I just purchased a few more albums from HD Tracks, so in total I now have seven HD albums;
- REM - Out of Time 96/24
- Nirvana - Nevermind 96/24
- Janos Starker - Cello Suites 176/24
- Janos Starker - Cello Concertos 176/24
- Holst - Planets Chesky 96/24
- Diana Krall - Quiet Nights 96/24
- Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner 96/24
What I really wanted to try out are the higher resolution of 176 (which is 4 times 44.1 or CD format) files. At the moment, my DAC tops out at 96 kHz, so some software downsampling will be required, I will get them to play at 88.2 kHz. The next step is now to look for a DAC that can play these files, it seems, up to 176/192 kHz.
The short list so far;
- Metrum Octave (can't do 192)
- Violectric V800
- Mytek DSD-DAC Preamp (can also do DSD)
- Bel Cano DAC3.5VB
- Weiss DAC202
- Weiss DAC2
- Musical Fidelity M1 DAC
- Aqvox USB-DAC
- Junilabs Jundac Two
- Anedio D2
The option exists for a dedicated computer to DAC interface and a separate headphone amp.
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