Does anybody know why Mr. Mike Moffat chose C-Media CM6632 over XMOS for USB processing? I thought XMOS seemed more 'mainstream'.

Quote: In theory TE8802 I2S to DAC chip should be superior as it has a shorter signal path. I sold my V-Link a while ago and don't have another USB to SPDIF converter on hand right now. But the XMOS DAC can be used as a USB to Coaxial converter and so I can compare that way as well in a...

A gentleman posted his first impressions on e20 at: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac-digital-analog-conversion/exasound-e20-first-impressions-13192/

Quote: I remember he made such a comment in his forum on his website (The forum is only in Chinese). It seems he deleted the original DI-DSP discussion thread. As a result, I couldn't provide a link to you to justify my statement. Anyway, another Chinese audio designer Yulong also chose...

Quote:   Well, when Kingwa debuted his TE8802 stuff, he claimed he compared a few USB receiver chips and found TE8802 is superior to XMOS.

I never had a problem with the old TE8802 driver but the new driver gives me stutters and high usage of CPU. I reversed back to the old version. My operating system is Windows 7 64-bit.

Sorry for double posting. I posted the following content on the Portable Headphone Amps but didn't get an answer:   Just bought a pair of HD600s with APureSound V3 cable (my first pair of full size headphones!).   I'm looking for a portable DAC/headphone amp (to be connected with my...

Just bought a pair of HD600s with APureSound V3 cable (my first pair of full size headphones!).   I'm looking for a portable DAC/headphone amp (to be connected with my laptop) that drives HD600 well. Is DACport a good match with HD600? Any other suggestions?   Thanks!

Watch out for the forthcoming Stello U3 guys: http://www.aprilmusic.com/main/sub02_03_05.html which is a real asynchronous design (V-Link is doubtfully not). Stello U2 has a price of $350; my guess is U3 will cost about $450.

  Quote:   I would not recommend to do any of the mods as some of the parts and the circuitry are probably well thought out and matched by the designer and the mod may mess up with that. Also if you trust Mr. Kingwa's ability, just going for a higher level model is simpler and easier. For...

X-dac uses the adaptive mode of the USB receiver whereas V-Link is asynchronous. I believe V-Link will give you a big boost in sound quality.

Quote: Say, If you already have a very good DAC and you became interested in PC HiFi, then you may only need the V-Link and you'll have no need of V-Dac. It's like Integrated Amp vs. Pre Amp + Power Amp. They all have its own place on the market.

Quote: I use Foobar as the music player but I didn't use any DSP and ideally I wanted to use 16 bit output (but with V-Link I have to use 24 bit). In your experience, what's the best upsampling DSP plug-in?    

One question: after I connect V-Link to the computer (Windows Vista or Window 7), the computer installs the driver automatically. However, this driver only supports 24/44.1, 24/48 and 24/96. No 24/88.2 or any 16 bit formats on the drop down list (although 16 bit is supported). Is this the same...

Had a brief comparison with Genesis Digital Lens in my system the other day and couldn't tell much of a difference.