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| a resonance in my left ear @terry9 @moonwatcher I've had tinnitus my whole life and this resonance for at least 9 years. The tinnitus did improve when I stopped gluten recently, and the resonance reduced a bit. I guess what I'm getting from these posts is that my ENT was v... | |
| a resonance in my left ear @willcycle Unfortunately I can't hum high enough. The lower resonance is somewhere between 500 and 600 Hz. My voice is around baritone range. | |
| a resonance in my left ear @sfgak I don't have access to an equalizer for my main audio system. I'm using an Aurender N100 as the digital source. In any case it only affects my left ear and I wouldn't want to devastate the signal going into my right ear. Perhaps if I could ... | |
| Gustard A26 @deep_333 Comedy of errors. I bought one from Amazon and it was dull sounding, nothing like people have been describing this unit. I exchanged it for a second unit which was pretty dull too. Then I discovered driving it from the U18 DDC through ... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units @mofojo It was partly not realizing they sound much better when driving by a U18. Bought R26 from Amazon on strength of its reputation among the New Jersey Audio Society. Drove it via USB. It was really boring sounding. Dull, no high-end extens... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units @audphile1 I guess you don't like the R26? I think it has some remarkable qualities. Musical and dynamic (the two R26's I have now even though one is much brighter and one has a sibilance problem which may resolve with burn-in). The guy who does... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units @bigshutterbug I would also like to know what input you used. What you are describing sounds like the USB input on the first R26 I bought. Switching to the I2S or Coax inputs with a U18 DDC was an entirely different sound signature, much more live... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units @alexberger thanks for the tips. sounds wise. | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units @audphile1 Yes I made some mistakes, in particular not spending enough time critically evaluating the R26 I got from EBay. But keep in mind the R26 from Amazon is returnable, and I can probably sell the R26 I got from Ebay (I would be honest with... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units @sls883 Yes I've tried all menu settings on all units. The basic sound signatures didn't change. The one I got from Ebay had a very tiny font on the display and it put all options on one page. The other ones had a larger font and put the options... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? The Gustard C16 external clock has an OCXO with its own power supply. The R26 has a crystal but not at the level of an OCXO, and it's rare to find a DAC with a separate power supply for the clock. That's part of the benefit of an external clock. ... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? I love the PS Audio DS Dac's beauty and musical expressiveness. If I could find the right headphone with it, something more balanced than my LCD-2 yet with an equally beautiful midrange, I would go with the DSD no question. I've just run out of ti... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @audphile1 I did put Igor's best PC on it. The members of the N.J. Audiophile Society tell me it can compete with $5K power cords. Of course this might be introducing Igor's signature again, but I don't think so, because the weirdness all went awa... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? I got a hold of a Cardas Clear USB (the top of the line Cardas USB, $450 new) and it works beautifully with the PS Audio. Good resolution, beautiful timbre, and all the bass and brightness problems are solved. In the previous comment I mentioned ... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @audphile1 Whoa... went to an iFi USB cable (maybe $150 when I bought it 7 years ago) and the brightness in the PS Audio is gone! The strangeness in the bass is gone. It's still a bit bass-light compared to the two Gustards I've had in my possessi... |