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KB29R
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August 25, 2020

Can I add a DAC to new Sonos Amp?

  • August 25, 2020
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Im currently using my iMac PC as a source using its headphone out to line in on my sonos amp - and am able to get up to a maximum 96khz if im correct?

Can I add a dac such as the iFi Zen DAC to enable me to get higher than 96khz ?

Imac/Zen/dac/Sonos amp/B&W passive speakers

 

Ken

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    Dave far-away
    Trending Lyricist I
    January 22, 2021

    Perfect 

    This discussion was about the merits of adding an extra digital-analog-digital stage on the front of whatever goes on inside a player. As I said, if you subjectively feel the effect is more ‘musical’ then go right ahead. 

    For the matter changing the ripping software, as I said some comments above, was a rhetoric comment, I am a SONOS owner I do know what exact copy and iTunes are. I like the word musical better than coloration though so peace flower from here. About that, the AMP uses 3rd party speaker so every single owner of an AMP by definition got a different “Coloration”. Coloration that unlike the SONOS 5 for example we cannot correct as True Play doesn't work with 3rd party speakers, for the matter what I am saying is that the Line in processed in whatsoever sampling rate they use is surprisingly able to show differences between digital sources let alone a turntable. If somebody has a situation that requires a file SONOS cannot read I am not gonna tell him not to use it because my owner experience with the Line in an eternal DAC  is good really good. I had wondered in perfect agreement with you that my DAC may have a frequency response that works better in my room (coloration as you say) among a lot of theories  but researching more on the matter is too audiophile for me to pursue…

    Be in peace! I have nothing add on the matter.

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