It is balanced, the DAC modules state "balanced" on their casing.

Didn't initially hear any details given on the type of converter being used, more focus seemed to be on the display and interface. Then I caught an indication of 'Delta Sigma' in the DAC's block diagram on the large display in the background.

Yes... and that's the reason for my confusion!

Thanks to those who have responded, and I do have some DSD512 files but don't run HQP. Trying to confirm the maximum rate of the Harmony's input DSD support.

Thanks and I understand that, but with all due respect I'd still appreciate my question being addressed.

The LAiV site shows it supports a maximum DSD rate of 256, yet one reviewer claims he used it with HQ Player providing DSD512 and in another the display showed 1024. Can anyone explain this discrepancy? :thinking: (Btw 6Moons clearly said the Harmony doesn't OS with DSD.) TIA

One strange thing in the Virtual HiFi review is he claims to use it with DSD512 from HQ Player, yet the LAiV site states it supports a maximum of DSD256 via USB or I2S

In case you haven't seen this, taken directly from the Cen.Grand website: Difference between DSDAC1.0 deluxe and standard model 1: The clock system of deluxe model has higher performance, RMS jitter is as low as 100fs 2: Digital & analog circuit is more advanced, many advance component are...

I think you misinterpreted the text on the website: "Two chassis versions available". This applies to the black or silver finished chassis, not a version with two chassis.

Denafrips Terminator Plus 12th Anniversary edition (not sure what the last "1" signifies) https://www.vinshine.audio/product-page/denafrips-terminator-plus-r2r-dac?currency=USD

Saw that Herb Reichert reviews the Wandla DAC in the latest issue of Stereophile. In his conclusion he states (paraphrased) that when used with the optional Hypsos power supply and the HQ Player filters it's consistently enjoyable and musically engaging, and easily competes with DACs in the $10K...

One was just listed on USAM at $3,800 which is as low as I've ever seen.

Last week the Rose RS130 was certified as being Roon Ready: https://community.roseaudio.kr/t/rs130-roon-ready-certification-has-been-completed/7073

Glad it's working well for you, but a long list of issues encountered by users with both Rose OS and their apps are well documented in the Rose community forum as well as other related forums and FB groups.

Good to see that RS130 owners are so favorably impressed with it they're willing to wait for Roon certification and pending software updates. Thanks for your responses.

From what I hear Roon is backed up with pending certification of gear from many brands, so Rose is at their mercy in that regard. The Rose OS issues you mentioned making the product almost unusable is quite jarring as a potential customer. Thanks for providing your input!

@duffer5 - Your signature shows your RS130 with Roon, wondering how you're able to run it that way since apparently it's still not Roon certified. If you're using the Rose software I'd be curious to know your thoughts, since I've heard of many finding the integral Rose UI to be buggy and a...

Thanks @NEXTLEVEL5, sometimes I wonder if it's just some trolls talking trash. I really appreciate you taking time to share your direct experience with it and hope to hear similarly from other HiFi Rose owners here.

Great to hear! I see quite a few complaints about the Rose software user interface being very buggy. Have you experienced any such trouble? From what I read if you use Roon you avoid the SW issues but for users of the Rose app it can be an ongoing aggravation. Curious to know any other user's...

A couple new reviews of the RS130: A much more comprehensive review from HiFi News (October 2023) where they award it as an Outstanding Product. Some of their notable findings: Linear PS with supercapacitor UPS, feeds separately regulated supplies for processors, OCXO, NVMe SSD cache, USB...

You are correct, thanks so much. I was just going by the heading on the listing which stated it was the OCK-2.

No, this listing shows the OCK-2 for $281 and has a $25 coupon.

Most sellers on Aliexpress have the LHY OCK-2 for $530-$560, but Fook Key Electronics has it for $281 (all + ~$50 shipping). Any idea if they're legit?

Thought this would be of interest here, the first review of the new AURALiC ARIES G2.2: https://the-ear.net/review-hardware/auralic-aries-g2-2-spellbinding/

US delivery is included in the price, but there is a promo code field during checkout so there may be a discount available. No trial period or returns.