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    All things Metrum Acoustics

    it's my fourth metrum/sonnet dac... probably my favorite. why? cuz in the past there's always an upgrade in sound when upgrading the psu. altho i am not certain hdplex would be an upgrade. it's certainly bigger.
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    All things Metrum Acoustics

    I am enjoying a second hand Octave MK1. Am wondering whether I could power the DAC with a HDPLEX300 set at 9v DC output using one of these cables? edit: nvm it's 9v AC not DC.
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    MHDT Labs: R-2R NOS Tube DACs

    i have the xspdif2 and haven't noticed a change when powering it with hdplex's 9v dc. however, i also have the matrix H usb card and it does benefit from external psu. tho, as i understand it, these two devices are not actually powered by external psu. when i had the orchid, i didn't use a...
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    Singxer SA-1 / Balanced Amplifier Fully Discrete Class A - beyond THX 888 ?!

    How good is the SA-1 purely as a two channel preamplifier? Looking for a preamp with two outputs.
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    NOS DAC better than Nobsound TDA1387??

    stream of consciousness update. received 1794 dac earlier this week. first few days of listening, comparing to 1563 dac, highs more energetic, definitely more mid highs centric. more frequency flat than 1563 but definitely not flatter sounding than 1563. i still prefer 1563 due to it having...
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    NOS DAC better than Nobsound TDA1387??

    for me, i already own a few pretty good to great lpsus so getting a built dac with dc input is an instant upgrade. so that's why i am aiming for these NOS dacs with dc input. whereas, the boards and modules... i don't have electronic background to build them safely or effectively. the 1543...
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    NOS DAC better than Nobsound TDA1387??

    I wish I knew what to do with all them boards and modules... but am deciding to get the 1794 all in one device in lieu of a Merason atm. both using the same dac chip but Mersason is not using a pair.
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    NOS DAC better than Nobsound TDA1387??

    despite el cheapo parts, the $60 dac displaced a $3k dac in my system. so not in a rush to diy yet.
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    NOS DAC better than Nobsound TDA1387??

    does the dac i have correspond to kusunoki's original nos dac design?
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    NOS DAC better than Nobsound TDA1387??

    Thanks for that. I guess that means the dac can improve a lot more cuz, even with the cheapo parts, the sound is absolutely lovely.
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    NOS DAC better than Nobsound TDA1387??

    Currently using this 1543 DAC and has become my dac du jour. Here's a pic of it with the top removed: Am powering it with HDPLEX 300's 12v 10amp output with a Ghent DC25 cable. I'd love to try a 12v DC powered 1541 but don't think they exist. But, am awaiting this 1794 dac's arrival.
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    Sonnet Digital Audio: New kid on the block, well.. not really!

    Anyone know how to acquire a budget RJ45 cable to connect between Denafrips DDC and Sonnet DAC? I have a chance to guy the Cardas Clear made by Audio Art but I don't want to spend more than $150 on a digital cable. Only other solution I am aware of is the Phasure i2s cable.
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    Sonnet Digital Audio: New kid on the block, well.. not really!

    Just to be clear, Denafrips ddc works with Sonnet i2s input without buying a specially configured rj45 cable?
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    Sonnet Digital Audio: New kid on the block, well.. not really!

    i use this to resample in foobar https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_dsp_src_resampler 95% of what i listen is streaming tho
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    Sonnet Digital Audio: New kid on the block, well.. not really!

    Does non-oversampled software playing through an oversampling hardware = oversampled software playing through an nonoversampling hardware?
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