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  1. TheGrumpyOldMan

    New Sony high-end DSD gear, including a USB DAC

    I've got 3 of these already on my HAP-Z1ES, and looking into it around the 'net it seems that the issue is not uncommon... Haven't done anything yet because I've just been too busy right now, and it does not impede the playback functionality. But like the post above: there is no excuse for this...
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    DSD256 Downsampling issues!

    Unfortunately I probably can't help with your specific issue. But I have "down"sampled my few DSD-native albums for more practical usage, and looked quite thoroughly into the whole issue as a matter of curiosity, and two of the more consistent take-aways were: 1) The software doing the...
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    FiiO X7 | DXD | DSD | 384K/64B | ESS9018+ Android | WiFi | Bluetooth | 4 AMP modules | Balanced Out |

    Argh, I guess I'm getting senile... all this time I have been thinking it was referring to the basic version or USB-only version, but that's AM0... I guess I'll give it a shot, whatever the actual stock situation may be.
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    FiiO X7 | DXD | DSD | 384K/64B | ESS9018+ Android | WiFi | Bluetooth | 4 AMP modules | Balanced Out |

    Oh, I was looking at this thread, and it says under Conditions: "This promotion is only available for X7 with AM1 version’s customers." Did that change?
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    FiiO X7 | DXD | DSD | 384K/64B | ESS9018+ Android | WiFi | Bluetooth | 4 AMP modules | Balanced Out |

    Thanks for clarifying that, I suspected as much. I'm not so desperate that I'd pay double -_-. I looked around online, it does indeed seem that they're in short supply, I guess I'll wait a couple more months and eventually FiiO will start producing enough.   Thanks for mentioning the discount...
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    FiiO X7 | DXD | DSD | 384K/64B | ESS9018+ Android | WiFi | Bluetooth | 4 AMP modules | Balanced Out |

    So I've been out of the loop for a while, and completely missed that the balanced module, the one I was looking forward to the most, has been released. Looking on Amazon, it's listed as $199, is that correct or just marked up? I mean it's balanced, but double the price? It's Micca distribution...
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    New Sony high-end DSD gear, including a USB DAC

    Different CD/DVD drives can have different power draws, and burning needs more than reading/ripping, so results may vary because of those factors.   Sony specifically mentions using a CD/DVD drive with external power supply because most likely their USB ports were not designed with this amount...
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    The New iRiver/Astell & Kern AK100: A High-End DAP

    ...out quickly has the text encoding has to be Windows format (1251, latin-1 or some such thing), not even the international standard UTF-8, so it *may* affect embedded images if their filenames aren't clean (i.e. included special characters beyond basic ASCII)   It's a huge PITA, and I still...
  9. TheGrumpyOldMan

    DacMagic 100 Impressions

    It doesn't officially support it, don't recall my own tests results when I had one. It's one of its quirks (considering it supports 44.1 and 88.2) To be fair though, it's not that common  (I have in my fairly large collection only 3-4 tracks at that sampling rate and only because I downloaded...
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    DacMagic 100 Impressions

    Well, most obviously:   - the ifi nano supports DSD, the new hot thing, if you have or think of acquiring such files at some point, that's your choice. - the DacMagic 100 has more inputs, the ifi nano is USB only, so if you have a player or preference for optical or coaxial, that's your...
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    Woo WA2 Tube Rolling Recommendations

    While I agree that there there's no direct correlation between price & performance of a NOS tube in a given setup (*), I would caution in regards to plugging in some untested tube, there's more to compatibility than just the pinout.   As a reminder, Woo's official compatibility list is HERE...
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    The New iRiver/Astell & Kern AK100: A High-End DAP

    Not sure about your particular issue, but I used my AK100's optical out quite a bit in the past, and I had quite a time with it too. High quality glass miniTOS-TOS cables are hard to find and/or expensive, so I was looking for alternatives.   Alas there are several factors involved: - dust &...
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    Ars Technica Tests "Audiophile Ethernet Cable" in Las Vegas

    I'm surprised it took this long to show up here, thought about starting a thread. It's not that often that our audiophile interests end up in a more "mainstream" publication. The comments section can be a fun read, as always with such a subject   I was sure when I read the equipment list, the...
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    DacMagic 100 Impressions

    Yeah, the "From $199" was for the D1, but I'd think for $50 more, it'd be worth to try & swing it anyway. Alas there's the shipping, and I forgot how you guys get hammered on import duty in most of Europe... one thing I'm not looking forward to if/when I move back :-/ And unfortunately I...
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    DacMagic 100 Impressions

    I had the Dacmagic 100, quite liked it (unlike their Dock), holding up pretty well to more expensive offerings. Their customer service was not so impressive, when I asked about USB2/async since it was advertised but not showing up as an option on my Mac, they seemed almost offended to have to...
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    How Many Times Have Your LCD3 Headphones Been Returned to Audeze for Servicing (RMA)?

    I've had my LCD-3 since January 2012 (thus obviously "classic"), no problem so far... *knocks on wood, hoping not to crack it*
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    Hifiman HE1000 Planar Dynamic Headphone

    So I was going to take a couple months of listening with various setups & settings before posting my opinion on these, but they arrived today and well... Keep in mind when looking at the image below that these were ordered as NEW through Amazon, from HifiMan, and as per DHL tracking, shipped...
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    Oppo HA-1 Impressions Thread

    When using the Audio Midi Panel to set the bit rate/sample rate for, it will override any native file specs, i.e. up/down-sample & pad/truncate the bitdepth if necessary to output the stream at the chosen setting.   One of the main reason to use something like BitPerfect is to switch that...
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    Are binaural recordings higher quality than normal ones?

    Just wanted to stop by and say that it's great to see you here. I didn't realize that the Cowboy Junkies recording is one of yours. It's also one of my absolute favourite live recordings (nevermind the slight volume shift ^_^), and I really appreciate your work and sharing it with the rest of...
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    Tube Rolling. Worth The Effort??

    Hey, no problem. Once I got started, I was a bit on a roll ... I think the question in the topic of this thread is a good one, and there are probably others who'd be interested in more information about this. I know I'd have liked something more Sound Science-y when I got into it, and not just...
  21. TheGrumpyOldMan

    Tube Rolling. Worth The Effort??

    ...they supposedly make a bigger difference. And you should probably have a set of spares anyway in case the ones you are using go bad, so you might as well try something different...   And the only way you're *guaranteed* to audibly recognize a certain tube in your amp it's the one going bad :D
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    Oppo HA-1 Impressions Thread

    I also have my silver HA-1 hooked up to my iMac via USB, not a single dropout even with multi-hour listening sessions. Hope that the cable replacement was the fix you needed.   Otherwise keep in mind that especially with USB, you add a whole raft of potential issues, from your media player...
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    AUDEZE LCD XC

    ...  I'm also a bit surprised & saddened that they never made more of these easy-to-replace cups available to their customers, it doesn't seem to be *that* hard, Fischer Audio for example has made quite a business out of offering dozens of wood cup options for their FA003 series over the years...
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    Where to get real HiRes downloads !?

    Had missed that guide, found most on my own. Still useful, thanks!   In general:   I'd say that it is more dependent on the recording than on the store, and whether the source & process is identified in the notes.   I also personally buy them more for the (hoped for...) quality of the...
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    Night Time Shots Of Our Tubes Glowing -- Post Them Here!!

    Since I ended up on a bit of a posting this evening anyway, here's some more night-time Woonderland:   This just warms my heart while pouring liquid gold in my ears   
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