Hi,
I have been using DFX sound enh. with Jriver MC for a while now.
Recently decided to go for a HiFi system- built around digital music. My main dilemma is whether or not getting the PC put of the picture.
1) playing the music on your pc and than outputting it to a DAC OR streaimg digital music to a streamer-player like Cambridge NP30 etc ? what are the benefits/shortfalls of these 2 alternatives against each other?
2) Is playing the file on your PC a more powerfull way (in terms of controll and processing) than playing it on NP30, Marantz N7004 like systems?
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Assuming I have made the decision to stick to the PC as the main player; now have questions about bypassing the DFX in the loop- dont know all facts about it but I have an understanding that it manuplates the sound in a way that is not desired in real HiFi systems.
Can someone please answer the below questions for me:
1) If I play a lossless Flac in a decent media player like Jriver and output it to a DAC (and than to an amp); without any DFX involved in the playback- does it mean that I am listening to more pure music? Does DFX really enhance fidelity as it is mentioned to be its selling point?
2) Is involving DFX a "betrayal" to having a HiFi system/sound?
I have been using DFX sound enh. with Jriver MC for a while now.
Recently decided to go for a HiFi system- built around digital music. My main dilemma is whether or not getting the PC put of the picture.
1) playing the music on your pc and than outputting it to a DAC OR streaimg digital music to a streamer-player like Cambridge NP30 etc ? what are the benefits/shortfalls of these 2 alternatives against each other?
2) Is playing the file on your PC a more powerfull way (in terms of controll and processing) than playing it on NP30, Marantz N7004 like systems?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assuming I have made the decision to stick to the PC as the main player; now have questions about bypassing the DFX in the loop- dont know all facts about it but I have an understanding that it manuplates the sound in a way that is not desired in real HiFi systems.
Can someone please answer the below questions for me:
1) If I play a lossless Flac in a decent media player like Jriver and output it to a DAC (and than to an amp); without any DFX involved in the playback- does it mean that I am listening to more pure music? Does DFX really enhance fidelity as it is mentioned to be its selling point?
2) Is involving DFX a "betrayal" to having a HiFi system/sound?