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WindowsX replied to the thread Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread.He's correct that a lot of issues in original Hugo especially harshness was resolved in Hugo2. If you enjoy current Hugo2 sounds...
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.I'm aware that 2021 starts having isolation and mk2 give individual isolation to USB and i2S. However, 2021 has pure class A regulation...
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.#1 If it's a complete waste of resources, Kingwa wouldn't have implemented it in the first place. He did a few tests and decided to...
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.It's not about sonic performance to be disappointed about. mk2 is like design fix with cost reduction to appeal wider market. I'm sure I...
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WindowsX replied to the thread Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot .Alsa has working components and non-working components part. I removed non-working components part as remnants from my previous projects...
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WindowsX replied to the thread Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot .Thank you for your clarification. I also find it odd as it's not consistent with other posts in past years. I never talk to Prispewnic...
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WindowsX replied to the thread Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot .Now I realize it's not jkbuha himself talking about this. I also checked his other posts and he doesn't seem to be that kind of person...
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WindowsX replied to the thread Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot .You did say "from one of kernel devs" which may not be exact quote but he did tell you that info in private according to your reference...
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WindowsX replied to the thread Fiio X5iii Custom Kernel and Scripts | 2016MHz CPU | 20% RAM increase | Undervolting | New DAC drivers | and much more.I flashed his boot image with AndroidTool on my Advanced ROM. There's 4 image files to try and some of them should work. I ended up...
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WindowsX replied to the thread Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot .If that's what he really said in private to his users, that would be disappointing. I'm actually using Advanced ROM with his kernel on...
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.What if that's what he wants us to think about buying 2021 is actually better than mk2 so don't worry? Why would he do that? mk2 is $200...
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.Anyone heard about R7HE mk2 model? I wonder about sonic changes from R7HE 2021 version. I bought this 2 months ago and now mk2 is out SMH.
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.Guys. Do you prefer PCM or DSD more?
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.Yeah except good 10MHz Rubidium clock will probably cost more than DAC itself. I usually use $20-30k DACs but want to try this out...
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WindowsX replied to the thread New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps.Thank you. Same Rubidium clock from this one but with my own design for something more affordable.