djones51
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| PS Audio Direct Stream DAC w/Roon Nucleus + vs. Auralic Vega G1 Your dac isn't a weak link, it's definitely better than PSAudio anything the Auralic uses a similar chip from ESS as Mytek a newer version and they do custom filtering. Denafrips uses a different technology but gets the same results. If you just w... | |
| SPDIF cable same as coaxial cable? If the AES3 XLR cable can be connected to RCA with a simple adapter it is SPDIF which is really now considered a variant of AES3 if you need an impedance converter for it to work it is AES3 type 1 or the old AES/EBU standard. AES3 is used in prof... | |
| Digital XLR vs Digital RCA Twisted pair on XLR are the standard connector for AES3 balanced at 110 Ohm, BNC is the standard connector for AES3 unbalanced 75 Ohm and can be used for longer distances. RCA/Toslink are standard connectors for variant 2 known as SPDIF at 75 Ohm.... | |
| Kanazawa speaker. Who has any experience with these? Never heard of them there are a couple for sale on eBay. There is an old post on USAudiomart shows the drivers. Coral tweeters and says Kanazawa on woofer and mid. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649332076-made-in-japan-kanazawa-ks55h-50-watt-... | |
| SPDIF cable same as coaxial cable? I believe all digital connections are limited to 24/192 except USB, any I2S implementation or ethernet. Someone else will need to chime in on what's best, redbook CD, 24/96 or 24/192 is very hard for me to tell much difference. | |
| Need New 2 Channel System for under 25K The lumin U1 mini , auralic aries G1, Bel Canto eStream , aurrender N10, AES3 in works best on the Dutch and Dutch. Kii can use toslink, coax and USB in , on their control which works like a digital preamp. Whatever app the streamer uses will work... | |
| SPDIF cable same as coaxial cable? Most people when they say coax mean the digital connection with RCA plugs, optical they say toslink. There is a XLR digital connection as well AES3 which SPDIF is based on. | |
| Need New 2 Channel System for under 25K No DAC is needed for the D&D 8c the Kii has a control you can connect analog it has it’s own DAC as well. You can connect a preamp to the D&D with analog XLR. I just stream through Roon with Quboz and have my personal CDs ripped to Flac co... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta They are coming out with the wireless 2 in November if you still want wireless. | |
| Need New 2 Channel System for under 25K In that small room active speakers make sense, less components to try and fit somewhere and depending on the speakers built in DSP to help with room problems. | |
| DAC Chips I'm not sure there is a 9038 KTM chip there are Q2M chips. The M means mobile they are mainly for phones, tablets, small DACs etc.. they are also 2 channel the PRO chips are 8 channel. | |
| Need New 2 Channel System for under 25K Just get Kii 3 or Dutch and Dutch 8c and a streamer, save 10 grand and get great sound. | |
| 'Anthem Room Software ARC only works with certain hardware you need to go to Anthem website to see what all works. I’m fairly sure it’s not going to work with tube amps and preamps. | |
| What's Next?? You need to install the core. | |
| CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech The Burr Brown 1794 is the DAC chip on both the balanced and unbalanced the only difference is the output stages. One uses ompamps the other tubes. |