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| Just got started on Qobuz. Can anyone recommend an album or song? I wonder where Qobuz gets all it's 192 Khz tracks and albums from because, for example, The Rolling Stones or ABKCO only ever released DSD and 44.1 Khz. Most artists never even released DSD and I don't know where the 24 bit recordings have come f... | |
| Will upsampling of new DAC make lossy sound as good as Lossless The only way this could possibly work is if you used DB poweramp and upsampled MP3 to CD quality 44.1 16bit and then Accurip verified it and filled in what was missing from it's database. Who knows? | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I am feeding signal only USB to the L.K.S. USB/I2s DDC and I2s over RJ45 to the 005. This sounds better than USB or XLR or HDMI into the 005. It's very natural, detailed and dynamic to name just a few. This is a very strong testament to the 005 b... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sns I have the Aurender N20 which as you can see in the pic has it's own USB solution, which is contained in the box marked Aurender behind the USB output. I don't know what isolation or optimisation has been used but thought has gone into it. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @melm and everyone else that disputed the I2s vs USB comparison. Well you were rght and wrong, well sort of, at the same time. The reason I now believe why I2s is giving me such a great sound, better than USB, is because of the DC LPS I’m using. ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC While testing the I2s inputs I got to thinking about the USB cable, which I'm very happy with, but I thought should I get a USB cable without a powerline? Here ya go cheapest upgrade in the universe: https://community.octoprint.org/t/put-tape-on... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @debjit_g @lordmelton if you really want to take the i2s over hdmi to its maximum level, take a look the Wireworld platinum series hdmi cables. What I've found over the last few days is that I had huge break-in issues on par with breaking in ... | |
| Too Much Power +1 For Class A or A /AB.. 30 WPC of Class A is plenty for most situations. Otherwise get A /AB. More user friendly too. You will never buy a Class D amp after living with either of these. | |
| Fed rate increase = lower hifi prices? When people can't afford to pay their mortgage, car payments etc. due to inflation and higher interest rates, one of the first things to go is the HIFI system. Manufacturers and dealers will dump products through grey market dealers enabling them... | |
| Volume matched inputs on a preamp? @marlin38 Hi, What you're looking for is a pre-amp with adjustable gain on each input. I believe some Pass Labs pre-amps had this feature. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @jeony Hi, There's probably a good chance it'll work. However to be exact you'll need a custom cable or look on You Tube about changing over wires in HDMI and RJ45 (easiest) cables. There are even Chinese RJ45 cables designed for this. Or get one... | |
| Need Help: Can't recall which hi-end R2R dac had an optional preamp board? I believe it's the Holo Audio Spring with optional real pre-amp board. | |
| Internal DAC quality vs external DAC's @rockophile221 DACs have a relatively short life of 5 years or less, amps 10 years or more, streamers somewhere in-between. Separate boxes are best to easily upgrade and elimination of RF and EMI interference. There are major costs associated wi... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @melm Yes, I don't see why not, you can open a thread about this and other I2s converters. Oppomod.com now offer an I2s board which can be DIY fitted for Oppo Blu-Ray players. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sns Hi, The Aurender N20 USB and Ethernet inputs are fully galvanically isolated, however using my previous DACs which were Musical Fidelity and Teac, AES/EBU was far superior. Wasn’t until I got the 005 that USB started showing promise. Initial... |