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I highly recommend the computer as source option. I tried the trends and Hagusb connections for computer usb output. I purchased the Hagusb in the aes config and both were good. I could not get the trends to lock with my jitterbug or sonic frontiers transdac in the coax format but in aes it locked right away. Indra if you have a macbook the apogee duet is the way to go, bests most dacs in the sub $1500 range and is made specifically for core audio in your mac. They run $500 in the US and since they are powered by the firewire connection there is not the usual voltage issue. Sweetwater.com is a great outfit to get these from.

o.O. Hope the TransDAC will lock to the TOSlink of a transit... or hagtech is gonna get some business.

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It's probably not EQ, it's probably something else.

Like...?

I fixed some with EQ-ing but EQ in iTunes sucks. Adds distortion in some songs but with EQ off it just doesn't sound right.

Edit: The distortion is also there when EQ turned off so that's not it...Strange as with some songs I really haven't noticed distortion before.

I've read up about that Apogee and it sure sounds like good value for the money. I think I'll get this in the not so far future. That way I can leave the Behrinhger out of the setup.

It just doesn't have balanced outs...I would like to have a balanced Beta so I can play around with balanced in the future, do I need a balanced source for that? Not necessarily I guess but are there cons?

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Like...?

I fixed some with EQ-ing but EQ in iTunes sucks. Adds distortion in some songs but with EQ off it just doesn't sound right.

Edit: The distortion is also there when EQ turned off so that's not it...Strange as with some songs I really haven't noticed distortion before.

I've read up about that Apogee and it sure sounds like good value for the money. I think I'll get this in the not so far future. That way I can leave the Behrinhger out of the setup.

It just doesn't have balanced outs...I would like to have a balanced Beta so I can play around with balanced in the future, do I need a balanced source for that? Not necessarily I guess but are there cons?

I use a pair of cinemag transformers to generate a balanced signal from the duet. It works pretty well, I think.

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I use a pair of cinemag transformers to generate a balanced signal from the duet. It works pretty well, I think.

Ah yes, I was already wondering how you did it since you use the Apogee with the Balanced Tooelaudio. You're talking about the CM-DBX Direct Box Tranformer which retails at about $300, right?

Good to know that won't be a problem! Thanx.

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Ah yes, I was already wondering how you did it since you use the Apogee with the Balanced Tooelaudio. You're talking about the CM-DBX Direct Box Tranformer which retails at about $300, right?

Good to know that won't be a problem! Thanx.

No, the transformers I used were about $50 each. I'll find out which ones from colin and let you know.

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Well the problem is, I don't know. I just know that sometimes you can't EQ into place things like separation and focus. Jitter? Sounds far-fetched, I know, but that's all I got.

Jitter crossed my mind as well and did some reading on it but the descriptions on jitter seem kinda vague, as the discussion often ends up in audible / not audible.

I am still not sure what it is. The good recordings sound pretty decent but other stuff makes you wanna scream, so it could be an it's-in-the-recording-kind-of-thing.

Classical piano often gives me distortion and that's really weird. Have to look further into that by ab-ing some stuff.

I assume it's not a problem that I have my iPod connected via usb and play the music through iTunes with the Behringer connected to my amp...?

Thanx Grawk for looking into that :)

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...The good recordings sound pretty decent but other stuff makes you wanna scream, so it could be an it's-in-the-recording-kind-of-thing.

Classical piano often gives me distortion and that's really weird. Have to look further into that by ab-ing some stuff.

Well, I changed a setting in System Preferences; sound ---- input ----USB codec instead of built-in I believe it was first and the distortion is actually gone now. At least I don't hear it anymore while before I heard it with A LOT of songs. Pretty nice as I no longer feel the urge rippin' my hair out ;)

Thanx Grawk for the heads-up. I'm gonna wait with that till I have something to go balanced with though...Lot's of parts still missing :o

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