Bushikai,
There are two ways to use the e22 DAC. It is designed to play every file in its original form - recording format, resolution, sampling rate etc. With other words the e22 will play your files with the minimum processing possible. The idea is that less processing gives you the most...
The JRiver DSP converts DSD to PCM. If you are interested in naive DSD, you should have JRiver in bitstreaming mode. Bitstreaming disables all DSP processing. Channel trimming is controlled by the exaSound Dashboard and ultimately the volume processing is performed by the Sabre ES9018 chip...
Volume control, including channel trim is done in the DAC. Volume can be controlled from the computer screen, with IR remote control and from the buttons on the front plate. All methods of volume control are synchronized, moving the volume slider with the mouse is indicated on the device...
Sure, I also have a vast collection of CDs. But I am not interested anymore of the minor returns that I get when I try to beautify CD sound.
For me it is time for something more exciting. With high-sampling rate files the sound is really detailed and dynamic. The improvements are not subtle...
amirm,
It is great to be here and to explore new ideas! I find that people are investing lots of time and energy to perfect outdated technologies. CDs are really constrained by resolution limitations. Why invest thousands of dollars to try to achieve the impossible - to bring to live...
J River is one of the best samples of stable bit-perfect operation:
• It works with ASIO drivers, and most ASIO drivers are bit-perfect by design.
• ASIO can bypass completely the Windows sound system, the Windows volume control and mixer are out of the picture.
• ASIO allows for easy...
Is isolation as good as optimization?
In my experience improving computer power sources and filtering without isolation if not enough. The common ground between the computer and the audio gear will always transmit significant high-frequency noise. Galvanic isolation eliminates ground...