Recent content by milkdudd

Greetings. I can't believe it's been 3 months since the last post (mine) over here. I don't have all of the answers of course, but right off the bat I'd suggest you get a U18 DDC and connect it with the 1 foot long Blue Jeans FE HDMI cable. You likely could find a pre-owned one for about $300 or...

I'm on my 5th Gustard product (three DACs, a U18 and a C18) with never an issue. I admit it's in the back of my mind that should I have a problem, sending it back to China is not an option. At least someone licensed to repair them in the US would be a comfort

Pretty sure you mean March 2025. Unless you're one of those time travelers I keep hearing about

I suspect Shenzenaudio will make everything right, but please keep us informed on how their support is when things don't go quite right

I guess that makes me part of the "Me too" movement

Okay then, like the blowhard politicians say "I reserve the right to revise and extend my remarks" If 8 DACs are better than 4 wouldn't 16 be better than 8? I remember years ago when Saturday Night Live used to be funny they did a spoof on razor blades. Something like the Gillette Maxim 5 that...

If four DAC chips are better than two, wouldn't eight be better than four? It seems at some point diminishing (or non-existing) returns would occur. Of course I could be wrong

Can't be sure about the A26 but I used the A22 for quite awhile which is also AKM based. By FAR the best filter setting for me was "Low-D Shot" with the A22. Either Gustard was limited on available digits or it's a poor translation, but I believe it's the equivalent of Low Distortion Short on...

After one of the most enjoyable (and long) listening sessions I've ever had in my stereo room I realized none of my components have changed in the last two and a half years except my source. That source being all Gustard (C18/U18/X26 III) all with purple fuses. When I think of how much my sound...

The short answer is humerous. Many of us here try to combine audio knowledge with having fun. Actually my attempt at humor was following what I thought was your attempt at humor when you said G26 a second time. All is good, no worries!

I can't even count the number of "G26" models Gustard makes

I think you had a typo and meant X26 lll rather than G26. Also if you think it sounds good now it just gets better and better the more you listen

I'm seeing $1,440 here in the US which is 10% off. That's what I paid a few weeks ago. I think it's a bargain even at full price so at a discount even better

It seems we're all in agreement that NOS enabled is the way to go for 96 and 192 files. I'll do more listening and evaluating of my own, but I'd like to know your guys' opinions on which NOS setting is best for 44.1/24 files. I tend to think NOS disabled as the sampling rate seems more relevant...