A few months ago I was promising some impressions from the Audio-GD DI20HE - Mutec MC3+ USB - Aurender UC100 match. Well the match happened in my home and the results are somewhat inconclusive but also surprising for the most part. My system consists of: Accuphase DP550 CD player with USB and...

Thank you both. As I said above, the Accuphase has only USB, Toslink or SPDIF coax inputs - and I like it quite a lot, no plans of leaving the Accuphase camp anytime soon. I'll try to arrange for a 3 way comparison, Aurender vs. Audio GD vs. Mutec, and I'll post the results.

The Accuphase accepts USB and SPDIF (optical and coax). My understanding is that in general the optical connection has the worst reputation. Between USB and coax I don't know which is theoretically better in my particular case, so I'm open to explore. But I'd prefer coax because my player...

Hi! Anyone compared this Audio-GD to the Aurender UC100C? I have the Aurender on loan and I have mixed feelings about it when comparing the Aurender + Supra digital coax cable to the direct USB connection to my Accuphase DP550 player. Could the Audio-GD allow me to have the cake and eat it too...

Hi! A friend of mine has recently bought the Wavelight and I had the chance to briefly compare it directly to my Accuphase DP550 SACD player used as a dac (both connected by USB to a laptop streaming Tidal and Qobuz). The Wavelight is technically slightly superior I think (better extension up...

The speakers are in mint condition, absolutely like new, bought last autumn from the first owner who purchased them from the official distributor (or dealer, whatever the difference may be) in December 2017. He sold them to me claiming he had used them very little, maybe 50 hours in total, and...

Actually I succeeded measuring the DC offset with a simple voltmeter both while playing a silent track (obtained by inverting a waveform in a wave processor and mix-pasting it on top of the original one) and by playing actual music. In my case, the DC offset was huge though (4VDC).

What do you mean by even, L and R are the same? How much? You need to check the DC voltage on the outputs while the music is playing, otherwise the relays are open and you won't measure anything...

DC offset on the outputs when music is playing? Wouldn't be the first case - see this: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-gungnir-dac.603219/page-307#post-13904290

Me too!!

I've heard them both (but not at the same time) in a friend's speakers system consisting of an Exposure 3010 integrated amplifier and B&W 705 standmounts with matching B&W sub. Gumby A2 was more dynamic, exciting, with better contour of the instruments and more texture (at least in the bass...

I've heard the Gumby A2 and the Holo Spring in the same system. Holo is the warmer of the two (actually, Gumby A2 seemed quite neutral, maybe even a tiny little bit on the cold side).

Romania (E.U.), why? The reason for my question is that I'll be looking for a DAC later this year (2020) and I'm gathering information about various options, including the best way to feed them some quality signal. Thanks for the reply!

So there is a sound difference between Baby Ambre and Ambre when using SPDIF?

Could you please describe the differences, especially in terms of timbre & tonality? PM if too off-topic. Thanks!

Nothing, for the moment - still using my old Cambridge D300 CD player. Not very sure where to go, dac-wise.

I have Stax SR 303 headphones and Martin Logan electrostatic speakers and I have recently had in my system the RME. It has nice highs, quite smooth and silky IMO, never harsh, and a rather pleasant midrange. Also, quite spacious sounding and, of course, very versatile with surprisingly good...

I have read all I could find about the Proacs and the Spendor D7's on the HifiWigwam forums. Unfortunately, there's almost nothing about the Spendor Classics and the D7 is quite a different story. In the mean time, yes, I have bought something, a pair of Martin Logan electrostats (the Classic...

No, unfortunately I couldn't audition either of the 3 speakers mentioned in the title. Also, there's frustratingly little information about them available, especially about the Spendors. As you can see, nobody answered to this thread until now...

Hi everyone! Should the dice fall right, I might soon be able to start buying the components for a new, much better audio system. Please advise me because I can’t listen the specific models I’m interested in, I’ve only heard their more or less close relatives. Some relevant information (sorry...

I was offering my help and coming up with a possible solution. I fail to see how is this "incredibly unhelpful" (talking about drama!). And I'm not judging Anjo or anybody else, but I stand by my assertion that this is unbelievable as well as law breaking. Of course it's not a life and death...

Unbelievable! I'm going to buy a dac this fall and I was considering the Jade - well, I'm not so much inclined to try it anymore... Sorry for this, surely there must be a way to force them to respect the law? I have an idea. Why don't we, simply as members of this audiophile community, email...

What version was the Gumby, A1 or A2? (I don't know if you are aware of the presumed silent upgrade, done in the fall of 2017 iirc, to the never officially recognized Gumby A2 - more neutral and slightly more detailed than the warmer A1, people say) Could you describe the differences between...

A compromise is possible. One could listen with only one eye closed. :)

Why is that? Bad experiences with Magna? I'm directly interested...