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| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @agisthos not only does it allow you to reduce box count, internal streamers are almost universally better than anything moderately priced in the market. The internal I2S ensure clock synchronization making it better than most. This has been the... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @jimmy2615 i will say that I think the difference is very small. I have had both units side by side and It is challenging. I am not sure about the benefit of the 4 channel module and can say that the 2 channel unit remains the better seller. | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house I have heard anything but in the same token, I have not asked. I will ask. | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @kren0006 the PBD is extremely competitive with the Rockna Wavedream Signature and Aries Cerat Helene. It is a matter of taste which is superior. The Playback is very analog sounding and incredibly musical will great detail and scale. The Rockn... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @kren0006 the best connection easily is the PLink but requires their player/streamer. It has proven to be insanely popular. I just ordered my sample and it is back ordered till September. Assuming a non Playback streamer, I find USB is very goo... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @charles1dad There are places you can download DSD files. Some guys have tons of it and it does sound really good. The lack of DSD support is not an issue for most consumers. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend We have recently added two additional lines which is going to lead to three additional comparisons. The lines are Aries Cerat and Meitner/EMM. The first is going to be the Aries Cerat Helene which is now a permanent display item for us. My initial... | |
| SPDIF splitter I would call Sweetwater. If anyone has what you are looking for it will be them | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Okay, regarding the Soulnote D-2. I brought this unit in having never heard a Soulnote product but multiple people had said it is THE brand and in a year, it will be noteworthy. So, it arrived quickly. It is heavy. The box is over 40 lbs. Unit lo... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @azwill I haven’t purchased and tested an MPS-X yet. I have been extremely happy with K50 before and now Oladra performance with my Playback. I would be unsurprised if the MPS-X takes it up a level. The only challenge is that you do need a s... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @klh007 I have the D-2. You can add an external 10MHz Clock but it is not required. The D-3 requires the clock but is $30k combined and in completely difference class of DACs. @yyzsantabarbara i will try but I don’t have gear here for the fi... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @yyzsantabarbara - so, I can test the X1 output. I am not using PLink. Just USB vs Ethernet. I did AB testing with the X1, the Soulnote and the MPD-6. I had two of the three connected to my preamp at at time. Both connected to my Oladra, X1 v... | |
| Bricasti Model 1 Series II DAC Upgrades are between end user and Bricasti. My customer did not share how long the upgrade took so I don’t know. Maybe another user here has upgraded. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend So the Lumin X1 came in to me from a friendly dealer who has one and allowed me to spend some time with it. The X1 is a hefty unit with an outboard power supply, has a built-in volume control and is a full-fledged streamer with Lumin producing ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend So...I have been in the process of re-basing our DAC knowledge base as the system has finally been forced to change. Very simply, the Vivid Kaya 45s are sold and with that departure, I figured I ought to move to my new reference system for purpos... |