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| I2s DSD @doni The Sonore is a Digital to Digital converter, so if your USB from your streamer or whatever can carry native DSD you can convert it to I2s using the Sonore Ultra Digital. Some DACs will not process native DSD over USB without converting it t... | |
| Musical yet Detailed DAC Around $700 I highly recommend the TEAC UD 500 series of DACs they all come with a pre-amp and headphone amp. NT 500 series are streamers. They are small form factor and build like a tank. You should be able to get a used UD 503 at a good price. DSD upsamplin... | |
| I2s DSD The Sonore will, it seems will send a converted USB DSD signal directly into a I2s DAC, without DOP being involved. https://sonore.us/ultraDigital.html | |
| I2s DSD @mahler123 I have been doing plenty of research and I found that native DSD is possible when fed into a Linux DAC, either from a compatible server/streamer or PC/Mac over USB. Now I have Teac DAC that I'm going to test that I believe is compatibl... | |
| Aurender N20 Music Server Comments and Observations @jimmy2615 I find your review of the N20 misleading to say the least. The N20 doesn't run hot. Google is your friend! The N20 will output native DSD over USB into a suitable DAC so why convert to PCM? Why use SPDIF when you can use USB or AES EBU?... | |
| DAC - DCS Bartok or the new Berkeley Alpha DAC 3 @efoo Yes that's correct, no wifi or Roon only hard wired LAN to another Aurender unit. | |
| Aurender N20 Music Server Comments and Observations I auditioned Aurender, Auralic, Weiss and Lumin over a two week period at a very knowledgable and understanding dealer. It was evident early on I preferred the Aurender's sonic presentation. Most of my listening was done on an Aurender ACS10 where... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Next time I dock my Super Yacht in Cyprus I'll get an audition, FMD. | |
| DAC - DCS Bartok or the new Berkeley Alpha DAC 3 A few contributors above have suggested get a good streamer/front end before the DAC. This is the best advice. The enemy of every DAC is jitter and even if a DAC has zero jitter it can't compensate for the jitter coming in. So spend on your front ... | |
| I2s DSD @aswill thank you for a great reply, looks like we're on the same mission. Seems that you confirmed my suspicions that the PS Audio SACD transport will not "handshake" with other DACs, and other high end DACs are not allowing it. Which really is a... | |
| TV between speakers: Curved Screen TV, help? Hurt? I don't see how a curved screen would offer ant acoustic advantage over a flat screen. To me they are like looking at a goldfish bowl. If you want improved acoustics do some research on acoustic panels but they aren't going to look good in your li... | |
| Tweeter Problem Thanks guys great advice. I'll swap the speakers around first to check the amp and then check for a fuse and a signal from the crossover.Too much Black Sabbath!On a side note if the cross over is down can I buy upgraded or improved crossovers? Any... | |
| Smooth sounding copper IC like Kubala Sosna Cardas cables in my experience are very system sensitive. Even their less expensive cables like Quadlink can sound great in the right system. Give them a try they are great value and can perform very well if they match your system. | |
| Best Interconnects Bernie, Have you had a chance audition the KS Elation yet? However your recomendation to try a used Indra first is a good one especially considering the price. My setup is all solid state pre & power amps. Do you know if these cables have a bi... | |
| Best Interconnects Marco, Yes I agree this is the dilemma, too much choice! And very good choices at that. Thank you for sharing your experience with the KS Elation balanced interconnect everyone confirms it is one of the very best cables, but can you remember any s... |