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post #16 of 21
2/14/06 at 6:54pm
I assume this is your input cable. The BNC connects to the DAC Input. The RCA goes to your source device.

Is this correct?
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post #17 of 21
2/14/06 at 7:10pm
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Yep
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post #18 of 21
2/16/06 at 2:39am
would i be wrong if i think that the "RCA" thing connects to an s/pdif output?
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post #19 of 21
2/16/06 at 10:21am
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You would be very right.

I'll give a bit more information since alot of you seem to be a bit clueless about this.

Basically, the DAC has 3 digital inputs. an XLR, an SPDiF BNC, and an optical input. I'ved never tried the XLR one, but heres my thoughts on the other two:

Using optical or coaxial (spdif) will come to a similar sound for the most part. However, SPDiF has less jitter than optical, and this does result in a slightly better sound in my opinion. Using the SPDiF with that cable and optical at once to do A/B testing (theres a switch on the front of the DAC so that you can easily switch between the 3 input types) I found that using the SPDiF gave a slightly better resolution and soundstage. The sound is a bit clearer as opposed to optical, so I stuck with it.

I'm very happy with this DAC but the Lavry DA10 got me interested. This is why I decided to sell this DAC and buy the Lavry, but I may end up going back to the DAC-1 in the end. Unfortunately I can't afford keeping both until I've made up my mind, so if I want to change back I'll eventually have to buy a new DAC-1 and sell the Lavry.

Thats the whole story, so help me upgrade, buy my DAC-1

I shall post pictures when I buy batteries for my digital camera.
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post #20 of 21
2/16/06 at 11:19am
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Keep in my im giving the cable as a BONUS, I will not bump bucks off the price if you dont want the cable... My price is already very fair, with or without the cable. This DAC goes for 850USD on audiogon, and higher on eBay, I'm ok with 800 for Head-Fi members, but please refrain from PMing me asking how much I'll sell it without the cable, because the price wont change, the cable being a free bonus which I wont need once I have the Lavry (or AQVOX, havent decided yet).
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post #21 of 21
2/16/06 at 8:26pm
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Sale withdrawn
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