Liquid - are you using the digital output of your Audigy 2ZS to feed the TC-7510? The problem is that the Audigy 2ZS resamples everything internally to 48kHz and does so using a very poor algorithm, so if you are listening to (e.g.) CD audio (44.1kHz) the 2ZS will degrade the sound a lot even on...

Quote: Originally Posted by thubble I'm having the exact same problem with my MS-2i's and recently purchased EC/SS. It's slightly better than my Headfive in some ways but worse in others. - The bass is a little tighter than the Headfive but there is a LOT less of it. - as jpelg...

Damn, Stanley just keeps improving this thing! I have a MkIII and on well-recorded music it's unbelievable. Unfortunately I've never heard anything higher-end so I can't verify those comparisons made to products like the DAC1. The problem is that on music that isn't so well-recorded (i.e...

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg I returned my EC/SS (newest batch). Found it a bit slow in the transients, and a bit "thick" in the midrange. Lacks sufficient instrument separation. Relatively flat soundstage too. Perhaps an ok match for the RS-1, but not the GS-1000's, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by SHLim Have a read at this post by Gazjam on Fri Jun 1st, 2007 07:50 am. http://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum1/14708-14.html It appear that you can further improve the Beresford TC-7510 sound by replacing the stock power supply with something a bit more beefier...

I agree with the posts above - the PX100 and iPod (Nano in my case) have great synergy. The prominent bass of the PX100 balances out the relative lack of bass of the Nano. It can't compete with my home rig (see sig) but for portable use, at work, etc., it's excellent.

I wasn't sure whether to bump this thread or start a new one. My MS2 arrived yesterday (Alessandro nicely declared the price to be $100, same as the MS1, so I got charged less tax. Thanks!) I let them burn in last night. Improvements over MS1: - Bass is tighter and goes much lower. I heard...

Just ordered a pair of MS2's. I'm very happy with the MS1's (especially with reversed pads) but I could use a little more detail. Can't wait!

The Beresford TC-7510 MkIII is excellent. It costs about $200 US and has been compared favourably to the Zhaolu and MicroDAC. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=233139 One disadvantage is it doesn't have USB, but it does have 2 optical & 2 coax inputs that can be switched between.

The MkIII arrived today. It's an immediate improvement over the MkII. Line output is now at acceptable volume levels, and bass is much more present but still tight and controlled. There's a bit of grain in the mids and some treble harshness, but burn-in corrected this on the MkII so I'll wait a...

I just ordered the MkIII, Stanley said it should ship next week. Can't wait! My MkII is excellent, but the volume and dynamic range are a little less than ideal. Hopefully the MkIII will fix this.

I can't comment on that particular product, but every piece of electronic equipment designed today is built to withstand voltage differences. This is because, even within the same country, voltages can vary by as much as 20-30v. Also note that 240v is probably the "nominal" voltage for your...

If it is, I'll be ordering it. I'm a little disappointed since I just got the MkII a few weeks ago, but from what I hear the MkIII is well worth the upgrade even just for the increased volume.

Quote: Originally Posted by jandl100 Quick clarification pls - is this referring to the Beresford unit? Yes - I was running the analog-out from the Beresford to my Corda Headfive amp, and at first it wasn't detailed and there was no midrange. It has now improved immensely.

I just tried my 120-ohm attenuator on the Headfive output, and again, WOW! It's better than the TC-7510 headphone out - not by much, but it's there. Looks like the analog out just needed burn-in, after all. The midrange is back and better than ever, and the instrument separation is amazing. The...

I made myself an impedance adapter by putting a 120-ohm resistor in series with each channel. This completely gets rid of the hiss, and tightens up the bass as well. It doesn't go as loud as before, but that's probably good for my hearing. I also made some really short (< 6 inches) RCA...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gone4T The good thing is this is the same as the 'black tipped' plug sometimes supplied with variable voltage power supplies for digi cameras etc. I've done some checking, and I could almost buy another TC-7510 for the price of one of those...

I just tried the headphone-out of the TC-7510, and WOW! The midrange is just as smooth as the Digi96's analog output, but with more detail. In fact, the Digi96, which seemed awesome before, now seems "muddy" by comparison. This is likely because the Digi96 uses JRC4580 opamps on the output...

Quote: Originally Posted by hortiholic I was on the web researching this just last night, thubble. Didn't make much progress! Is it voltage or current that is most important? Russell Current. (The voltage has to be an exact value, 12V). Stanley said that future models would...

It's been nearly 24 hours of constant usage, and while the bass and treble are even better, the mids still aren't up to the RME Digi96. There's not enough smoothness or instrument separation, and parts that were clearly audible with the Digi96 are now hidden. I tried using a "real" digital cable...

Quote: Originally Posted by jandl100 Yup - that's how it sounds before a day or 3 of run-in. A little patience is required here - you really don't want to make any judgements yet! It's certainly my experience that the co-ax connection is substantially better in terms of midrange...

Well, problem solved - apparently the first RCA interconnect I selected out of my huge storage box of cables was terrible quality. I switched it to a better one and the sound is excellent! It has the great mids of the RME Digi96 PST, with better bass extension/control and no treble harshness...

The unit arrived today, directly from the factory in Taiwan. First impressions are that the bass and treble are excellent (tighter and more bass than the RME Digi96, and the treble doesn't have any harshness), but the mids are recessed and grainy with no detail. I'll give it some time to see if...

One thing to note when using dmix is that you have to specify the sample rate (usually 44100 for CD audio) by adding a "rate 44100" line (see below). Otherwise, dmix will resample to 48000 khz using a low-quality algorithm (much like the Windows kmixer). You may also want to add "format S32_LE"...

According to the manufacturer of the Beresford version: --------------- I use laser trimmed surface mount components, whilst the TCC uses standard production line surface mount parts. Even the chips I use are the close tolerance versions. --------------- I've only read one comparison of...