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    Holo Audio Spring R2R DAC

    Unless you have heard PCM upsampled to DSD 512 by a very good music server with HQP feeding into a DSD 512 capable dac, you dont know what you are missing out. I am doing this with my T+A dac. I have completely stopped using PCM section of the DAC for the past few years. I had Exasound E22 Mk2...
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    Audio GD Master-11(Combination from Master 7 and Master 9)

    Audio Gd fans, I have few questions:   1) How much better NOS7/Master7 is compare to NOS11/Master11 purely as a dac?   2) How is the performance of the preamp/volume control in the NOS11/Master 11 driving an amplifier and speaker compare to a stand alone preamp?   3) For rock music...
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    Gustard A20H DAC (Dual AK4497EQ, analog preamp, headphone amp, all in one)

    I cancelled the order from dotdotbuy because they can't ship it now. There's an at least 3 weeks delay before the US/international version will be ready to ship. Right now, all the units are being sold locally to get early feedback before they start selling to international market.
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    Gustard A20H DAC (Dual AK4497EQ, analog preamp, headphone amp, all in one)

    $717. The order is still under review. If it goes through, then I will also have to pay international shipping fee to USA. 
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    Gustard A20H DAC (Dual AK4497EQ, analog preamp, headphone amp, all in one)

    Hmm. makes sense. I placed an order through "dotdotbuy" - a proxy buyer agent that takes paypal. Let's see if it goes through.
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    Gustard A20H DAC (Dual AK4497EQ, analog preamp, headphone amp, all in one)

    Does anyone know how to order from taobao? It keeps rejecting my Chase issues Visa credit card.
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    Gustard A20H DAC (Dual AK4497EQ, analog preamp, headphone amp, all in one)

    Looking at the forum posts from Gustard, it seems A20H has inferior sound quality than X20? The google translation is confusing though. 
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    XMOS XU208 USB BRIDGES - THE LATEST GEN HAS ARRIVED!

    What I2S cable you guys are using with SU-1? I am guessing the quality of the cable matters.
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    Gustard X20 DAC

    Quadman, You have really helpful with all thing Gustard. Thank you! I have sent a PM to a member here who is playing DSD 256 through SU-1 asking if he's able to play DSD 512.    If I am planning to order SU-1 to play DSD through I2S, Gustard X20 should be the logical choice, right? I mean...
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    Gustard X20 DAC

    Can anyone provide feedback on Gustard playing upsampled DSD? I am curious how its DSD playback compares to other well known DSD dac like Mytek/ExaSound/Lampizator.   Also, if I buy a Singxer SU-1, can the Gustard play DSD 512 through its I2S input? Can the Gustard play DSD 256 out of the box?
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    Gustard U12 USB Interface 8 Core XMOS chip

    I wonder whether Tanly Audio usb converter I2S is compatible with W4S or PS Audio dacs. It's LVDS. But if the channel is swapped like the Gustard U12 and W4S.
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    Gustard U12 USB Interface 8 Core XMOS chip

    What does that mean?? USB in to Tanly and AES/EBU from Tanly to DAC?
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    Gustard U12 USB Interface 8 Core XMOS chip

    Very good info! Only if I could hear some feedback from anyone who have used it.
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    Gustard U12 USB Interface 8 Core XMOS chip

    I'm one of those guys who are not handy with tweaking/soldering PCB. Hence I'm more interested in stock performance. I have the Gustard. Its still breaking in. It is very very good. Clearly better than the amanero USB input I've on my Lampizator level 7 dac. I've not compared to any other USB to...
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    Gustard U12 USB Interface 8 Core XMOS chip

    I'm using the spdif output and a generic spdif cable. OTOH my usb cable is pretty high end.
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