I would like to start using my Mac G5 tower as an audio source.
It features an optical digital output; i don't know what's the maximum sampling rate covered but i'd say i'm happy enough with (good quality) redbook format.
Seeing that most people now want 24/96Khz dacs with USB and I don't need any of that, what would be the possible used choices of DACs from, say, the 90's, that would provide me high quality conversion of redbook files?
...or is it better to go USB and asynchronous?
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Topic - Best "old" redbook DAC? - KanedaK 16:25:31 05/29/11 (26)
- Audial Model S - dianathehunter 15:28:15 06/19/11 (1)
- RE: Audial Model S - dianathehunter 15:30:07 06/19/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - jrb15 00:26:39 06/10/11 (0)
- Altis 24/96. - howard 09:48:34 06/6/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - tmsorosk 06:06:12 06/6/11 (0)
- Esoteric - Tromatic 21:32:37 06/4/11 (0)
- Theta Cobalt nt - Des 22:16:14 06/1/11 (0)
- Yes, the optical output that shares the headphone jack - Sordidman 15:57:42 06/1/11 (0)
- Levinson - jimmyjames 02:36:29 06/1/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - mr.bear 21:56:28 05/31/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - HighEndWire 16:34:58 05/31/11 (0)
- Michael Yee DA-1 (RCA/coax digital input -- no optical input) - willkayakforfood 16:17:44 05/31/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - rick_m 08:50:46 05/31/11 (0)
- EAD made some very fine DACs in the 90s * - Mike K 08:50:30 05/31/11 (2)
- second that...but not sure they provided a toslink input. nt. - Tom Schuman 14:51:51 05/31/11 (1)
- They do have a Toslink input. - rick_m 17:28:26 05/31/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - PlayForMe 01:34:25 05/31/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - rwiley 17:26:10 05/30/11 (0)
- Marantz 63/67 models - Frihed89 12:15:48 05/30/11 (4)
- RE: Marantz 63/67 models - pbarach 18:19:01 05/30/11 (3)
- In the mid-90s you can count the number of Dac mfrs on one hand - Frihed89 07:00:40 05/31/11 (0)
- RE: Marantz 63/67 models - KanedaK 05:26:52 05/31/11 (1)
- RE: Marantz 63/67 models - rwiley 14:19:43 05/31/11 (0)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - Todd Krieger 18:14:10 05/29/11 (2)
- RE: Best "old" redbook DAC? - KensZen 19:41:32 06/24/11 (0)
- Definitely !! - dianathehunter 15:31:51 06/19/11 (0)