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    Comment by 'despinos' on listing 'FS: ELAC Discovery DS-S101-G DAC + Streamer + Roon Essentials (Lifetime Subscription)'

    Hi, I'm interested in the Elac streamer at your asking price if still available, and if you are willing to ship it abroad (to Spain). Just let me know, Best, David
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    QUAD ERA-1 Thread

    @FullBright1 your review got me wanting to hear the Quads (currently own Sennheiser 650 and Stax SR 407). What in your opinion would be a suitable amplifier for the Quads ? Thanks in advance
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    iFi Audio Pro iDSD discussion thread

    Thanks for the info
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    iFi Audio Pro iDSD discussion thread

    Hello, Will there be an app to browse music associated to the streaming bridge capability? I’m thinking about something similar to the lightning app of Auralic Aries. How does the rj4t input compares to AOIP tech (e.g Dante)? Thanks DAVID
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    Life after Yggdrasil?

    Hi, I wonder if anyone is using a RedNet AOIP for multichannel audio (movies), from Jriver, for example. I currently use a scarlet 6i6 connected by usb to the pc and to a HOLO Spring dac for front speakers. Rest of channels are converted to analogue by the focusrite. I was thinking of using a...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    (image missing)   OK, possibly no room for more characters. HOWEVER, it is possible to change the label codes to provide more information, as long as we don't exceed the maximum number of characters available in the display (six?):   For example; instead of "DSD256", it could be shown...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    A petition for a firmware upgrade:     Add an option to modify the information shown on the display, so that the Source been used is displayed, which I find much more useful than seeing just  the resolution.   Better : show both the Source and Resolution. Eg: "CO1-DS64" (means coaxial input...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    hello leeg,   I'm not very sure what you want to achieve. Anyway it looks like the "best of both worls" (stereo and HT) dilemma. Either use a HT Prepro for movies or a good stereo setup for music. In that situation the L and R front speakers would be used by either the home cinema or the...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

      --------------------   EDIT: this is in particular for people using an HTPC for movies. (you need the HTPC, which does not exclude also using a separate music source, such as CD player or Streamer). So it may work if you have just HTP or HTPC plus a dedicated music streamer). Will not work...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    Hello, I have a Holo Spring DAC, and would like to integrate it into a home cinema, with movies played and stored in a HTPC, running Kodi and Jriver.   The idea is to use the HOLO for the LR front channels (and for stereo music) and do the other Digital to Analogue conversion of surround...
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    Asus Essence ST and Dolby-True/DTS-HD

    @mojave Hello, Are there any newer (PCI or PCIE) HTPC cards that  can decode the HD audio formats and pass out 5.1 or 7.1 channels of analog out without just extracting the core and staying lossless?   I want to use the analog inputs of my ARCAM AV9 prepro connected to my HTPC and feed it...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

      I agree with that, though are wondering about  the R2R ladder instead. The R2R ladder, which is at the heart of this DAC, is just a bunch of resistors, with very tight resistance values. The value of resistance changes with temperature, which means that if you heat that resistor array...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    Hello,   I would like to know if the Holo DAC is sensible to the location temperature.   For example, if it's located near a hot source (e.g. big amplifier) and the HOLO gets non-homogeneously heated, would that affect the sound quality?   In particular, I  wonder if the r2r ladder is...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    If anyone bought the Holo from Shenzhen audio and is concerned with their general 1 year warranty for all products, I asked them if this applies to the Holo dac, to all versions. I just got their reply this morning. I would keep this message as a reference for future warranty claims, just in...
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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    A suggestion for HOLO audio about the screen dimming:   Dimming the screen is a nice feature, but it really is a PIA having to press the dimm button SIXTEEN TIMES to go from full intensity to screen off. Most of the intermediate intensity values are hardly distinguisable, anyway.   I...
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