high end sound laptop to tube amp (no preamp) - Page 2

Fivetide · 20th December 2011, 11:25 AM

Not on my laptop but on my HTPC ,I have been using the Cambridge Audio's DAC Magic , it sounds fantastic .. but the best enhancement to the sound was the player software http://www.jriver.com/
Just the ability to widen the soundstage and set the room characteristics made a massive improvement to the sound. I’m adding an Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe but keeping the DAC Magic attached so I can ditch the Sony AV amp and run everything from the HTPC. You can slave the front speakers via the Xonar’s optical in to the DAC Magic then to amp, but in all honesty you need a another two amps for the Bass and rears. But I have a n old Cambridge AV 250 that a bought for spares that I’m going to see if I can slim down and get 2.1 out of it.

Face · 31st December 2011, 12:22 PM

W4S DAC-2 (DAC2) - DACs - DAC 2 Digital, High Definition Amplifiers, Stereo Pre Amp Audio Equip

Has a built in volume control/preamp.

31st December 2011, 12:22 PM	#12
Face diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	W4S DAC-2 (DAC2) - DACs - DAC 2 Digital, High Definition Amplifiers, Stereo Pre Amp Audio Equip Has a built in volume control/preamp. __________________ "If it measures good and sounds bad, -- it is bad. If it sounds good and measures bad, -- you've measured the wrong thing." Daniel R. von Recklinghausen

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20th December 2011, 11:25 AM	#11
Fivetide Happy Chappy diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Preston	Not on my laptop but on my HTPC ,I have been using the Cambridge Audio's DAC Magic , it sounds fantastic .. but the best enhancement to the sound was the player software http://www.jriver.com/ Just the ability to widen the soundstage and set the room characteristics made a massive improvement to the sound. I’m adding an Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe but keeping the DAC Magic attached so I can ditch the Sony AV amp and run everything from the HTPC. You can slave the front speakers via the Xonar’s optical in to the DAC Magic then to amp, but in all honesty you need a another two amps for the Bass and rears. But I have a n old Cambridge AV 250 that a bought for spares that I’m going to see if I can slim down and get 2.1 out of it.

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