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| DAC/Pre-Amp Advice We recommend you consider the miniDSP SHD (or Flex) as a pre-amp DAC with Dirac Live. With Tidal as the digital source going into the miniDSP SHD via LAN. The digital signal remains bit-perfect through all the DSP / Dirac Live processing. This si... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers It is the opinion at Deer Creek Audio that the receiving streaming equipment plays the biggest role in improving the quality of the received digital music stream. The two primary elements that can make a notable impact are the digital receiver ch... | |
| System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live We wholeheartedly agree that there is nothing that compares to a live performance, whether it’s on a street corner or in a concert hall. All of the attributes ultra high-end systems seek to replicate are experienced in these live venues. Many adva... | |
| Snake oil of the year? Many modern high-end digital processors or DACs take advantage of the XMOS xCORE-200 digital receiver. The xCORE-200 massively over samples all incoming digital streams and transfers them on to the I2S bus with absolute jitter free certainty. This... | |
| Streamer/DAC - Where is the value? At Deer Creek Audio we believe a fully integrated digital chain is the best approach. The key is using high fidelity chipsets woven together into a precise execution of the I2S bus. Then following digital-to-analog conversion, the signal should... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? We wholeheartedly agree with jumia. We also believe the same for the digital components in high end audio systems. Check out our Tech Blog on the topic: How can Something that Costs so Little Sound so Great? Deer Creek Audio is an authorized m... | |
| What do the arrows mean on my cable? Attached is an image of a typical directional RCA cable (this example is from World’s Best Cables WBC). The idea here is that the shield collects any noise before it gets to the inner conductors. The shield is only connected at the source end,... | |
| Which USB reclocker is as good as the Innuos Phoenix USB? Many (if not most) modern high-end streamers, DACs etc. use the xCORE200 32-bit USB input processor designed by XMOS which has up to a 100 MHz sampling rate on the input stream. So for example if you are imputing a 96kHz stream that equates to a... | |
| Class D Integrated Amplifier Recommendations. We recently completed assembly of the new UcD700 kits from Hypex, which include: Hypex UcD700HG Class D amplifier HxR voltage regulators SMPS1200A700 power supply They work great in our system with Dirac Live and JBL 4349s. We especially enjoy t... | |
| Your sub experience: Easy or hard? We have just published our new white paper on this topic "Subwoofer Integration for Stereo Systems for miniDSP, REW and Dirac Live" Deer Creek Audio is an authorized miniDSP dealer. | |
| Help With A New DAC/Streamer Something to consider with an all in one streamer is Dirac Live. Dirac Live resolves the soundstage with improved clarity and intelligibility with all instruments and vocals. With the room correction aspect you'll experience deeper and tighter ba... | |
| Best streamer/DAC for up to $1500 Something to consider with a budget of $1,500 is the miniDSP SHD, you get superb core audio performance, true active balanced XLRs, and system flexibility. Then with Dirac Live and you have a game changer. Dirac Live resolves the soundstage with ... | |
| Streamer/DAC Something to consider with a new streamer is Dirac Live. Dirac Live resolves the soundstage with improved clarity and intelligibility with all instruments and vocals. With the room correction aspect you'll experience deeper and tighter bass free ... | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. Something to consider with an all in one streamer is Dirac Live. Dirac Live resolves the soundstage with improved clarity and intelligibility with all instruments and vocals. With the room correction aspect you'll experience deeper and tighter... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) The miniDSP SHD Studio is a Streaming High Definition digital audio processor that combines: Dirac Live®, full version with perpetual license Roon Ready certified Powerful DSP processor and ultra flexible tuning capability Volumio high-pe... |