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| 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... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @audphile1 While I do recognize that my system might have some kind of "signature" as a whole that is obscuring these components, I've had a very good experience with Igor's mods. I started with just his power conditioning (but all stock compone... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @audphile1 I suppose it's possible, but if my system has a characteristic tonal balance, why would it be too dark on one DAC and too bright on another? But curiously enough, a lot of my system is modified or custom by the same guy who modified t... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @audphile1 You're talking about my R26 right? Mine doesn't seem to match the descriptions of others' R26s. Like the imaging. I suspect mine is broken. I got a Gustard 10 MHz clock, the $750 or so model, from Amazon, could return. After an hour of... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @kairosman I'm using custom cabling (interconnects, power cords, USB cable) by the same guy who modified my x20pro... it's very good stuff. His friends in the N.J. Audio Society say it compares favorably to multiple-$1000 commercial stuff, but I'v... | |
| What did a good 10 MHz clock do for your Gustard R26? @kairosman I'm starting to suspect I have a bad unit. This is my second attempt to purchase the R26. The first one was very dark to the point of sounding broken. This one is better but still soft in the top octave, and the problem with imaging is ... |