would a decent transport outperform my DAC/PC ?

[roob]

I also run a Macbook/Pure Music into the same dac via async usb, its close but the clock linked Pioneer edges in front, it just sounds more natural.

[nbaptista]

I can buy a Mac mini, too!

[roob]

Yep a Mac Mini would be nice along with a Hiface 2 to go between it and your dac

[nbaptista]

JPlay will improve your sound - try the demo at JPlay.eu.

Can I still run Foobar with JPlay in the background, like I did with the demo?

[Tim]

A decent Pioneer stable platter CDP used as a transport costs less than £100 and easily beats SBTs as well as some very sophisticated streaming setups etc, imho.

Well I totally disagree with that opinion Jerry, ain't no way a Pioneer stable platter CDP is going to sound better than a properly configured file based audio system - if it does, then you are doing something wrong (IMHO)

[Clive]

Can I still run Foobar with JPlay in the background, like I did with the demo?

Yes, the full version of Jplay is the same code as the demo minus the code that inserts gaps in the music.

[John]

I brought my laptop and DAC to a few systems and so far compairing like for like recordings I not heard a Transport and DAC beat this combination

[roob]

Well I totally disagree with that opinion Jerry, ain't no way a Pioneer stable platter CDP is going to sound better than a properly configured file based audio system - if it does, then you are doing something wrong (IMHO)

I agree, an un-modified Pioneer sounded pretty average to me when I tried it with my dac.

[sq225917]

Funny how it's always windows users saying streaming isn't as good as a decent transport into a dac. I wonder what the determining factor is? ;-)

[Clive]

Funny how it's always windows users saying streaming isn't as good as a decent transport into a dac. I wonder what the determining factor is? ;-)

Is that the case? John on an active thread (visit to MartinT) uses Windows with JPLAY, as I do. I have a friend who uses JPLAY under Windows on a Mac. We're all doing this because we find the transports we've tried lacking. Of course we've not tried all transports.....

I think also there's an idealogical aspect, ie do you want to stick with CD or go file-based, either because you want flexibility files bring or you see little future in the silver disk.