Pro: playback of 24bit/192KHz audio (near vinyl-perfect) Pro: firewire sound card can be used for recording as well as playback. Con: Will the PDVDP be a good enough source to justify the 24bit/192KHz? Con: 24bit/192KHz from HDD will be

The little bit of oil you put in should spread over the potatoes and help the seasonings coat them. Put the potatoes in your (preferably aluminum foil-covered) pan, cover with tin foil, bake at 400 F or so (give or take based on

80gb iPod Video Gen 5.5, iMod Super Cotton Dock Interconect, Fubar II DAC, Fiio E3 Fiio E5, Total Bithead Amp, PA2V2 Amp, Little Dot MK III Amp, Sennheiser HD580 (600 Grills/650 Cable), HD570, HD280 Pro, HD 212 Pro, HD 201, Grado SR60,

Desktop: Foobar2000 w/ Creative ASIO --> X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro --(SPDIF)--> Zero DAC w/ OPA627 --> M-Audio BX5a Deluxe x 2 + JVC HA-RX900 Portable: Sandisk Sansa E250 w/ Rockbox --> Koss KSC-75. Kurotetsu is offline

Digital Signal Processor A special chip created for high-speed data transmission and manipulation particularly in communications, graphics, and audio-intensive applications. Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)

From memory I am going to say it sounded similar to the PICO, when I was using it with the Mac Audio Midi set in 24bit/48Khz mode via optical out. Not quite as warm as a Predator, but powerful clear and neutral like the PICO.

Audio D/A Converter: 192kHz/24bit * Virtual Battery Operation: No * Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus Decoder: Bitstream output using required HDMI connection * Dolby True HD Decoder: Bitstream output using required HDMI connection

Streamline Audio Video .. The overall sound more balance and smooth to me. Maybe next occasion you can try acoustic music with vocals and check the smooth/clear sound X sonic images = instrument separation = definition.

I bought several DIY DAC kits as I like upgrading this. The stock PCB's sound nothing more than OK but when you apply some mods, even using tubes, the CS4397 will send you to a different planet.

Here is the pc config http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF15-3310301.html PremierSound audio/speaker subsystem. ADI1981HD High Definition CODEC Integrated 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro compatible audio 24-bit DAC

After the nc8400 and nc6400 laptop, here’s the Compaq nc7400 from HP. Weighs at just 5.5 ounces, this compact notebook features 512MB of RAM, up to 100GB of HDD, an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 224 MB shared system memory, and a Premier Sound audio/speaker subsystem with ADI1981HD High Definition CODEC. Other configurations include 3 USB 2.0, VGA, external mic, line out, VGA, IEEE 1394a, AC power connector, RJ-11, RJ-45, travel battery connector, docking connector, Broadcom 10/100 Ethernet PCI Controller,56K V.92 modem with digital line guard and 1 Type I/II PC Card slot which supports both 32-bit CardBus and 16-bit PC Cards.

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HP Compaq nc6400 is an ideal notebok for home and office use. Weighs at just 2kg, this tough and durable laptop features an Intel Core Duo processor, 14.1-inch TFT WXGA/WXGA+ widescreen LCD, 512MB of RAM, and and 40GB of HDD. There’s a unique Ultra-slim MultiBay II drive that lets users swap optical drives with secondary hard drive for more storing options. And for the graphics, you can choose between ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 or Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 chipset. If you just want to do general productivity tasks and play Solitaire, the second option would be enough.

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