storris
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Thanks Cladisch. I suppose the DMA is a non-hackable component?
Hi all,
I've been milling around audio forums trying to find a suitable sound card for my PC. I was hoping some enterprising bunch had built a DSD card, but the closest I've got so far is, well, here...
I notice that the Essence ST & STX use a DSD capable chip. Can the DSD functions be enabled?
Wow. So little talk on STX 2 so far, perhaps due the price?
http://www.amazon.com/Essence-Express-PCI-E-High-Fidelity-Audio/dp/B00LWFLHDQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410703709&sr=8-1
Too expensive compared with STX.
I'm still trying to tell my STX II apart from my Schiit Stack, but It's hard. Training my ear now lol.
Is that copper tape grounded to anything? If it isn't grounded, it cant block anything.
I've done my own DIY EMI shields for soundcards before. Made a pad of electrical tape the same size as my soundcard, placed a same size sheet of thick aluminum foil over that, and then arranged pennies in an overlapping fashion, another sheet of foil, placed on a grounding strap, then wrapped the whole thing in electrical tape. Was like a black sheet of foil and copper scale armour, then I ran the grounding strap to my computer case. Probably much more effective and cheaper then tape.
Ideally the best would be a grounded copper plate. Really provides little in the term of benefits though. And the source of your problem more likely lies within your powersupply.