[Dangalf]

Hi all,
 
I'm hoping to be the proud owner of a pair of Audeze LCD-2s and a Centrance DACmini in the next few months. I wanted people's opinions on how best to connect them up.
Would the Centrance be best connected to my PC via USB or optical (I have options for either)?
I live in the UK and am importing both items from the US - will this cause any connectivity issues? I assume the Centrance also plugs into the mains power - will I need an adaptor for this? If so will it affect sound quality? I'm willing to pay for a new/upgraded cable that would plug into the Centrance and then into a UK/European mains if anyone has any suggestions?
 
Please excuse the noob questions
 
Thanks in advance for any comments/advice

 

[canyondust]

Heyya!
 
The DACmini's power supply comes with a standard interchangable IEC cord that goes from the mains to the power supply... I don't know if they will ship with a UK cord or not, but the power supply says it will accept 240V, so you might have to scavenge a regular computer-style IEC mains cable, which should be fairly easy to do.
 
I've run my DACMini on both USB and Optical, and couldn't hear a difference in the quality of sound... I did stick with optical though, as Pro Tools 9 seems to be a little more stable running out of my mac's sound output than it does running into the USB input of the DACMini...
 
Cheers,
Dustin.
 

 

[BotByte]

Never tested the two but found the Schiit LYR to work a whole lot better for the LCD-2
 
my $0.02