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Looking for a usb transport

post #1 of 12
7/12/08 at 1:52am
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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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post #2 of 12
7/12/08 at 7:47am
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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post #3 of 12
7/12/08 at 5:37pm
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Hagtech?

i dont think it is good enough
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post #4 of 12
7/13/08 at 2:56am
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any more opinions?
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post #5 of 12
7/13/08 at 5:03am
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Originally Posted by ben9999imsc View Post
Hagtech?

i dont think it is good enough
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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post #6 of 12
7/23/08 at 9:52pm
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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post #7 of 12
8/13/08 at 1:56am
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trend too much noise
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post #8 of 12
8/13/08 at 2:33am
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Originally Posted by ben9999imsc View Post
trend too much noise
Huh?


None that I can hear...
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post #9 of 12
8/13/08 at 4:08am
0404 USB?
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post #10 of 12
8/13/08 at 5:13am
KECES?
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post #11 of 12
8/13/08 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by TopPop View Post
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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post #12 of 12
8/13/08 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by fkclo View Post
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
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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