Gustard R26

this is definitely the dac flavor of the month, going by internet/youtube over-exposure etc etc

seems like another decent candidate for yet one more high value dac offering in the crowded marketplace

usb connection allows the receiving dac unit to provide the clock timing

spdif transmission is just the reverse, clock signal is sent by the sending unit as ’master’ and the receiving unit can only be the ’slave’

lan standards can vary, but timing info is usually part of the packet data sent -- of course the receiving can reclock the data once received

I’m sorry but a “streamer” that can only be connected via lan these days… really? No thanks.

funny, this is the only kind of streamer i am interested in.... courses for horses, eh?

there are many streamers and streaming dacs that use wireless and even bluetooth input... amazon and alibaba are littered with them, many dirt cheap, there are also some more pricey ones, with rather higher sonic aspirations

but this is a thread about the r26 from gustard, and it needs a hardwired network input for its streamer feed... 

I did’nt know this was supposed to be a rah rah session for those who purchased an r26.

i don’t follow, this is a discussion thread on a ’flavor of the month’ dac, getting lots of internet push, seemingly a decent performer, if one accepts the reviews

competing as they are in this crowded field, they try to offer good performance and a compelling feature set, so bundling in streaming capability is no doubt viewed by the maker as something a buyer/user would likely positively value or they wouldn't have done it ...

but as i read what is here, this ain’t no rah rah here about the r26 (and i ain’t got no horse in this pony race)

but if it doesn’t work for you, then move on, lotsa fish in the ocean...

@soix

The good news is just trying running an Ethernet cable from an extender is pretty cheap to try out, so why not?

i think this troll would rather come here and type his garbage ... probably an april fool’s day joke, and the joke is on us... so he has awesome mesh through his house, can even recommend the best mesh to all here reading... but doesn’t have a lan out for his dac... sheesh 🙄

@soix

I am an engineer. I have run testing labs and worked for the federal government, military, nuclear energy....I am trained in testing and evaluation.

I have heard what I need to hear.

i too chuckled when i read this... what an awful handicap for someone to have in achieving the enjoyment and bliss this pursuit can bring! 🤣😉😆

i do use it as a streamer and roon endpoint, it works flawlessly and sounds very nice

@arafiq which did you keep? pontus or r26? 😁

btw, i posted the following several weeks back (unwisely) in a thread about a different dac... anyways, i will share it here as these comments properly belong here...

fwiw, i bought a nice used r26 just to try it, see what the fuss is about, and i would agree that for the $ it is absurdly good... particularly from the lan input (i am a roon user) - i have confidently poo-pooed the chifi brands since i started my dac journey at the start of covid, especially those from the guangzhou/shenzhen factory alley (smsl, gustard, topping, singxer, matrix and so on...) but this r26 is pretty amazing... with an effective built in streamer too...