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    Hi-End PC Sound System

    Since you are getting the DAC1 USB, you don't have to worry about jitter on the USB line. The DAC1 USB has a special clocking system (UltraLock) that makes it immune to jitter...quite literally!! We've done tests where we added as much jitter as possible to the digital signal, and it didn't...
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    Hi-End PC Sound System

    With regard to the original question of a Hi-End PC Sound System... The best amps/speakers for the $$ is active studio monitors. They have built-in amplifiers which are calibrated specifically for the speakers. Also, they're usually bi-amped (I recommend only using bi-amped), which means...
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    DACs...

    The DAC1 has a mode of operation which completely bypasses the volume attenuation pot on the front of the unit. This mode (called 'Calibrated') can be evoked via a switch on the rear panel of the unit. Thanks, Elias
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    Hi-End PC Sound System

    This isn't exactly true. We've done extensive testing with Windows 2k and XP, and have found that Kmixer only resamples if the audio hardware requests it to. In other words, some hardware drivers will tell Kmixer which sample rate it wants to see. Kmixer will then convert the sample rate (ie...
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    Will Vista RC1 set up a triple boot?

    I'm trying the triple boot...wish me luck! Any words of advice for setting up XP & 2000 & Vista all on the same notebook harddrive with 4 partitions (the 4th for data storage)??
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