[ruthieandjohn]

I was sloppy…it indeed is the TT2 that I have, not the TT, and it will be driven by my M-Scaler when it arrives.

 

[bpcans]

I was sloppy…it indeed is the TT2 that I have, not the TT, and it will be driven by my M-Scaler when it arrives.

I think @ruthieandjohn, that you’ll be exceedingly happy with your choice of a TT2 DAC and the M Scaler.

 

[miketlse]

I don't know if you guys want to see this but I interviewed Rob about the HMS. If you have 50 minutes to spare have a look.

Thanks, an interesting interview.

 

[STR-1]

I’ve just ordered another (third) Poweroak/Maxoak battery for my Ether Regen. My TT2 and M scaler are both powered by the Poweroaks, with very pleasing results, IMO definitely better than the stock ones. Has anybody else used battery power to supply their ER? And what did think of the resulting sound?
TIA
Mal

What Poweroak models are you using? I have some Poweradd battery packs (now almost impossible to find anywhere) which I use with my OPTO.DX modules, my modem/router and also did at one time use with my M Scaler. The Poweradd noticeably improved over the stock smps with the MSc, but I now prefer a Paul Hynes SR5T lps powering that.

 

[Triode User]

I now prefer a Paul Hynes SR5T lps

As these are no longer made they seem to be as rare as hens teeth or rocking horse poo.

 

[zimzim2001]

I have an Opto-DX for sale. If anyone's interested please PM me. Thanks.

 

[RustyGates]

For anyone interested.

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds...super3-linear-psu-black-ferrite-cables.31878/

 

[AnalogEuphoria]

For anyone interested.

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds...super3-linear-psu-black-ferrite-cables.31878/

Why you selling?

 

[RustyGates]

Why you selling?

Because I am moving away from headphones and going for a loudspeaker set-up which are actives (Dutch & Dutch 8c); these actives convert inputs back into digital so having the TT2/Mscaler would have no effect. Also selling my Focal Utopias. The 8c's are expensive so have no choice but to sell my headphone set-up to move towards loudspeakers.

 

[Triode User]

Because I am moving away from headphones and going for a loudspeaker set-up which are actives (Dutch & Dutch 8c); these actives convert inputs back into digital so having the TT2/Mscaler would have no effect. Also selling my Focal Utopias. The 8c's are expensive so have no choice but to sell my headphone set-up to move towards loudspeakers.

I did speak to one D&D dealer and he said that bizarrely he got the best sound from the 8C when feeding them the analogue output from a Dave. I can think of no reason for why this might have been and only mention it out of curiosity.

 

[RustyGates]

I did speak to one D&D dealer and he said that bizarrely he got the best sound from the 8C when feeding them the analogue output from a Dave. I can think of no reason for why this might have been and only mention it out of curiosity.

No, I would say that's not possible. The Dutch & Dutch use the TI PCM4104 and PCM4202 for DAC and ADC respectively. The PCM4202 is configured to digitize analogue input at 48kHz. Anything the Chord does has been in vain. More importantly however, there is no way I can afford the 8c's without the sale of my headphone system unfortunately.

 

[AndrewOld]

I did speak to one D&D dealer and he said that bizarrely he got the best sound from the 8C when feeding them the analogue output from a Dave. I can think of no reason for why this might have been and only mention it out of curiosity.

I would take that with a large pinch of salt. Not to mention come to a judgement about the dealer.

 

[AndrewOld]

No, I would say that's not possible. The Dutch & Dutch use the TI PCM4104 and PCM4202 for DAC and ADC respectively. The PCM4202 is configured to digitize analogue input at 48kHz. Anything the Chord does has been in vain. More importantly however, there is no way I can afford the 8c's without the sale of my headphone system unfortunately.

They can be fed a digital signal directly, or it can be streamed as they are a Roon endpoint, no need for for any A/D stage. If the analogue ouput from the DAVE sounds different when fed to the analogue input of the D&Ds, that implies that either the DAVE or the PCM4202 is not transparent,

 

[RustyGates]

They can be fed a digital signal directly, or it can be streamed as they are a Roon endpoint, no need for for any A/D stage. If the analogue ouput from the DAVE sounds different when fed to the analogue input of the D&Ds, that implies that either the DAVE or the PCM4202 is not transparent,

Yep, I intend on using a direct digital feed to the 8c's, as a Roon endpoint.

 

[SoupRKnowva]

When I feed the M Scaler via USB, I have no issues. Whenever I feed it via optical or bnc from my pi2aes, any time I switch sample rates, there is a second or so of weird glitching. This seems to be independent of output sample rate as well. This doesn't occur when I feed the bnc or optical from the pi2aes directly into my Dave, just the M Scaler into the Dave.

Does anyone else experience this?