[YJX94]

Not absolutely necessary, it cleans up the source and does a great job. I listened to music just fine without it. I could do the same again but since its already sitting on top of my R2R-11, its here to stay. A usb cable from source to dac will still have a dirty source being played back, same with optical cable to the dac, source will still come out dirty. The Eitr is essentially a washing machine for the source before it makes it to the dac.

I'll see how it is with the stock USB cable at first then.

 

[Monsterzero]

Do you think it's an absolute necessity to put a Schiit Eitr in the chain or will a higher quality USB cable be fine?

Not absolutely necessary, it cleans up the source and does a great job.

I agree.
I didnt hear any noise and was happy without the Eitr,but I bought it anyways knowing if I didnt hear an improvement I could always end up selling it for little to no loss.
It made a pretty significant improvement.
Im not selling it.

 

[JKDJedi]

Is the USB cable included with the R2R-11 not that good?

usb cable is a usb cable, no matter how much it costs..but if you want to drink that Kool Aid..

 

[YJX94]

usb cable is a usb cable, no matter how much it costs..but if you want to drink that Kool Aid..

Oh I know but there are still some really crappy ones I've seen.

 

[alota]

The usb cable seems good. About usb interface like eitr or equivalent, if you have problems like noise, etc. try the interface.
I never had problems with the audio-gd and other amplifiers like mojo,jotunheim, etc. Some people use one or more interface in chain

 

[tauceti]

Hi,

I analyzed the Audio-GD USB cable and it has a website on it. I checked it and only found a similar cable:
http://www.szyiwanda.com/high-speed-usb-cableusb-tv-tuner-for-android-tablet-p00015p1.html
It costs only 3$ so I think it is not very high quality.
I just tested an audioquest forest USB cable which gives a better sound when comparing it with a cheap optical cable.
It was too difficult for me to do comparison with the provided blue audio-gd USB cable because the switching between those cables (audio-gd and audioquest) took too much time.
But I think nevertheless that the audioquest should have higher quality.
Also an Eitr is coming soon so I will check out if it provides even more better sound quality.
But I think that an USB cable is not so much important when using Eitr. There I think a digital cable is more important to transport the cleaned signal.
Perhaps anyone can ask Kingwa about his thoughts of the provided USB cables.

NFB11.28 and R2R11 by the way provide the same USB cable.
Note: BTW I didn't have any problems with the Audio-GD cables

 

[FredA]

I requested a quote for the r2r 11. It just is too good combined with my office headphones, the mdr-7506. Can't believe the soundstage and how direct and smooth it sounds.

 

[FredA]

Most audio-gd gears benefit from an ac cord bigger than 18awg. A 14awg is worth under 20$ and should improve bass response. I will test it myself as soon as i get my r2r 11.

 

[VilMo]

Most audio-gd gears benefit from an ac cord bigger than 18awg. A 14awg is worth under 20$ and should improve bass response. I will test it myself as soon as i get my r2r 11.

I confirm 14awg Pangea power cord improves bass and cohesion on R2R11

 

[JKDJedi]

Most audio-gd gears benefit from an ac cord bigger than 18awg. A 14awg is worth under 20$ and should improve bass response. I will test it myself as soon as i get my r2r 11.

Now there's power cords to make your amp sound better? O

Most audio-gd gears benefit from an ac cord bigger than 18awg. A 14awg is worth under 20$ and should improve bass response. I will test it myself as soon as i get my r2r 11.

Something like this? --> https://www.monoprice.com/product?p...A6ulDLGrPpRAPXtfdese-elfM-umRuXkaAg95EALw_wcB

 

[s2kPanda]

Lol, man this is getting absurd...

 

[JKDJedi]

Lol, man this is getting absurd...

LMAO...right? I was gonna say but what the heck...can't beat em join em..lol. Only cost me $5 for a 3ft cable anyway..so what could go wrong!?

 

[bunkbail]

Lol, man this is getting absurd...

People claim everything can improve the sound on audio gears, from cables and fuses to the case footers and materials. Some people actually believe DACs enclosed in woods sound better than those in metals lmao. I mean, there are even magic rocks for audiophile ***. However, the general consensus is whatever that electricity can flows through it can be improved. I've seen lots of people swear by power cord upgrades but I'm still using the stock cords for all of my gears. I'm one of those people that is always looking for the best price/performance devices, and It's just not worth the money for such minuscule improvement.

 

[YJX94]

People claim everything can improve the sound on audio gears, from cables and fuses to the case footers and materials. Some people actually believe DACs enclosed in woods sound better than those in metals lmao. I mean, there are even magic rocks for audiophile ***. However, the common consensus is whatever that electricity can flows through it can be improved. I've seen lots of people swear by power cord upgrades but I'm still using the stock cords for all of my gears. I'm one of those people that is always looking for the best price/performance devices, and It's just not worth the money for such minuscule improvement.

I beg to differ. I like to burn in my headphones for exactly 1337 hours inside a climate controlled vacuum chamber otherwise they just don't sound as good.

 

[VilMo]

Guys, on the power cord issue... I am not selling you anything, this is an observation from me on my system. It is subtle but I can hear it. You can hear different and this is OK.
But it is better not to turn this place into cable debate, lets go back to R2R 11.
It is a great product and I have just put my Marantz HD-DAC1 for sale.
I am starting to wonder how much of an improvement the R2R 2 + C2 combo will bring and I seriously consider upgrading.
However reviews from owners of R2R 2 + C2 are very few...