the audio companies that have already begun to produce USB DACs add a little snake oil to their marketing. Conventional wisdom seems to prefer a few brands, of which the Benchmark seems to be at or near the top of everyone's list. As an audiophile veteran of more than 40 years, I would be reluctant to dispense with my highly modified CD player until I was convinced that the DAC I select is capable of reproducing vivid, natural sound equivalent to what I'm now getting. The question about DACs looms high in my list of priorities, though. The more I learn about the concept of replacing my CD/SACD players with one of my older Macs, the more frustrated/neurotic I become. Well I don't want to crap on this thread, but I am not ready to list a new topic on my own. "There are only two kinds of people: Those who understand binary and those who don't" come to think of it, your local music store (or national chain, like Guitar Center or Sam Ash, etc.) might have some demo units around the store too! Lucky you, if you live near Sweetwater Sound ( I THINK they have a 'brick and mortar' store.). It never hurts to ask the: "what are my options if I don't like the way it SOUNDS?" question when you order it - The two sites I posted are good about exchanges - I am sure that there are other good ones, AND bad ones out there too. Note to Everyone: please do your homework thoroughly when purchasing one of these units ( don't get in a holiday buying tizzy ). _NOT_ that it was surprising that you were correct! That is what I get for posting first thing in the "morning". I MEANT that it was surprising that given that there are so many varieties of these out there, that so few of the USB DACs do more than 48 KHz sampling rate. I need a proofreader! Sorry, I chose a bad position for the placement of the " (surprising!) " portion of that post *LOL*.
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