dspringham
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| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? Looking at the back panel of the U18 there is a BNC connector marked as an input "1OMCLK". There is also a BNC output marked "WCK". If I understand the post, I can use my Afterdark clock with the DDC and then simply use an HDMI connection to th... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? For the sake of argument, since I basically have a similar system as dspringham in above post, but unlike him I keep the dac on ext clock which provides a wider more expanded sound than using the int clock. I am of the school that thinks the entir... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? Found the best solution for my R26 was Gustard C-18 clock output to U18 DDC (set to Ext. Reference). Use good quality coax cable here. Experiment with square wave vs sine wave clock output. Sine wave output is less sensitive to cable impedance (U1... | |
| Okto DAC 8 Stereo (Shout-out) If you’ve got a good (real good) front end most DACs are going to sound excellent. Agreed. I believe an upper-tier server/streamer paired with a mid-tier DAC will sound superior to a mid-tier server/streamer with a top-tier DAC. Personally... | |
| Amplifier circuitry-4 ohm vs 8 ohm @atmasphere What if the speaker has a nominal impedance of 6 ohms? Which tap (4 or 8) should be used since the load is right in the middle of the two windings? | |
| Nuforce STA200 issue. Rumble every couple minutes Does it exhibit the problem with no input connected? Have you tried it with another source? Could be an issue with your preamp. | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 verdantaudio Greatly looking forward to your impressions of the GAN. | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta Keep in mind that the MiniDSP Flex only outputs at 96kHz on it's SPDIF connections so the MiniDSP/GAN 1 chain can't take advantage any any higher bit rate streams from the server. Does anyone see this as a disadvantage to using a conventional DAC/... | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta So Ralph, are you saying that the data output (to be sent the the input of the Gan 1) sampled at 96kHz would not necessarily be a restrictive limiting factor to the ultimate performance of the Gan -1? | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta Regarding use of MiniDSP Flex for digital domain volume control, the specifications state that the SPDIF digital outputs have a sample rate of 96khz. Sounds like this would be a limiting factor going into the GAN 1 which can accept up to 192khz ra... | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta Also agree about the omission of a USB input which would seem a superior choice for interface. Would there be a specific technical reason for SPDIF only as it relates to data conversion to PWM or just a lower cost, more easily implemented interfac... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @ricevs I share your enthusiasm for the GAN 1, however I'm wondering if you have actually ordered one or have otherwise had hands-on with a unit. Would prefer real world experience rather then speculation. | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Still enjoying the Nenuphars but missing the rich, full bottom end of my previous Harbeth 40.1. Looking at subs here in Canada, the Cube Sub 10 lists for CAN$7400. Gulpl!!! They must perform extraordinarily for that sticker price. I’m sure there ... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure @stephendunn Had you ever tried the DAC2 module in your VR L2iSE? I was on the hunt for an external DAC upgrade thinking I was missing something with the VR DAC 2 in my own L2iSE. The recently referenced review on Audiophile Style comparing the... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Tried Gallo TR1 sub (sealed 10 incher) in the setup. Took it out right away - granted, not the last word in high-end sub sophistication but in my mind all it did was muddy the low end. Much prefer the Cube's "naked" - plenty of bass foundation in ... |