sls883
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| Gustard X30 DAC And, they are supposedly coming out with an R30, or something like that, towards the end of 2025. I like the X-30, so I won't worry about the other offerings. | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units @bigshutterbug I’m sure a few units with issues get through or could get damaged internally in shipping. I shipped a conrad-johnson preamp and it got knocked around enough that a bunch of capacitors came loose. Did you try different filter settin... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units Mine has the tiny font. I updated the firmware and I thought it would enlarge the font, but it didn't. I suspect the price drops are a result of competition and the fact that their development costs are covered. And like you said, it's no longer... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units I don't think we can make generalizations based on a bad unit. There are too many rave reviews on the product. Is it perfect? No, it's a $1500 dac. But, many reviewers believe it competes with more expensive dacs. System matching also plays a ... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units I've only had one R26. I had none of the issues that you experienced. Were the menu settings the same on all of the units? Filter setting, etc? | |
| Gustard X30 DAC @baylinor It’s been about an hour of playing music. Top is still around 91 degrees. The right side is 93 degrees. For grins, I pointed the thermometer at a tube in my preamp. It measured 137 degrees. | |
| Gustard X30 DAC @baylinor My infrared thermometer showed up. Pretty neat little device. The temperature of the X-30 is at 91 degrees. That's with the U18 sitting on top of it and potentially keeping it a littler warm. The U18 ddc is around 87 degrees. My C... | |
| Gustard X30 DAC @baylinor I have not heard the A26, but I’ve read good things about it. I’m curious to see what the temp is on the X-30. For grins, I ordered an infrared thermometer on Amazon. It was cheap and if I ordered some coffee with it, I get free same da... | |
| Gustard X30 DAC @baylinor I leave my dac on 24/7. I just checked my X-30 and it's slightly warm. Not at all hot. I'm using a LHY ock-2 clock, but I don't really hear a difference. I have the clock connected to the U18, so I thought it made sense to connect it t... | |
| Which HDMI cable for I2S? @soix Are you still using the Monoprice cable? I see that Wyred 4 Sound has their 0.5M cable on sale for $99. I figure it's cheap enough to give it a try. HDMI PCOCC Premium | |
| Gustard X30 DAC More detail and clarity, but not bright or sibilant. Better separation of instruments. It's like one reviewer said.... It has the positive attributes of both a r2r dac and a chip dac. I was concerned about going from a r2r dac to a chip dac, but ... | |
| Gustard X30 DAC Yes. I've had one for a few weeks. It replaced a Gustard R26 dac. I'd say that the positive reviews that I read are accurate. I'm quite happy with it. I'm using an Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer into a Gustard ddc to the I2s input on the dac. I've ... | |
| Aurender W20 clock invalid?? you might check your menu settings. Below comes from your owner's manual. 9. Coaxial BNC Word Clock Input Connects to the BNC output of the master/word clock. Use a 75 ohm coaxial cable. Configure word clock input preferences in the "Advanced... | |
| Aurender W20 clock invalid?? Are you using an external clock? If not, there could be a menu setting for internal or external clock. If it's set to external and you aren't using an external clock, you would get an error. I don't have an Aurender, but that's how my dac work... | |
| Looking for a CD Player Unless you are using a separate dac, the cd player needs to have one built in. I have a Denon DCD-1700NE. For $1500, it's a really nice player. It has SACD, but you don't need to use it (if you don't own SACDs, you don't need the capability). |