I have a question. A friend is adamant any high end modern DAC should be immune to the source. That the spdif or usb in the DAC should be isolated, have dedicated power and reclocking, so the source can be a laptop or an Aurender whaever model, and you should not hear a difference????? Why then do people say they can hear a server compared to a laptop.
He is also adamant what is going on is the sorce file. He says that if the file was compressed or is not lossless that that is what we are hearing. I get that. Its easy to hear. But, If I were to burn a CD to WAV and play it through a laptop or through a server, would I hear a difference with a properly built modern DAC. If so, what is failing in the signal chain that a galvanic isolated DAC with built in clocks that are isolated from the source are not able to deal with or correct. Why is the DAC being influenced by the digital packet of data.
He is also adamant what is going on is the sorce file. He says that if the file was compressed or is not lossless that that is what we are hearing. I get that. Its easy to hear. But, If I were to burn a CD to WAV and play it through a laptop or through a server, would I hear a difference with a properly built modern DAC. If so, what is failing in the signal chain that a galvanic isolated DAC with built in clocks that are isolated from the source are not able to deal with or correct. Why is the DAC being influenced by the digital packet of data.