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| Do I still need a DDC in between? @sls883 I like the WiiM Ultra + U18 combo more and more each time I switch from going USB straight into the microDAC. The soundstage, clarity, reverb, and other aspects are all improved. Coincidentally, another listening section tonight has made ... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @audphile1 Thanks for suggesting I change out my Ethernet cable — it made a significant improvement. @mattw73 While waiting for the LanShack cable (S/FTP) to arrive, I also grabbed a UGreen Cat 8 (F/FTP) cable from Amazon for just six bucks. Up... | |
| Impressions: SMSL PA200 GAN FET Power Amps @mattw73 I actually didn’t pull the trigger on it. My original intent was to see if it would help add weight to the bass, but I later realized that switching to the D90 III Discrete (and later the micro DAC) had already addressed that. I now reca... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @sns I was simply helping to clarify the confusion @audphile1 has with the confirmation from the manufacturer. All right? Cool. | |
| Phono pre amp Background noise on the Mani 2 is lower than the original. Schiit offers a $188, 30-day free-return deal on Amazon, and I encourage you to take advantage of that generous policy. Once you factor in shipping for the $149 price on Schiit’s own webs... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? Once again, if the user opts for the "I2S clock," the DAC or micro DAC will be slaved to the DDC’s clock and will use the I2S clock unless it becomes unstable or incompatible. This is a unique design feature of the Harmony. Still not convinced? Ta... | |
| DDC With I2S in and Out Please report back. Thank you. | |
| DDC With I2S in and Out At this point I’m considering running the new I2S device into a microDDC/SBooster LPS combo, ... That was my original pitch, but since you had the Gaia, how can you be sure the Micro DDC will live up to the already high expectations? Maybe it ... | |
| DDC With I2S in and Out I said, "...outperforms the Gaia...in terms of electrical noise and jitter," as shown below. I did not mean sonically. It's actually good that the Gaia still holds an edge sonically. The SU-6 was endorsed by several reviewers, including Hans, and ... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @moonwatcher You are welcome. It is interesting that you are curious about the Rivo+ jitter performance. There is no measurement yet since it is just released but I found the measurement for Motivo, which is basically Rivio+ plus the DAC and hea... | |
| Radiating EMI – Continued @upshift Thank you for the information. I will def. give it a try. | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @mattw73 Thank you for the recommendation. I like that the cable is affordable, and Cat 6a is more than sufficient for audio applications. I’ll gladly take a $15 cable as long as it works. For the same length, a DH Labs Ethernet cable would cost ... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @moonwatcher The 38fs is the jitter rms level in the femto CO (crystal oscillator). The jitter level at outputs can not be that low. Here are some measurements taken from coaxial output of various DDCs by Goldensound for their RMS electrical noi... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @sns I am not trying to be argumentative but I respectfully disagree with the generalization you have made regarding: I2S is the native digital pathway in every dac, this is the DEFAULT clock used regardless of input chosen. "local clock is in... | |
| Radiating EMI – Continued The OpticalRendu with single mode SFP/fiber optics setup seems appealing. It all comes down to cost performance issue. Here is the break down of the Han’s setup built around OpticalRendu Deluxe. According to Han, this setup was well-perceived a... |