I think it's pretty cleaver to have different chips on different inputs. And having an RCA in changed to BNC is only like $10 and doesn't cause a delay. Though I'd think they use BNC standard on the higher data rate signals.
Hi,
I'm pretty new to this forum and i wanted to know if anyone has compared the Ref 7 to the Eximus DP1 or has an opinion as to which of the two sounds better. I'm guessing that this is going to be highly subjective but i would be thankful for any opinion.
Cheers...Ane
There's another reclocker, I don't remember the make or the exact issue but it had several outputs including AES. The manufacture themselves stated that they would rate AES the lowest quality signal. Something like it needed to be buffered then converted to an AES signal or something... I'm not sure how or why their implamentation would be different than others it sounds like though AES may be the best for long paths, it's not the best to have a signal converted into.
Hi all,
I'm intrigued by all of audio gd's options and am not sure i appreciate the differences between all of their hi end dacs.
My first thought is, given that you can add volume to all the audio gd dacs (right?) can you then use it as a pre amp as well and just hook up an amp?
Any more impressions of the Master 7? Particularly on the key differences in sound as compared to the Ref 7.1?
I'm tempted to upgrade from the Ref 7.1 to the Master 7 but would like to know if the Master 7 is indeed a clear step up from the Ref 7.1 and in what ways?
Well im surprised at the lack of input here....But I have it on good authority that at least 2 people I know own the Master 7 and they both feel its the best Dac Kingwa has produced....Its a work of art.....
I got my Master 7 exactly 2 months ago. The last weeks I have been busy moving to a new house, so not much time for "listening". As with all Audio-gd stuff: don't listen to it after at least a few hundred hours of burn-in. So I let it play in the corner of my new listening room for a few weeks. I upgraded from a Ref.7 DAC.
After about 500 hours on my Master 7, this weekend I decided to A-B the DACs for a few hours. I listened through the HP and the speaker setup. Source was my PC via USB (WinAMP-ASIO) and my Transporter via AES-XLR digital out. Music was 16/44 to 24/192. My 42 years old ears could not distinguish any difference between them.
My guess is that this is as good as it gets (for my ears)...
I got my Master 7 exactly 2 months ago. The last weeks I have been busy moving to a new house, so not much time for "listening". As with all Audio-gd stuff: don't listen to it after at least a few hundred hours of burn-in. So I let it play in the corner of my new listening room for a few weeks. I upgraded from a Ref.7 DAC.
After about 500 hours on my Master 7, this weekend I decided to A-B the DACs for a few hours. I listened through the HP and the speaker setup. Source was my PC via USB (WinAMP-ASIO) and my Transporter via AES-XLR digital out. Music was 16/44 to 24/192. My 42 years old ears could not distinguish any difference between them.
My guess is that this is as good as it gets (for my ears)...
To be honest, I'm not surprised. I think this particular DAC is limited by the transport, which is why I have invested more money into that than I have in the DAC.
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