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07-12-2008, 05:52 AM
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Looking for a usb transport
please help me
1. better than trend UD-10
2. can power by usb and also by external ac power
3. coaxial or optical or both.
4. budget around 300 USD for a brand new.
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07-12-2008, 11:47 AM
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Hagtech? His is bus powered but I don't see an issue with that at the voltages and power required to convert the signal. I am thinking of getting one to go with a CIAUDIO VDA.2 dac (a giant killer if there ever was one).
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07-12-2008, 09:37 PM
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Hagtech?
i dont think it is good enough
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07-13-2008, 06:56 AM
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any more opinions?
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07-13-2008, 09:03 AM
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Quote:
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Hagtech?
i dont think it is good enough
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Depending on which model from Hagtech you are talking about. The Chime (now renamed as DA10) is a pretty decent USB DAC, but it is outside of your budget.
The Ultra Fi iRoc is another USB DAC that is worth mentioning. Although it is listed at ~US$1,500 you may try your luck at Audiogon auctions where occasionally one or two is available for auction and I observed that it closes at around US$700.
I have one and would say it is better than all the USB DAC I have heard so far - including a Stello DA100, Benchmark DAC1 USB, Grace Design M902, Bel Canto DAC3 (modified), and the Pico - all of which I owned and listened for a good period of time.
Just my 2 cents.
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07-24-2008, 01:52 AM
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bumping this up as I am interested in a USB transport for my Lavry DA10...
what is so bad about the trends ud10?
Does the blue circle "thingie" output a better sound than the Hag, to make it $50 more?
Another in the running is the Audiomagus pop pulse...anyone heard them all?
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08-13-2008, 05:56 AM
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trend too much noise
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08-13-2008, 06:33 AM
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Quote:
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trend too much noise
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Huh?
None that I can hear...
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08-13-2008, 08:08 AM
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0404 USB?
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08-13-2008, 09:13 AM
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KECES?
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08-13-2008, 06:15 PM
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Quote:
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Huh?
None that I can hear... |
are you using external ac power?
if so, which one?
i dont like the battery pack
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08-13-2008, 06:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fkclo
Depending on which model from Hagtech you are talking about. The Chime (now renamed as DA10) is a pretty decent USB DAC, but it is outside of your budget.
The Ultra Fi iRoc is another USB DAC that is worth mentioning. Although it is listed at ~US$1,500 you may try your luck at Audiogon auctions where occasionally one or two is available for auction and I observed that it closes at around US$700.
I have one and would say it is better than all the USB DAC I have heard so far - including a Stello DA100, Benchmark DAC1 USB, Grace Design M902, Bel Canto DAC3 (modified), and the Pico - all of which I owned and listened for a good period of time.
Just my 2 cents.
F. Lo
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I think the OP wants a USB -> SPDIF digital transport not a USB DAC, e.g. Hagtech's HagUSB.
Despite that fact, the Ultra Fi Iroc looks on paper just like a Scott Nixon USB Chibi at 6 times the price.
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