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What Sounds Best, Apple TV or Computer USB with 16 bit/44khz files?
In your system, what sounds best with 16bit/44khz files--Apple TV or computer USB playback through an external DAC?
Last edited by Steady339; 12-19-2012 at 02:50 AM. |
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Apple TV's output is fixed to 16bit/48khz.
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I should have said, for 16 bit/44khz or 48khz file playback, does Apple TV or computer USB sound better on your system? Thanks to TommyC for pointing this out, I made a correction in my original post. Just trying to get some comparison between the two with the same files played both ways.
Last edited by Steady339; 12-19-2012 at 02:51 AM. |
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ATV doesn't do 44.1khz. Everything is up or downsampled to 48. CAS is much more flexible.
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ATV is not bad. I use it to stream Internet radio through the house - not when I want to sit down for more serious listening.
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Usb
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Definitely USB with a good quality USB cable. And using a software such as Decibel to play the track from memory instead of repeatedly accessing the HDD will make it even better.
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I think there's potential for the USB to sound better, if the USB is implemented well.
And USB SPDIF implementations vary a lot. |
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Defiantly go with USB and an external DAC. It will cost considerably more but compared to the overall improvement you will get in your system, its cost is relatively low.
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I use a 2011 iMac with an Apple TV3 connected to a Wadia 121 DAC, this system sounds very good, even the Apple TV3 outputs only 48kHz
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