On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:23:29 +0000, Laurence Payne
lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom wrote:

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:15:55 GMT, Bob Latham
wrote:


The signal needs to go through an AD conversion somewhere. Does it
really matter whether it's in the amp or on the soundcard?

Yes, if it cheaper to not need a new ADC and *maybe* get better results
using the Arcam ADC.

Arcam is home cinema stuff, isn't it? I doubt it has anything special
in the ADC department.

My Arcam Alpha 9 CD player has what is probably the best DAC yet made.
It is a ring DAC, and has an adaptive reconstruction filter that
changes depending on the signal currently being processed.

What this means in practice, of course, is that it sounds no different
than any other halfway decent CD player.

d

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