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Hello !
i read often that the quality of the audio digital out of media players is very low (i.e. high jitter).
Is anyone aware of any exception to this rule ?
I ask this because i heard of jitter measurements on media players
I have ripped my cds collection into a little nas
What would be the best way to reproduce all this files ?
Please do not tell me a pc ... i am not ready for this adventure.
I would much prefer a nice standalone media player with a great spdif out (i have already a dac that i quite like)
Toslink or coaxial would be both fine.
Thank you very much indeed
Kind regards,
beppe
Edits: 10/13/13 10/13/13 10/13/13Follow Ups:
I think you would be fine with a quality media player, I'm assuming you mean universal player. If your DAC has any type of re-clocking at the input the transport is less critical. If your budget would allow the $499.00 Oppo would be good. If you didn't need Blu-ray or DVD, a Marantz 5004 would work nicely. If you are wanting video disc capability in my opinion about $499.00 is where you begin to get nicer quality universal players.
I've never heard of any particular or extraordinary jitter issues with a player just because it was a universal player. I have noticed different performance or sound from transports but the only time I had one that just was not up to par was a cheap TDK CD recorder.
Thank you very much for your reply
Actually i had my eyes on the various Squeezebox ... even 2nd because i realized the high quality of their spdif out.
But i would like a media player also able to play video files.
Unfortunately i did not take the model of that Iomega player.
Maybe in an audio context could have been a nice surprise.
The Oppo is a really nice unit.
I wonder how is the quality of its digital out. I would like to use my current dac that i like.
Thanks again and kind regards,
beppe
I have no personal experience with the Oppo. An installer friend who sells them has had good luck with them and recommends them for most jobs. Oppo brought product to the market back when DVD was still the only format, the player literally took the market by storm and set benchmarks for performance. Their Blu-ray/universal players have been the same. Based on how well they perform and are accepted I'd say the digital outputs would have to be good. Oppos players have a rep for their analog outputs sounding good. I believe either Oppo themselves or some online retailers offer a 30 day return if you wanted to try one out.
What I'm currently using is an early generation Marantz BDP which is holding up very well. Marantz has universal players in the $499.00 range as well. I've only used the HDMI but in my opinion Marantz would make a good transport as well.
Which DAC are you using? Is it just for music, I'm not aware of any 5.1 DAC's except for what's built into receivers/processors.
Thanks again and yes it is only a stereo dac but i am on stereo completely.
I cannot stand more than two speakers.
The dac is talked about here
http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?41792-Abrahamsen-V6-DAC-a-review
and in the picture.
I understand Oppo must be very good
The bigger one has also balanced outs (i have this kind of inputs in my amp).
Regards,
beppe
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