The Teradak is right before the streamer, in the "clean site" LAN.

I totally agree with the @OCC7N . In the last few weeks I've been trying out inexpensive fiber media converters, a couple for streamer isolation, and one for nas (music source). The effect is incredible. The whole spectrum is much much cleaner and the sound is more holographic. Costing about...

My friend does. I will send you PM.

My R8 (2021 version) external clock upgrade was made by MagnaHifi. As I remember the fee was about 120 EUR + shipping. The result is convictioning, a common clock with R8 and DI20HE, a step above.

Another Tubulus Concentus i2s cable report, mine has arrived yesterday. 50 cm. Comparing to AVplay the Concentus is better in every aspect, without burning in. More resolving, more air and better instrument separation. The bass is fuller and deeper. The midrange is more complex, more sound can...

Thank you. As I understand good, the cheap crystal clocks make noise too and spread EMI. Interesting part you wrote about reducing audio traffic. The Diretta transmission host/target protocol does this way, if I am correct. Has anyone tried the diretta system, for example the Afterdark Rosanna...

Hi guys, I am new to this forum and found it very informative. I believe that UTP cables and switches affect the sound quality. Replacing my cheap UTP cable with the Neotech NEET-1008 silver cable that precedes the streamer has definitely improved the sound quality. Good quality switches are an...

I do not plan switching to active studio monitor. Although I heard a small of them, their sound is analitical and not for long time listening. On the other hand the HE1/Master3 pre/power amp is good enough not to change them. :relaxed: I have middle size dedicated music room with limitations...

About 10k USD. I wonder whitch speaker fits the best to AGD chain. Anybody had tried the Magneplanars? Master 3 power amp can drive them properly, I think.

Useful and interesting feature of AGD dacs switching from NOS to OS2, OS4, OS8. The last few months I mostly used the OS8 mode. Seemed better instrument separation, better sound stage and a brighter. But a little bit analitical, the edges is rounded. Anyway the OS8 suited better to my speakers...

I have AGD acss and also have Nimak 5 silver acss cable. The soundstage and 3d imaging are excellent with both cables, but Nimak has much better bass, fuller midrange and silker highs. The AGD acss is thin and dry compare to Nimak.

USB is asynchronous protocol and the timing is clocked by the ddc, dac (in my case the external master clock). So USB is independent from the source (streamer) clock. Am I right? Spdif is syncron, and the clock and data is packed into one signal. Does Spdif more depend on the source (streamer)...

I have similar question, concerning to Ifi ZEN stream. My chain: Mano Ultra -> coax/Spdif -> DI20-HE -> I2S -> R8 (EC), LHY-OCK1 clock for DDC and DAC Mano is good streamer with a very good power supply. Now I'm looking for an alternate USB source, better then Mano. I have got an Ifi ZEN for...

I have both AGD copper acss and Nimak 5 silver acss cable. Today I made a comparisation. The soundstage and 3d imaging are excellent with both cables, but Nimak has much better bass and fuller midrange. The AGD acss is thin and dry compare to Nimak.

Master 3 is almost 40 kg. I had to put metal strunning under my shelves, because the wood has curved.

Made myself the shelves. I think they are fancy, anyway very practical. :relaxed:

I have been using LHY OCK-1 for a week and I am very satisfied with the results. My R8 (2021) does not have a clock input from the factory, so I sent it to Magnahifi and they made the modification. The display module was replaced, the SPDIF input was changed to a bnc clock input and the R8...

How important the 10 MHz clock input on a streamer? I mean the common external clock on dac and ddc definetly improve the SQ, but is it worth on the streamer? The SOtM is on my whislist, but it's the price is very high, and needs a decent LPS.

I have M-Way master (4 pin) ACSS cable from MagnaHifi. It's copper cable. https://magnahifi.com/m-way-acss-ntrl-reference-analogue-balanced-interlink-4-pin-acss-xlr/ Nimak also sell Master ACSS, which is silver cable. https://www.ebay.com/itm/124649604650?hash=item1d05b2062a:g:-ZgAAOSwAvxgWj~4...

I have the AVplay HD300 silver too, better then Audioquest pearl. Last month I borrowed the Tubulus concentus i2s cable from my friend. I have to say that this Tubulus silver cable is fantastic, better in every aspect then AVplay. It is thick and rigid. But costs 650 Euro, too expensive. Tubulus...

Hi guys, My friend has a Denafrips Terminator 2 DAC and Gaia DDC, I already heard it several times but not in my own Audio-GD system. Luckily before Christhmas he lend me the whole digital chain, so I could hear the Denafrips in my home. What I got is a really premium high-end: Auralic Aries...

The R8 user manual from audio-gd website: http://audio-gd.com/R2R/R8mk2/R8mk2EN_Use.htm

Very good deal for so much money. I'll give it a try, too. :)

Is this the same cable that @PLGA shared earlier? https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOqtNJH

The Nimak 5 ACSS arrived yesterday. Out of the box it sounds already superbly. Hey men, this is really a top notch cable. :) The high voices, the details, the balance are fantastic. The bass a bit thin, but i think it will be improved in burn-in time. How many hours does it need? In the burn-in...