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| Why do my HDCDs play lower on my HDCD machine? I, one, cannot say I came across such a behavior and I don't believe is intended as such. Every time my CD player at the time played HDCD, the level didn't drop.Thus I dare suspect that there might be something a bit wrong with the HDCD decoder on... | |
| Bryston BDA-1 used V/S Wyred 4 Sound DAC 2 Radni, W4S excels with synchronous USB, but if you don't intend to go computer-based, then this feature will not matter to you. I, personally, use my W4S in a computer-based system with superb results. Red book and hi-res files are a joy to listen... | |
| Is AES/EBU the same as XLR? I second Onhwy61.The same applies for RCA terminated digital interconnects. They have to be 75 Ohms.Thus any digital RCA interconnect may be used for analog duty, but not the other way around. Well, one could use an analog interconnect for digital... | |
| USB vs s/pdif My experience with USB was always a letdown until the async USB of the W4S DAC2 I'm currently enjoying.In my opinion, unless asynchronous, USB is not up to par with S/PDIF. In asynchronous version, the cable stops making a difference, as no timing... | |
| DAC with a Balance Control - Does on exist? Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2 has both volume control and balance control implemented in the digital domain.Don't be afraid of its volume control in digital domain, it's a DAC that internally works on 32 bit and that makes its volume control work without bi... | |
| BDP 93 or BDP 95? More slam dunks from OPpo? I believe that 95 comes to fill the "audiophile gap" 93 has left behind, with dedicated stereo analog outputs, and even balanced ones.I'm sure modders will embrace the 95 which will have all the prerequisites to become a truly universal machine, c... | |
| Best Digital RCA cable under $100 new or used? Apogee Wyde Eye. Canare connectors and true 75 Ohm cable. Found them to be very-very good. Could be bought from Sweetwater for below $100. | |
| Decent Power Conditioner in the $ 300-$400s? And if 10 outlets are too many, there's the PS Audio Duet, only 4 outlets, otherwise same as the Quintet.They go for $200 max used on Audiogon with best deals ringing at $125 - $150 | |
| DACs as preamps: Benchmark HDR vs Wyred4Sound DAC2 I have had the Benchmark, albeit not the PRE version, and now have the DAC2.I was never able to settle on the Benchmark in any other mode than pure DAC. Every attempt to feed my power amp directly made me flip back using my preamp. The added harsh... | |
| Stacking DAC's.......... To strictly answer your question:1. If you use the ANALOG outputs of an external DAC to feed the ANALOG inputs of any of your preamps, you won't be stacking DACs. There will be only one D/A conversion, in the external DAC and the internal DACs of ... | |
| A True Adventure Story In The Congo You'll be hard pressed to find a more interesting story to read and it's certainly better than discussing oil and toothpaste!There was an oil change in there as well! ;-)Very interesting indeed, thank you for posting... | |
| What DACs are "reclocking"? All DACs playing regular Red Book CDs at 96 or 192 KHz (playback clock not an integer multiple of the incoming clock) employ some sort of reclocking. They employ ASRC (Asynchronous Sample Rate Conversion), which is a good method to reduce jitter. ... | |
| Wyred 4 sound has great customer service Let me join in. I, too, find their products (DAC-2 and STP-500 are the ones I own) and customer service to be irreproachable. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound Dac1 vs. Dac2 As I've mentioned in the thread I started (Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 or DAC2?), the built-in digital domain volume control and async USB DAC2 has over DAC1 make a world of difference if one has only digital sources.I cannot recommend the DAC2 enough for ... | |
| USB cable..what do you have. Thank you, Steve.Could you, please, elaborate a bit on "Not all asyc USB interfaces are immune to jitter BTW"? I'd like to understand.I might be wrong, but if the connection is asynchronous, that means that there is no timing sent through it, thus... |