Great buyer; knowledgeable and experienced! Quick communication and a well coordinated in-person sale. Would gladly work with again.

I saw that video earlier this week - looks very interesting. I am actually planning to build one of those for the fun of it sometime soon. I've looked over the parts list and the "how-to" threads at DIYAudio - it's pretty simple and not that expensive. I like the idea of being able to try...

Thanks for sharing! I learned a lot from that interview!

An $8 KabelDirekt TOSLINK cable from Amazon fixed it. Now my little experiment streams 24/192kHz reliably. Still impressed by the performance of a little Raspberry Pi / HiFiBerry Digi2 HAT!

My comment was directed at the Raspberry Pi / DigiBerry combination. It seemed weird to me to drive thousands of dollars worth of gear from PI based streamer. There are streamers that cost thousands and here I am tinkering with a homebuilt $100 solution that sounds pretty darn good.

Now that is interesting! I guess without a clock signal to jitter or possibility of electrical interface it doesn't really matter how the photons get created. Prior to this "low-dollar" TOSLINK experiment, I was considering a Holo Red streamer as a good option for getting an optical input...

After reading the positive feedback users have given the optical input on the M-Scaler, I thought I'd give it a try myself. My current streamer is a Magna HiFi Mano which has SPIDF output - but no Toslink. I picked up a HiFiBerry DigiPro 2 audio HAT for $50 and burned a RoPieee image onto the...

I can't seem to figure out how to configure my RoPieeeXL box as an audio zone in JRiver. Anyone have any hints for me? JRiver runs on my desktop PC in my home office. I have a streamer in the living room running a RoPieeeXL image. Roon see's it just fine. In fact, Roon is my primary...

Originally, I had them side-by-side on a the shelf. Then I had to move components around on the rack and "stacking" made sense. ....but I became concerned about heat/airflow.

I don't know if this was really necessary or not, but it seemed like the right thing to do. I wanted to put about an inch of ventilation between my Chord TT 2 and M-Scaler. Anyone else using IsoAcoustic ISO-pucks or something similar?

Is there an appreciable benefit to connecting the M-Scaler to a source via the dual-BNC input vs a single BNC? (The M-Scaler user manual lists Dual BNC as a possible input) My M-Scaler is currently connected to a network streamer via a 75Ω digital cable - The streamer's SPDIF output connects...

I recently picked up a "preloved" Hugo TT 2 and an M-Scaler and have been thoroughly impressed! My fascination with Chord started a years ago with a dealer demo that had a Qutest paired with an M-Scaler. I was impressed just how good their "entry level" DAC sounded and how good it could...

Audioquest Carbon 1.5M (5 Feet) USB-A to USB-B cable Original packaging - ready to ship!

I just don’t have the time to indulge my headphone hobby the way that I used to. So I am parting out my headphone system. I am selling my Singxer SU-1 digital audio bridge. It converts USB input to I2S, AES and SPIDF digital output. I upgraded the A/C inlet to bypass the internal power supply in...

Yes it does. I have a "previous release" Mano Ultra streamer and I frequently stream 192k content through it.

I have the original MK 1 version and I'm very happy with it. The a new 2 chassis version would be great.

I’m a big John Hammond fan - gotta add this one to my vinyl collection

I'm really looking forward to giving that a listen!

The Audio Video Boutique in downtown Las Vegas is hosting another listening event that head-fi'ers won't want to miss. This one is going to be special - EIGHT manufacturers will be on site! :astonished: Questyle Audio Sennheiser Astell & Kern Westone Audio Audeze MrSpeakers Hifiman...

I tried streaming all 16 & 24 bit content - it all worked well. I also tried streaming different sample rates up to 192Khz. ....everything functioned correctly. I also tried streaming DSD64 content using DoP - that worked flawlessly as well. As a Roon Bridge it was identified on the network...

From a sound perspective, I'm very happy with the device. The I2S outputs of the Mano follow the PS Audio standard and matched right up to the Holo I2S input. The Mano is at its core a Raspberry PI device running a stripped operating system and the RoPieee RoonBridge software. I encountered...

I'm conducting a bit of an experiment tonight. I'm comparing my new Chord Qutest to my "old" Holo Spring DAC. I've got my system configured in such a way (albeit temporarily) to quickly A:B both DAC's on the same amp. For this test, I'm using a HeadAmp GS-X mk2 headphone amplifier to drive my...

Yup, that's one that one that I installed too. It was a pretty simple mod. Not yet. The consensus among Qutest owners seems to be that it doesn't respond to the typical audio nerd tweaks in the same way that other DACs have. Linear power supplies haven't seemed to make a significant...

I did *all* of those mods to my SU-1. I bypassed the internal power supply to power it with an external LPS. I soldered in new voltage regulators chips and swapped caps. I was able to wring out a little more performance out of the SU-1. ...I primarily did it because it was fun and relatively...

I've been rather vocal about what I felt was a poor quality USB implementation on the original Holo Spring. It was by far inferior to the I2S input. ....which is why so many Spring owners purchased Singxer SU-1s. The standard Singxer SU-1 works just fine. A lot of people went on to "hot rod"...