Lossless audio conversion / DIY Kivor?

["Keyvan Rahimian" <keyvan@xxxxxxx>]

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Hi all

 

Having seen the latest post about the Linn Kivor etc. got me thinking about taking another look at an idea I had way back. I run a couple of Sony 400 disc cd changers hooked up to an HA pc via Slink-e.

Apart from a couple of minor gripes about the CDJ software, this works OK for me. I keep around 5Gb of MP3 / WMA files (ripped cd's around the 160 / 192 Kbps) - my most popular tracks etc- for portable use. I use the trusty IPAQ 3900 with a recently acquired 1Gb IBM CF micro drive (an actual HDU the size of a 50p piece - amazing!!!) which came with my purchase of a Canon camera. The IPAQ lets me get both high quality music and audible.com books on the move. I may u/g to an apple iPOD if I find I need to take more music with me on th move.

Anyway for a while now I have been toying with the idea of putting all my music on disk and the way the s/w PC-to-home integration products are going (Windows XP multimedia etc.) I will probably stick to Microsoft for the sake of an easy life ... (I know this may provoke some comments!!).

My issue if loss of quality and fidelity from source material. I am not a purist like some HiFi buffs with valve amps and direct connect kit - I do however value good sound quality but also value convenience and ease of use. I don't mind paying for good amps and speakers (bi-amp or tri-amp setups) and generally high quality gear, but I want ease of use and full HA type manageability.

My question(s) :

1. What conversion standard produces the closest reproduction to the original CD material? Note latest beta version of Media Player...

2. Any ideas on hardware (i.e sound cards may be better than the Sound Blaster or Turtle Beach offering) obviously for digital output to external  DA converters (optical or coax)

 

If anyone in this group can help with ideas or input.. I would be grateful.

Has anyone tried this or similar?

 

Thanks

 

Keyvan R

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