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    Audiophile music player for Windows/Mac and your opinion...

    look at the third party foobar jam skins from deviantart.
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    NAD M10 Streaming Amplifier Review

    I want to connect an hdmi sound from a windows pc to my M10. How can I get the hdmi audio to be duplicated on the earc channel without a TV?
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    If you can run it in full preamp mode which results in all power amps being decoupled.
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    Audiophile music player for Windows/Mac and your opinion...

    I've only just found this thread and haven't had time to view the full content. However, those using foobar I strongly recommend the Jam UI - see https://www.deviantart.com/ranggakat/art/JAM3-for-foobar2000-v3-4-894450237 Early on I reached the conclusion the source is key to good music and the...
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    You could always take the preamp output (5.1) and use a converter to generate 5.1 optical.
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    See the description.... HDMI LPCM 5.1 7.1 To Analog Surround Decoder - 4Kx2K Support This innovative HDMI audio processor is a great digital audio decoder/converter solution for decoding uncompressed digital LPCM 7.1 or 5.1 channel sound into analog surround format for existing analog amplifier...
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    HDMI is a digital output. You can always get a gadget to convert the hdmi audio to optical or coax - see https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-Dolby-DTS-PCM-5-1-7-1-To-Optical-Digital-Audio-Converter-Decoder-/230840436904?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    You can always use the pc to output USB (eg foobar) to the dac and the dac playback analogue to the denon with direct. Alternatively configure foobar to output digital (hdmi, optical) to the denon. I find you can configure two inputs on the denon to reference the same video input but different...
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    And of course the 3700h supports pre out for external amp support. Also preamp mode for operation as a pre processor.
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    I live in nz. But these fans are special. 80mm, very quiet, good quality bearings and very thin (10mm). I will shortly look at placing them inside the unit attached to the cover and pulling air up. Most fans, with few exceptions (eg noctua) are manufactured in China. I use noctua fans in my htpc.
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    I struggled to find a switched USB port but eventually settled on the TV (Panasonic 65hz1000z). All other available ports (HTPC, power amp, and the front of the 3700h) are on all the time. I live in New Zealand and despite covid the fans arrived from China in 10 days! Note I am running in full...
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    I bought a couple of cheap 12v 0.1amp dual ball fans from Aliexpress - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32570285568.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.26bf4c4dWTrxYM I connect them to a switched USB port on the rear of my power amp giving 5v. The 12v fans running on 5v are SILENT and still generate...
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    Interesting observation. I have a htpc I use for videos (hdmi) and audio (USB dac to analogue). I have been able to configure two inputs on the X3770h using the same hdmi number but different audio channels (hdmi and analogue). It doesn't mind having the hdmi channel repeated.
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    Denon AVR-X3700H AVR Review

    My LG oled 55 curved TV broke so I replaced it with a Panasonic 65hz1000z. The 4k video highlighted the shortcomings of my 2013 ca 751r v2 running 5.1. After much research rather than buying a replacement high end avr, I bought the x3700h as a preamp into the 7 channel 751r. The sound is...
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    New Denon 3700/4700 DAC chip

    Just opened up my newly arrived X3700H and there are 3 audio processing chips - 2 x PCM5100A and a AKM5358BET.
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    Review and Measurements of Topping D50 DAC

    Yes. You could load something like daphile from usb to ram without disturbing your notebook windows install. Daphile is easy to configure and execute and will let you realise the true value of your dac. It supports native dad playback of the topping without the need to load additional drivers...
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    Review and Measurements of Topping D50 DAC

    Do you have access to a player that supports native dad over USB?
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    Review and Measurements of Topping D50 DAC

    Yes, but I found it made a difference and others likewise have had no issues. I think he may have had issues with the test equipment or couplings. See https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/28262-forum-posted-measurements-of-ifi-ipower-ps/...
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    Review and Measurements of Topping D50 DAC

    I received my d50 from massdrop. I'm using daphile and confirm it is supported and dsd512 up sampling works fine with no issues. The ifi ipower also connects with no need for an adapter. The sound is better than the previous smsl m8, Sabaj d3 and ifi idsd nano and similar to the smsl m8a.
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    Review and Measurements of Topping D50 DAC

    Yes, I have seen this article from archimago. But before passing judgement and provided your equipment can handle it give dsd256 and dsd512 upsampling a try. Even arcimago agrees in the improvements. http://archimago.blogspot.co.nz/2017/05/measurements-smsl-idea-usb-dac.html "Speaking of the...
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