mitch2
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| Six DAC Comparison @sns "Gaia superior to Singxer in usb isolation on input and implementation of OXCO clock on I2S. Singxer SU6 as good as it is, simply doesn't play in same universe, build quality, design, parts quality in Gaia all far superior. Meaningful imp... | |
| Six DAC Comparison NCZ refers to the Lundahl nano-crystalline chokes (NC) and AD-1862N-Z DAC chips, which were a special version of the AD-1862 chip used in higher end Denon CD players. I don’t believe the Z chips are available any longer. The NC chokes sound nice... | |
| Six DAC Comparison FYI, Aries Cerat, LampizatOr, and some other pretty good DACs use a JL Sounds USB interface, so the Mojo Audio DACs are in good company. In the process of trying different DACs, I found the Singxer SU-6 DDC helpful in allowing me to use multiple ... | |
| ??? Full Loom vs Mix ??? @mapman - good one | |
| ??? Full Loom vs Mix ??? Because aural memory is short, and fraught with personal bias issues, unless you can make cable comparisons in your own system, over a reasonably long period of time, you are mostly just pissing in the wind. Of course, cable manufacturers are goin... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? To the point made by @dz13, there is a used (slightly modified) Singxer SU-6 DDC on USAM now for $325. That would give you the (potential) benefit of reducing jitter while allowing you to use any type of input format into whichever DAC you end up... | |
| DB-510 0.7m Oyaide BNC Cable? I use two as signal cables (not clock cables) from a DDC to two different DACs and they sound better than the others I have tried. They are very well constructed. | |
| Six DAC Comparison After finishing my initial comparison of six DACs without coming to a final conclusion about which of the DACs I enjoyed most, I decided to devote the past month or so to listening more intently and forming a more definitive conclusion. I s... | |
| How do I edit my system? Once you make your changes, be sure to go to the bottom of the page and "Save Changes." If you abandon the post before saving your changes then they will not have been accepted and will probably be lost. | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? If you feel compelled to make any comments at all, I would ask them questions like, "how do you like the sound of your system, and what do you like most about it?" "how often are you able to listen?" "how do you like the source you are using ... | |
| Should I use Audiopoints under Aerial 10T spikes on hardwood floor? Not sure how the whole spike thing got started and why people like them. When using four, no matter what I did to create even support would eventually end up with a rocking motion where one spike would no longer be in contact with the floor to the... | |
| Should I use Audiopoints under Aerial 10T spikes on hardwood floor? Townshend platforms (if you want to spend the money) Individual springs sized for the weight and damped with foam inside or thin heat shrink loosely applied outside Platinum Silicone footers by Hudson HiFi or Sound Addicted Sound Anchors stan... | |
| Are the Anthony Gallo Reference 3.5 still up to it? Off-topic (sorry) but I see you have Gato monoblocks and if those are the PWR-222s, how do you like them? I have been interested in them ever since my speaker manufacturer (Michael Kelly with Aerial Acoustics) became a Gato dealer (for a short wh... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @bluethinker - Years ago, I owned a LampizatOr DAC 4 and thought it sounded pretty good except the deal-breaker, to me, was that the soundstage seemed overblown or larger than reality, sort of like an image imprint on Silly Putty that had been str... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Benjamin's take on clocking can be found in here - scroll down to Myth #1-Clocking. Regarding I2S, it was primarily designed for internal use - short runs inside of equipment, which may be a reason there is still no universal standard. When I ow... |