- Sep 16, 2011
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Hi all,
I'm completely new to all this (both hifi and general techinical sound considerations) and I'm a little confused about DACs and what they can and can't do.
I'm going to trial the following system at a hifi shop today - marantz cd6003, yamaha as500 and monitor audio bronze bx2s.
I also want decent sound from my macbook pro - nothing fancy just through the best quality cable output possible.
So will a usb line from my laptop into a DAC like the HRT Music Streamer IIallow me to play any audiofrom my laptop? - like an external sound card? Can I play:
1. spotify,
2. itunes,
3. live sound from BBC iplayer or online BBC radio,
4. and even youtube audio through it?
Thank you in advance for any advice. I'm clearly a little ill-informed but that's why I'm here...
Cheers,
Max
I'm completely new to all this (both hifi and general techinical sound considerations) and I'm a little confused about DACs and what they can and can't do.
I'm going to trial the following system at a hifi shop today - marantz cd6003, yamaha as500 and monitor audio bronze bx2s.
I also want decent sound from my macbook pro - nothing fancy just through the best quality cable output possible.
So will a usb line from my laptop into a DAC like the HRT Music Streamer IIallow me to play any audiofrom my laptop? - like an external sound card? Can I play:
1. spotify,
2. itunes,
3. live sound from BBC iplayer or online BBC radio,
4. and even youtube audio through it?
Thank you in advance for any advice. I'm clearly a little ill-informed but that's why I'm here...
Cheers,
Max