I have Roon set up for exclusive mode. There's no gaps. It's when the bitrate changes that the switch and click occur. DSD Remastering is on, DC Phase linearizer off, auto volume down off, analog in format dsd11.2MHz, pre-out variable, auto standby off. It's just strange that it kills the...

This isn't an issue using it as a headamp. But every time it changes bit rate, there's the click/switch when used as a preamp. Starting to annoy me hearing the constant click between tracks when shuffling with Roon.

Is anyone using the TA as a preamp with USB to a computer? Added some powered speakers and now every time a track starts/stops/is changed, there's a mechanical click heard on the DAC. Pretty much the same sound as when you turn the DAC on and off. Anyone else experiences this? I checked every...

I've been using the TA-ZH1ES for about 3 weeks now. I've run it with my balanced K812's, the MDR-Z1R, and Focal Elears. I'm probably going to stick with this as my daily driver in my office rig with Roon for the foreseeable future. Being able to connect a few different headphones and switch...

I've got a brand new TA coming in at the end of the week. Pretty excited.

It's not a mystery with DSD. It simply sounds better when it doesn't have to go through the SDM/SRC/multibit conversion process that it must go through in most chips that were designed primarily for processing PCM. FPGA DSD upsampling uses a 1bit sample that's then converted. Much better results...

https://www.avhub.com.au/news/sound-image/did-sony8217s-chief-sound-architect-just-tell-me-they-can8217t-hear-or-measure-the-difference-between-upsampled-248k-files-and-true-high-res-audio-wow-437891 This is worth a read about DSEE though...

DSD Remastering as Sony calls it is not a filter. Let's be clear about that. Filters shape the sound. DSD upsampling is a completely different way of converting the audio, not just a filter.

I think you missed my point cause I have DSD upsampling DAC's and think they're better than PCM dacs for sure. I've just never found filters particularly useful and Sony has a history of marketing gimmicky features like that (DSEE has been their gimmick for a decade).

DSD remastering is just more marketing speak. It's a FPGA dac that upsamples in DSD if you so choose. That's how it works, which is why doing DSD upsampling on the source end is counterintuitive to using a DSD upsampling DAC. This is just how the PS Audio Direcstream and DSJ work only with them...

It does. Same way it works on the UDA-1. It's just a filter your enabling. It works on all inputs. Personally I think it's one of the most worthless things Sony continually hypes in their hifi marketing.

Right?! I mean it's at a show too. I'm not sure how one would see the ventilation attracting dust and "other nasty stuff" lol

What’s the best aftermarket 2 hole cable to grab for this? Thinking about picking up a TA soon

Check out the PSA forums. A lot of people prefer the original firmware, others prefer the latest, some in between. But you can switch between versions in all of 5-10 minutes whenever you want. There's no smooth or accurate, but there are differences I've heard in terms of bass fidelity and size...

Doesn't have to be PSA gear at all. They'll take anything. And I think it's better at playing redbook than Yggy and generally has more dimension and detail to the soundstage. It also delivers an integrated Roon endpoint, acts as a (good but not great) preamp, has a remote, etc. The Yggy just...

With the trade-in it's about the same. And I've traded in stuff that might have been worth 200 bucks on my own that they gave me the full 1200 for. Anyway, I found a slightly used second DSJ for 2.2K. Lots of people love Schiit, but I've moved beyond them and the DSJ is definitely beyond Yggy's...

Brian did great work for me a couple years back. He balanced my AKG K812’s which is considered by some to be impossible. He also did my balanced K7XX mod and made cables of two lengths that were interchangeable with both pairs via a LEMO adapter. I haven’t had any cable needs in awhile but I...

I ordered the OCTAL-NOVIB GE-OMRON from Tube Monger

I feel shamed for not paying more attention to the benefits of socket savers. I'd not kept up with this thread after I got my Freya(s) last year. I'd tried a number of NOS tubes and they all ended up being microphonic, especially my Kenrad VT-231's which seemed to have the best tonality. Anyway...

My mod was done by swapping out the 3-pin LEMO for a 4-pin. Then re-running the ribbon cable so that L & R run separate. 3-pin LEMO won't give you truly balanced sound. Not sure if you were going for that or not, but as far as I know it is copper. At least on the older ones.

If you go back in this thread there’s discussion about modding the K812’s. I got mine done over two years ago and listen to them almost exclusively balanced with modifications to the ribbon and a replacement 4-pin LEMO socket. BTG Audio did mine and made balanced and unbalanced cables with lemo...

Well now I feel stupid. I switched out DACs when I was making this change and just used a pair of RCA cables I had handy. I just re-read the manual and it's there, not very clearly or mentioned in the FAQ, but it's there at #2 of the connections page. Thanks for relieving me that my Schiit was...

If I'm getting anything out of passive mode, I'm not hearing it. I switched to tube mode, got it at a reasonable volume (high noon), then switched to the other two modes and moved the pot from 12 all the way to full volume and I couldn't hear anything in passive or jfet. I'm just trying to...

I'm having some issues with my Freya. I switched out a couple of noisy NOS tubes and put the stock ones back in as I hadn't been listening in tube mode much but wanted to without any noise. I did that successfully, but now I don't get any sound when I switch to JFET buffer. Tube mode sounds fine...

The Cronos Magnum is a helluva amp! The A21 is less powerful with 8ohm speakers (250wpc) but probably about equal to Vidar monblocked with 4ohm speakers (400wpc). I've got PBN Montana Monitors that are 8ohm 100wpc that I may move into this rig, but I'm going to see how the Vidars handle my 4ohm...