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In Reply to: RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? posted by Mel on August 5, 2021 at 05:48:40:
"the quality of the input data matters"
Do you polish the bits to make them better? At a certain point the data are fine ;-)
I still contend that unless there is something blatantly wrong with the source, the DAC itself makes a much bigger difference to SQ.
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- RE: any DAC with SP/DIF input - soundchekk 13:06:26 08/15/21 (0)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - nilknarf 10:46:32 08/8/21 (1)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - nilknarf 15:54:56 08/8/21 (0)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - classfolkphile 21:15:29 08/4/21 (7)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - soundchekk 00:03:01 08/5/21 (6)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - fmak 01:09:19 08/6/21 (1)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - soundchekk 01:23:07 08/6/21 (0)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - classfolkphile 16:58:37 08/5/21 (3)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - soundchekk 23:38:45 08/5/21 (2)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - classfolkphile 10:33:18 08/6/21 (1)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - soundchekk 11:00:05 08/6/21 (0)
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- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - fmak 01:11:34 08/6/21 (1)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mel 05:38:14 08/6/21 (0)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - soundchekk 10:46:40 08/4/21 (17)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mel 10:54:13 08/4/21 (16)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - fmak 01:14:32 08/6/21 (0)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - AbeCollins 20:44:54 08/4/21 (14)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mel 05:48:40 08/5/21 (13)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - fmak 01:16:56 08/6/21 (0)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Dawnrazor 11:53:14 08/5/21 (0)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - AbeCollins 08/5/2111:23:29 08/5/21 (0)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mercman 09:33:57 08/5/21 (8)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mel 10:18:01 08/5/21 (7)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mercman 11:56:38 08/5/21 (5)
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- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mel 12:30:13 08/5/21 (3)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mercman 12:43:57 08/5/21 (2)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mel 13:10:49 08/5/21 (1)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - Mercman 13:52:26 08/5/21 (0)
- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - AbeCollins 11:21:30 08/5/21 (0)
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- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - fmak 23:27:09 08/3/21 (16)
- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - soundchekk 00:19:30 08/4/21 (15)
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- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - soundchekk 05:14:21 08/4/21 (0)
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- RE: 2021 - DACs that do not require USB tweaks ? - soundchekk 08:50:49 08/4/21 (3)
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- RE: But What's the Difference Between a Tweak and a Better Source? - AbeCollins 08/5/2111:23:29 08/5/21 (0)