Pandora One streams at 192 kHz. How will this DAC perform with Pandora One?
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Only "Guy in the Bay Area" answered this question correctly. Neither Pandora, nor any other streaming service provides content with a sample rate of 192 kHz. Not only would this be absurd from a delivery standpoint, it is utterly unnecessary. The confusion is between bit rates and sample rates. Both can be expressed using the same unit of measure (Hz, kHz, F, S/s, etc) but they reference different characteristics. Sample rate is the number of times per unit time (most often a second) that the conversion (either direction) occurs. Bit rate is the expression of the number of bits per unit time (most often a second) that a stream utilizes. Kevin HalversonCTOHigh Resolution Technologies Only "Guy in the Bay Area" answered this question correctly. Neither Pandora, nor any other streaming service provides content with a sample rate of 192 kHz. Not only would this be absurd from a delivery standpoint, it is utterly unnecessary. The confusion is between bit rates and sample rates. Both can be expressed using the same unit of measure (Hz, kHz, F, S/s, etc) but they reference different characteristics. Sample rate is the number of times per unit time (most often a second) that the conversion (either direction) occurs. Bit rate is the expression of the number of bits... » Read More Only "Guy in the Bay Area" answered this question correctly. Neither Pandora, nor any other streaming service provides content with a sample rate of 192 kHz. Not only would this be absurd from a delivery standpoint, it is utterly unnecessary. The confusion is between bit rates and sample rates. Both can be expressed using the same unit of measure (Hz, kHz, F, S/s, etc) but they reference different characteristics. Sample rate is the number of times per unit time (most often a second) that the conversion (either direction) occurs. Bit rate is the expression of the number of bits per unit time (most often a second) that a stream utilizes. Kevin HalversonCTOHigh Resolution Technologies « Show Less
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The DAC is fine. What will limit sound quality in this case is not the DAC but rather the upsampling that pandora is guilty of - at least when i sampled music streaming services. I compared spotify, pandora, and mog, and hands down - Mog was the winner in file quality - dont get bogged down with numbers and listen first. I cancelled both pandora and spotify immediately.
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Pandora One does NOT stream at 192 kilohertz (thousand cycles per second). It streams at 192 Kbps (thousand bits per second). The first is a measure of sampling frequency, the second is a measure of audio compression. The Pandora 192 Kbps stream will be a 16-bit audio file sampled at 44.1 kilohertz, so there will be no problem using this DAC.
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looking at the other responses I agree that the HRT is good quality, & I have an emotive DAC/Pre-amp also. The reviewer that mentioned the other streamers hit it on the head, when they said listen to the quality of the different services & decide from your ears what you like. This dac is worth the money & shopping is worth your time!!
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This company makes a music Streamer model called the HD that will stream up to 192khz.http://highresolutiontechnologies.com/music-streamer-hdHope that helps.
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I've done a few tests and on ookla I've gotten anywhere from 3-7 mbps down 1-5 mbps up. I usually stream Pandora while driving for about 45 minutes at a time and usually no drops.
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I haven't used it as a connection to a Dac. Sorry. But my guess it will hold up.
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Thanks for your question, Antonio. The DAC in the Incline speakers only supports playback of up to 24-bit/48kHz, 2ch music files. Please let us know if we can help with anything else. -- George McClure, ListenUp
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Well...if you're not an über purist audiophile you may get away with it. I have these babies coupled with a paradigm milleniaone sub. I have a n external uDAC 3 connected to my computer and unused its coaxial output on another DAC (FiiO) to connect that to my subwoofer. Not pretty but it works. I love these speakers and even if you use a 3.5mm jack, that connection is converted to digital and then to analog again. In the future I'll upgrade my FiiO DAC to something better but for now I highly recommend it.
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Yes it will. I use Pandora on my Samsung S4 and play it through DS8550. Sounds great
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You need to be plugged into the RCA jacks or the headphone jack to take advantage of the card's DAC, blue tooth is digital and you would be hindering this card, as bluetooth does not support flac or have a high enough bitrate to transfer full CD quality let alone 24/192 kHz. To get any use of this card you're going to be limited to wired connections, else you're sacrificing audio quality and killing the point of the card
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It passes through 5.1 digital signal. I have it connected via USB to my HTPC laptop and to my reciever via optical and I get DD5.1 and DTS working fine.
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I have dt990 250ohm, and UDAC2 works just fine. I've never tried dt770, but I think it's similar. I only have to turn the volume half way and it sounds great to me. I'm not a audiophile, but... just my two cents.
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Have a listen to the Arcam amps. They are a good match. The Nad line is also a good fit. I am using two nuforce mono blocks and have no complaints. It's worth getting a quality DAC.
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If you have a BD player that streams Pandora and the output is properly connected to this receiver (hopefully you will use HDMI cables & not the old RCA cables), it should play the audio seamlessly. The only downside is you'll probably have to leave your TV on to see the Pandora info. I stream music from both my PS3 & Apple TV through this tuner pretty easily but I have to leave the TV on to see the station & song info. Hope this helps.
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Hi James, Can you provide me with a little more information on your speaker set-up objective? If you already have a set of A5+ speakers and a subwoofer you have a pretty sweet 2.1 powered system. Two A5+ speakers, a sub and two P4 Passive speakers with a N22 creating a 5.1 system would blow the doors off. Space may or not be an issue for you, but I would go with the A2+s' and if if you're seeking overall better sound either through your speakers or headphones, add a D1 DAC. The sound differential with the DAC (running through a usb) as opposed to the internal sound card is significantly better. Not sure if this helps. If you want to drop me a note relative to your overall objective (music preferences, gaming, room size, etc.) I will respond. My initial reaction in that A2+ would be more than sufficient, give you everything you need and not consume as much space. Again, think hard about adding the DAC from Audioengine.
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I think it's either one. You only need a Pandora connection.Also as I say to others as well check a youtube video that canshow you the correct way to connect it.
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I am using a 250ohm DT770Pro right now using only onboard audio from my desktop and the sound is incredible. I can not vouch for its effectiveness with mobile devices or sources with lower power than my desktop.
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No...the audio will stream just fine. You should not have any latency on the audio.
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I bought the version with 7 ports and I am using it with Schiit Loki, it works perfect, no more hip sounds when I start a song or change tracks, plus the bass sounds better, I believe it's because it's sending more reliable power to the DAC than what the computer can send.
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I think it's either one. You only need a Pandora connection. Also as I say to others as well check a youtube video that can show you the correct way to connect it.