I must live in the digital "stone age" as I am now reading about things about which I have no idea how they function or why we even need them. Reading about the newer DACs especially the MSB Select ll as recently acquired by Mike Lavigne and Priaptor, I have to admit that I am totally clueless about the following 2 things which I have been reading more and more of here and that is
1. Can someone give me a crash course on I2S and why and when it is used and why I think I am reading that it is sonically better than connecting USB
2. Ethernet renderers. Is ethernet connection hardwired the way to go and if so what does an ethernet renderer do
Over the past few years I have been listening to vinyl over 90% of the time but I know my digital side of things is showing it's age (although it still sounds pretty good IMHO) and to that extent I just added 2 new CMS Black Diamond filters to my existing rack in the anticipation of a new DAC and a server/streamer.
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...Steve-Williams&p=454963&viewfull=1#post454963
So if there any of you out there who can give me and others a crash course on I2S as well as connecting ethernet and what the heck does an ethernet renderer do?
All of these seem to add one more layer of complexity in getting the digital files from the server to the DAC. So my question is, are these really necessary or just another means to an end as both seem to add not only more complexity but so also more cost
1. Can someone give me a crash course on I2S and why and when it is used and why I think I am reading that it is sonically better than connecting USB
2. Ethernet renderers. Is ethernet connection hardwired the way to go and if so what does an ethernet renderer do
Over the past few years I have been listening to vinyl over 90% of the time but I know my digital side of things is showing it's age (although it still sounds pretty good IMHO) and to that extent I just added 2 new CMS Black Diamond filters to my existing rack in the anticipation of a new DAC and a server/streamer.
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...Steve-Williams&p=454963&viewfull=1#post454963
So if there any of you out there who can give me and others a crash course on I2S as well as connecting ethernet and what the heck does an ethernet renderer do?
All of these seem to add one more layer of complexity in getting the digital files from the server to the DAC. So my question is, are these really necessary or just another means to an end as both seem to add not only more complexity but so also more cost