Interesting thing about noise and jitter is that, once your system gets to a certain level and there are no major issues, you never know it is there until it's reduced. I've been there many times. And every system has some, no matter how good it is. There is always room for further improvement...
It's really hard to beat the Jay. That's an amazing transport. And your DAC does an amazing job with SPDIF.
But there are two things that transports have a hard time with - 1. completely isolating the vibration from the spinning CD; and 2. extracting every single bit from CDs with a lot of...
None of the digital audio stuff you have tested comes even close to what a server like the Extreme could do. The answer to your question is: "Yes, the Extreme can absolutely better top CD transports". It's not easy to beat a top CD transport, especially with the DAC you are using, which would...
Perhaps you missed my previous message, where I gave kudos to MSB for their initiative. I love the idea. Now if they open up the technology they are using to everyone and is good enough to become the new standard interface between DACs and computers, my dream would become true! I don't know what...
Thank you.
The music server is a complex system of hardware and software. If you improve one thing you most likely break something else. The overall end result is what counts at the end. I have no doubts, after reading all the stuff you have done, that you have found the best balance for your...
Very interesting thread. I just read all 48 pages...
The Extreme looks like an exceptional server. A quick glimpse of the pictures under the hood convinced me of the attention of every detail that has been put into building this device - good power supply, the EMI/RFI isolation for components...