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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Paul,There is a firmware release for DoP64 support, as well as ALAC. Link here: QA660 DoP and ALAC supportThere are just two SDT-M prototypes at the moment, but more are on the way soon. Will let you know the details as we progress. The SDT-M is a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Agear, I didn't know about these two, but glad to see more are doing this. Though the SDT-M plays up to 384kHz PCM and DSD512, here is something else I've also played with that does 192k and DSD64 in DoP format. I don't think it can be outperforme... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Though many will take this as an advertisement (no worries), I personally don't think that an all-linear powered computer with Windows Server 2012/R2 and Audiophile Optimizer, all running in Core mode can be outperformed with another computer audi... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Alex, which album is that? Have you heard the DSD version of Indian Architexture? I have the 24/88 version and its magic. Also, you posted a show video earlier in the thread. What was the music being played? Sounded like Garcia-Fons….Agear, here i... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Thanks for your feedback Matt, I appreciate it! The DSD-S was changed from 8x oversampling with adaptive digital filtering to Zero filtering and oversampling when it comes to PCM processing, prior to DSD conversion. Also, the output stage was re-b... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD How dare you!....That could not be more true. Physicians (and possibly engineers) are the worst offenders..... Sure, physicians and engineers are most welcome!But even Almarg (or anyone else with such extensive experience) would agree that the new... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Alex- Are the fuses top tier audiophile grade? Do you think upgrading is worthwhile? I welcome your input and comments as I did Steve during my eval of the ODSE. Matt, only the fuse marked 1.0A matters for the sound quality. The other one is for t... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, Thank you for a nice initial write up, and for nice suggestions about the finalized packaging and looks! Few things, if I may: 1. The unit was double-boxed, but I've asked my brother to unpack it so you can see it with the white printed box.... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Tbg, I am sorry but which part of the word "same" you do not understand?DoP and "native" DSD streaming are exact same thing, except that DoP is packed in PCM-like format. Once DoP is "unpacked" it turns out to native/real/pure DSD. So there is no ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Aplhifi, perhaps but I'm now using a music server with double DSD output from the dac. The BMC, at least cannot play this.Tbg, the DSD-S can surely play double DSD (DSD128) and the DSD-M can play quadruple DSD (DSD256) at 13.5MHz.However, as we di... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Alex, can you elaborate on that H-attenuator in DSD-S and why do you think it may sound better lets say than one implemented in Esoteric k-01. Did you compare your DSD-S running direct with other top shelf pre-amps? I know its all subjective,but s... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD ok, you got my attention, Aplhifi, what do you mean about the above statement, DSD-S Dac will help you realize your dream about removing the pre-amp from the rack?, please specify the brand and model if you are talking about a Dac that can run dir... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Also, the DSD-S is on its way. No idea what to expect with that.The DSD-S is scheduled to arrive in NY this Friday. :-)Power cord and a special USB cable are included, as well as SD card with demo tracks on both DSD and CD formats, including some ... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? Because USB and networked streaming is new to most manufacturers, the majority of them use off-the-shelf USB modules from one or two third-parties rather than designing their own. The performance is therefore limited to how good these OEM Modules ... | |
| What happened with the SACD format? Syntax, I can agree with you to some point as nothing beats my vinyl setup so far - Kuzma Stabi M + Kuzma 4Point + Dynavector XV-1s + my own phonostage. However, I personally find many SACDs sounding much closer to it compared to XRCDs. The latter... |