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| A stupid question(s) about power cords @immatthewj it’s definitely very possible. So…when are you getting your upgraded power cable? | |
| What is preferred/best contact cleaner these days? How about a good ol’ Deoxit? Been using it for years so far so good. | |
| Back to the DAC @ervikingo thanks for your thoughts on LAiV! Keep running it around 200hrs is usually what DACs require for break in. Could still improve! I was thinking of giving it a try… | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @magon interesting. So…couple of things… I’m also using Aurender, but N200, to feed my PS Audio DSD MkI. I have never experienced any brightness with it. The bass is prodigious. The vocals are velvety smooth. So there’s something there in the ass... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @magon so by now you’ve tried 3 dacs. Gustard R26, your modified Gustard and the PS Audio DSD MkI. Just to summarize…R26 is dark and dull, the PS Audio is too bright, snd the modified Gustard is just right? This begs the question - have you tuned... | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts when you buy a hi-res album compare the sound of purchased file vs streaming of the same album. Just curious. I just don’t think purchasing downloads is necessary but hey…you can try and see if it’s worth it for you | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? Yep I’m talking about R26. If you have a second unit that doesn’t sound right then you should be done. there’s a lot of hype going on around the LAiV Harmony DAC. May be try that? Seems to be receiving lots of praise from the reviewers. | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? Don’t put lipstick on a pig. Send this DAC back and move on. | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts Bricasti had two modes to play DSD - NDSD (native dsd) and PCM. Use NDSD and feed it Native DSD from N200. Whether DSD sounds better than hi-res it’s for you to decide. It will sound different. To me DSD typically sounds softer than th... | |
| Aurender N20 upsampling with tambaqui In my experience not upsampling before the DAC (be it roon or streamer upsampling or both) produces better and more natural sounding presentation. | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts so what’s the ETA on the DAC? | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts I use a $39 LG external cd-rom drive. It’s not super fast though. The dbppweramp has validation built in and will display the results if any issues. So far I ran it without any problems. | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts if storage space is a concern you can rip in compressed FLAC. I have plenty of storage and not too many CDs left to rip so I do it in uncompressed FLAC using dbpoweramp. I haven’t compared compressed vs uncompressed but am assuming the ... | |
| Full loom of the same cable brand vs mixing and matching. Looks like either option would work just fine @kennymacc according to Dr Poop | |
| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) @magon synergy is key. If it doesn’t gel in your system, move on. I have zero brightness with this DAC in my setup and have no issues with bass. Mismatched impedance between components can result in what you’re describing. Send it back. @shoot... |