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    Default Audio 8 Sound Quality Upgrade Hack

    I was on twitter today and saw this convo I wonder what Carl Craig did to upgrade the sound quality any ideas?

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    If it's real, I doubt he did it himself. Maybe NI did him a special edition.
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    Better sound quality than 24 bit 96khz? wow
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    you can alter/mod the output a little bit. It's done on the analog part, right after the DAC.

    Most common mod: You can use
    better specs Operational amplifier (better slew rate, etc ec)
    better capacitor (type) & change their value to have better spectrum response.

    all subjective though... like most "yeah it sounds better because ..." thing

    Better or coloured... who knows...
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    Quote Originally Posted by DJKeyWee View Post
    you can alter/mod the output a little bit. It's done on the analog part, right after the DAC.

    Most common mod: You can use
    better specs Operational amplifier (better slew rate, etc ec)
    better capacitor (type) & change their value to have better spectrum response.

    all subjective though... like most "yeah it sounds better because ..." thing

    Better or coloured... who knows...
    more than likely just new op-amps...
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    or put an apple logo on it, suddenly people think it sounds better

    sorry bad joke lol (apple user here)

    was watching this video on how they showed people the iphone 4 (but telling them that its the iphone 5) and they say funny stuff like "oh wow the screen is so much sharper" or "its a lot faster" lol lol even though its the same phone
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    i want this unicorn Superior Audio 8, maybe he'll trade for an OG audio 8

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    I'm gonna go with coloured outputs.

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    I couldn't think of a scenario where the biggest bottleneck in your soundsystem is the soundcard.
    Sounds like he's just show offing.

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    Maybe it's a pioneer style upgrade - they painted it white.
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