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MARANTZ GUIDE TO PC-AUDIO | NA-11S1 | 05.2013 | 12www.marantz.eu
TIP AND TRICKS TO GET THE BEST FROM
YOUR USB-DAC
1. Select a good USB cable (sound will be strongly influ-
enced by the USB cable; interference & noise)
2. USB-Cable: Not longer than 5m, and the quality of
shielding will also have some influence on the sound
quality. Test several cables to optimise performance.
Try adding a Ferrite Core as used on some network
cables.
3. We strongly recommend you to add a Ferrite Core on
your network cable to minimize noise interferences.
Ferrite Core is shown below.
4. For the PC / Mac an SSD hard disc is preferable – SSD
stands for Solid State Disk and has, in comparison to
standard hard disc, no rotating elements inside. An-
other step to reduced interference. Sound will be even
smoother and more detailed.
5. Use your PC or Mac only for Music listening. Kill all
unnecessary running apps. There is no need for a high
performance super-fast PC. Standard processor is just
fine.
6. If you use Spotify streaming service, make sure you set
the data rate to 320kps – highest resolution.
7. DSD playback. The NA-11S1 supports DSD2.8Mhz (64)
and DSD5.6Mhz (128). In case of DSD2.8 playback
“DSD 2.8224MHz” will be shown. For DSD5.6 it is
“DSD>2.8224MHz”, this >means bigger than 2.8.
ONLINE PORTALS FOR MUSIC DOWNLOADS
Here just a list of some interesting portals for high resolution audio.
More are out there and number is growing.
Blue Coast Records http://bluecoastrecords.com/
Downloads NOW! http://downloadsnow.net
2L: www.2l.no/hires/index.html
MA Recordings: http://marecordings.com
Cybele Records: www.cybele.de
David Elias: www.davidelias.com
Ototoy from Japan:
http://ototoy.jp/feature/index.php/sound_and_recording
Wheatus: http://wheatus.com/
HD Tracks: www.hdtracks.com
Highres Audio: www.highresaudio.com
Naim Music: www.naimlabel.com
Linn Records: www.linnrecords.com
Qobuz:
www.qobuz.com
Free DSD Audio Downloads
Blue Coast Records and AudioGate
http://audiogate.bluecoastrecords.com/
More can be found on
http://www.audiostream.com/content/hd-music-download-sites
http://dsd-guide.com/where-can-you-find-dsd-music-downloads
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