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| Is DEQX a game changer? Alan Langford from DEQX Australia has viewed this forum topic and emailed me as below: "....Andrew, Just noticed your last few posts, it would be good to point out that your HDP3 used DACs from Analog Devices AD1853. The New HDP-4 & PreMate us... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Psag: "Drewan77 if you are using the HDP3, then you are utilizing its DAC. The device operates in the digital domain. The last step is digital to analogue conversion."Partly true...I will explain:The internal DAC for processing incoming CD or stre... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Psag: "Drewan77, I didn't realize you were using the DEQX mate, which does not have the digital inputs."I am not using the DEQX Mate, that was a reply I gave to Ozzy as he was looking for something with only speaker correction. My DEQX is the HDP3... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Psag, maybe you misread what I said - here was my comment from an earlier post:"when I compared the DEQX DAC to the Chord 64 I was previously using, it was more lively sounding and I happily used this as a replacement. I like very precise transien... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? "So, if I have a Dac that I like and only want the speaker correction function , is there a Deqx unit that just does that?"Yes, the DEQX Mate does that. Use this link.... http://www.deqx.com/product-deqxmate-overview.php....and look at 'comparison... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Allmarg is correct, apologies if I confused everybody, in my country a single ended input is often called a 'phono' socket. A phono stage is something else entirelyI should also point out that the latest HDP4 processor uses an entirely different (... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Answering about the Chord DAC, this was input to the DEQX via the phono analogue input so maybe this has some bearing on the slightly dull sound. Having said that, my current DAC inputs via the balanced XLR analogue input and sounds fabulous, defi... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Answering about the Chord DAC, this was input to the DEQX via the phono analogue input so maybe this has some bearing on the slightly dull sound. Having said that, my current DAC inputs via the balanced XLR analogue input and sounds fabulous, defi... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Bif, when I compared the DEQX DAC to the Chord 64 I was previously using, it was more lively sounding and I happily used this as a replacement. I like very precise transient attack, including bass that is clean & deep but starts/stops very fas... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? In theory, adding additional processing into the signal path should have a negative effect. Maybe...but the benefits in my experience greatly outweigh any theoretical drawbacks and I only hear improvements. I certainly cannot detect any loss of tr... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? "Bombaywalla or perhaps Drewan77 --- what is the DEQX's digital capabilities?? Can I use the CD-8 as a transport and the DEQX as a pure DAC to play SACD?"No, you can only use the onboard DAC for up to 24/192 processing, not SACD. It is good for CD... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Bif, SACD has a sample rate of 1 bit/2,8224Mhz vs 16 bit/44.1Khz for standard CD. It cannot be handled by a conventional DAC so processing is done by the SACD player and enters the DEQX via an analogue inputI believe the CD-8 will only play regula... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Quote: "Al, you and I are both old enough to know that some questions are best not asked. I'm "freeze tagging" on the DEQX's analogue functionality viz my phono. The thought that my Ref 5 SE could be an irrelevant artifact is too difficult to bear... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Interesting observations by Forrestc and BifwynneI became an 'advanced' DEQX user and learnt over the past two years how to improve my initial setup with small tweaks and modifications along the way. You do eventually reach a point where further m... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Glad to hear you had a successful demo Bif. I am happy to help if you need any advice once you receive your unit. Did you go for the DEQX Mate? |