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medon replied to the thread DENAFRIPS FPGA Firmware Update (12TH Anniv.).I'd consider myself in the "puzzled and amused" camp regarding this -- but I can happily confirm that firmware break-in / burn-in is a...
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medon reacted to CAJames's post in the thread DENAFRIPS FPGA Firmware Update (12TH Anniv.) with Like.Yes. I think if you read back through this thread you'll find many of us (me included) note a significant change/improvement in the new...
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medon reacted to JAAX's post in the thread To the folks that use a DDC for i2s connection... What is your experience? with Like.Hey there, sorry for the delay, I have the n6ii but I never bothered using the i2s so I cannot say. Sorry Hey @medon, after extensive...
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medon replied to the thread Denafrips Venus 2 & 12th anniversary edition.Well that depends, I guess. Last summer I spent days switching back and forth between the different versions - the change in sound...
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medon replied to the thread Denafrips Venus 2 & 12th anniversary edition.Did you try the newly released 2023 firmware versions for Denafrips DACs already? I can partly relate to your statement that Denafrips...
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medon replied to the thread DAC from the past..... waiting for the punchline....? :-)
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medon replied to the thread Denafrips Venus 2 & 12th anniversary edition.Errr, no. Both i2s and Coax / SPDIF make the source the clock master. That means, the DAC has to follow the external clock and has no...
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medon replied to the thread New denafrips DDC (Iris and Gaia).Holy moly. Playing with AC power cables at the moment -- I switched from IsoTek Corvus distributor + IsoTek Premier AC cables to Supra...
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medon replied to the thread New denafrips DDC (Iris and Gaia).... yes, please! In the meantime, my observations with 3 different cables from crap to silver DDC-i2s->DAC was: Crap-cable (5$ screen...
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medon replied to the thread Two types of IsoTek power chords - quite an impact on dynamics with A-S3200 amp.Phew, maybe not all in my head. Thanks! I certainly noticed that my digital front end (streamer, DDC, DAC) benefits from better...
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medon reacted to AussieMick's post in the thread Two types of IsoTek power chords - quite an impact on dynamics with A-S3200 amp with Like.I’ve thought for a while now that more lively sounding cables are sometimes just noisier. So when a dynamic transient happens not only...
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medon replied to the thread DDCs with USB input almost never have USB output, why?.Just a guess: USB audio is the only protocol (within SPDIF/i2s/AES-EBU/ USB) that is asynchronous. Means: There is some back&forth in...
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medon reacted to keenerz's post in the thread DDCs with USB input almost never have USB output, why? with Like.Oddly a Schiit Urd would technically also kind of do what you want.