The Farad Super3 is excellent and handily outdid the LPS1.2 and the stock SMPS.

As someone considering the purchase of a 2go, I'm curious about how the DLNA playback functions under the hood. Based on a read of the manual, I get the sense that it works like this: 2go is given files on SD card or cards. 2go shares said files to the local network, acting as a DLNA server...

Ah! That's news to me. Learn something new every day. :) Still, I imagine he might chat with the folks who are responsible now and again. Who's been designing the "Hugo accessories"?

I'm certain @Rob Watts could set the record straight on this. I am eagerly awaiting the release of the 2yu as I am hoping to pair 2go + 2yu to feed my Qutest so I can kick my PC music server to the curb. Launch day can't come fast enough...

Thank you so much for confirming! I had a feeling that would be your answer, but your designs are so robust in general that I wanted to rule out any doubt. =^)

Indeed. Thanks for sharing this!

@Rob Watts, how tolerant is the 5V power input on the Qutest? I happen to have a 6V regulated supply (Farad Super3) that I use to power another device in my playback chain and I'm wondering if the Qutest would tolerate 6V power input... or if I'd be sending it to the great FPGA pile in the sky...

How tolerant is the Qutest 5V input of higher voltages? I happen to have a Farad Super3 that I use to provide 6V to an ultraRendu (with wonderful results. the improved SQ was revelatory) -- but I'm wondering if I can safely experiment by using it to supply power to the Qutest instead. I...

Thanks, @Rob Watts! By the way, I'm loving the Qutest. Lovely piece of kit. =^)

Thanks, @miketlse! Relevant bit: I recall reading that post once upon a time, and reading it again fills in my mental model of how Qutest is built (now that I've spent quality time with one). Thanks! However, my original question remains unanswered. I'm hoping Rob will get 'round to it...

@Rob Watts How much current (peak? constantly?) does Qutest draw from the signal side? Context: I was experimenting with a USB configuration that allows me to defeat the VBUS pathway and I noticed that when VBUS is eliminated, the Qutest disappears from Roon (even mid-playback). Re-connecting...

Thanks again, Rob. I really appreciate you taking the time! I am now left to wonder why a majority of my DSD files sound quite a bit better than their PCM counterparts when played back through more pedestrian DACs like, say, an ESS 9018K2M via DoP. I'm specifically thinking of various MoFi...

Thank you so much for the detailed tutorial, Rob! Definitely learned a lot there, although I'm still trying to fit the mental model together. Here's my layman's takeaways from what you wrote... feel free to correct them! :smile_phones: Despite what Andreas Koch implied, not all PCM (perhaps...

Rob, I'm trying to reconcile something I've read with what you've written here. First, let me caveat that my limited understanding of the relationship of DSD and PCM is based on various articles and YouTube videos, not based on experience working with the data itself (beyond listening to it!) --...

For what it's worth, I'm using a pair of HE-1000s (v1) with a MOON Audio Black Dragon balanced cable and I can bury the needle (at max gain) on that track without any audible distortion. Now, my ears would rather I not listen that loud for more than a long stretch, but i don't hear any obvious...

The input selector is just a momentary switch that toggles between single-ended and balanced inputs. It won’t help you swap between cans. It sounds like you’re asking about the output selector, though... of which there is none. I’ve tested having both SE and Balanced outputs driven (two sets of...

I also received mine on Christmas Eve (much to my surprise). What a wonderful present! As I sent to some friends of mine, my initial impressions were: Without music playing: “Is this thing on?” With music playing: "Wow. Ok, that’s... impressive straight out of the box. Very precise sound...

Wikipedia has a good write-up on resistor "ladder" circuits, including R2R for digital to analog conversion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor_ladder :) MSB has an easy to follow write-up as well: http://www.msbtechnology.com/faq/why-ladder-dacs/ But in short, they're called a "ladder"...

Man, I was so close! I even nailed the name! :wink: (Big congratulations to both of the winners!)

No, I would say the other way around. I thought the X was the least satisfying, but still sounded very nice...

My topology guess would be: “A16” - BA with 4 high, 6 mid, 6 low Tia Trio / Triplé - 1 tia high, 1 tia mid, 1 dd low

Got to hear X and Y today, along with Fourte. The tia drivers in the Fourte are quite nice. If I had to rank my preference, it would probably be X then Y or Fourte — they both sounded great, but different. I’d need to spend more quality time with them to really make a decision. Don’t want to...

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I've had the MDR-Z7s for a couple of months now and I really like them. I heard them first at RMAF and couldn't get them out of my mind... They really shine with high-res music. I agree with many that the low-end is both substantial and yet can seem tubby / flubby or unfocused with some units...