![]() Since the Duet is a Mac only solution (right now) integration with the Mac may be tighter and the interface with CoreAudio more direct than the Toslink to the DacMagic. There could be a number of reasons for the difference. However, for 100USD more for the Duet over the DacMagic you get a SIGNIFICANT performance improvement. ![]() I have a Acoustic Research DAC on my main system that is 6x the cost of these 2 so I don't expect it to be outperformed by the Duet. OMG talk about an ass-kicking! The Duet via firewire is a VERY credible DAC and left the DacMagic via Toslink in the dust. However, I've been reading recently about it's DAC performance so I unboxed it and decided to give it a go against my Cambridge Audio DacMagic playing material from my MacPro on iTunes. I bought a Duet some time ago as a guitar amp substitute (which I have since given up on) and stored it away. I realize I'm a little late on this thread but I thought this might be useful to some. You could also dither the files down to 16/48 (using Audacity - again the quality of the dither is set in prefs), if you wanted to save some space. I don't bother removing clicks and pops (just clean the vinyl well first), but Audacity comes with a plugin that can do this if you wish. and this is where the faster import of WAVs comes into play. I find the best workflow is to do all the recording in one session then spend time later on splitting tracks etc. While Audacity can export straight to FLAC, and re-import that FLAC, it is much faster exporting/importing WAVs. ![]() I record the entire side as one file, export as 24 bit WAV then manually split into tracks later, convert to FLAC and add metadata. if the levels are a bit low you will still have more than say 16 bits)Ĥ. Do a trial run and set levels in Audacity for the loudest passage on the LP (you can be a bit conservative when you are going to export in 24 bit i.e. Run Audacity (I am running 1.3.5b) on the MacBook, set Default sample rate to 96000 Hz, leave Default sample format (what Audacity uses internally) as 32 bit float and check Duet is selected for I/O (under Audacity prefs)ģ. Check Core Audio is set for the Duet I/O and also set at 24/96 (Audio Midi Setup)Ģ. ![]() The turntable is hooked up to the phono inputs of the integrated amp.ġ. I hook that up to the tape outs on my integrated amp and hook it up to the Instrument inputs on the Duet breakout cable. ![]() Phil, I got a TS-RCA cable when I bought the Duet. ![]()
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