Audiobyte Hydra: High-End USB interface

[citraian]

The guys at the local dealer told me I could also have it in silver and I didn't hesitate When you order one you can order it in silver

 

[preproman]

Ordered mine today.  Hope it gets here before the weekend..

 
has anyone used the HDMI output to a PWD mk2 yet?  Do I need a special audio cable of some kind?

 

[philo50]

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Ordered mine today.  Hope it gets here before the weekend..

 
has anyone used the HDMI output to a PWD mk2 yet?  Do I need a special audio cable of some kind?

 
I'll be interested in your views......

 

[dan.gheorghe]

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Ordered mine today.  Hope it gets here before the weekend..

 
has anyone used the HDMI output to a PWD mk2 yet?  Do I need a special audio cable of some kind?

Congrats on the purchase. Can't wait for your impressions. 
 
Haven't used that output yet.

 

[citraian]

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Ordered mine today.  Hope it gets here before the weekend..

 
has anyone used the HDMI output to a PWD mk2 yet?  Do I need a special audio cable of some kind?

OMG OMG OMG I'm so excited. 

Can't wait to see your impressions especially with PWD since PWD is a pretty good dac on its own.
 
LE: Don't know about the cable. You should contact the producer (info@audiobyte.ro), just to be sure. Let us know too

 

[DarKu]

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Ordered mine today.  Hope it gets here before the weekend..

Congrats! Waiting for your detailed impressions.

 

[hmouse]

Ordered mine today.  Hope it gets here before the weekend..

has anyone used the HDMI output to a PWD mk2 yet?  Do I need a special audio cable of some kind?

Congratulations! Can't wait for your impressions how it can improve M7.

 

[negura]

Folks, my impressions of the Hydra-X compared with the Audiophilleo here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/663672/audiophilleo-2-ifi-iusb-audiobyte-hydra-x-impressions
 
3. Audiophilleo 2 vs Audiobyte Hydra-X 
 
 
Note: I have informally heard the version of the Hydra-X I had, which is probably 8 months old now, has been updated meanwhile.  The only thing I know is that the "USB is now completely isolated". To this date I don't know how the "update" affects the SQ or if at all, nor has it been announced formally to my knowledge. I know someone who has access to both "versions", but unsure if/when he'll have time to compare the two.

 

[preproman]

A e-mail from Nicolae Jitariu about the I2S from the Hydra-X to the PWD mk2.  
 
Hi,

you can use any HDMI cable. I can recommend a very nice HDMI cable from Kacsa,  KCS-HH1 . 
However I'm not sure what Paul & team did in the PWD MK2. It happens that we're behind the original PWT development back in 2008, so basically all should work as is; but if you have noise instead of sound it may happen that bitclock polarity between Hydra and PWD will not match; even so, I can help you with a firmware for Hydra that matches the PWD input...
Let me know how it works, your feedback will be appreciated.

Best Regards,
Nicolae Jitariu
Audiobyte

 

[citraian]

Nice reply from Nucu

 

[thinker]

 
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[dan.gheorghe]

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Listening right now with Audiobyte Silver Dragon native DSD files 2.822 Mhz 32 bits,eh...not bad at all ,it's stunning and of course with HD-800

Wow, never got to listen to that one. I am really curious about it. Hope I get it for a review soon?
 
How is it as headphone amplifier? And as dac?
 
More impressions, please!

 

[DarKu]

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Listening right now with Audiobyte Silver Dragon native DSD files 2.822 Mhz 32 bits,eh...not bad at all ,it's stunning and of course with HD-800

Wow, nice one.

You are the first one I know with a Silver Dragon, congrats!
We need more impressions!

 

[citraian]

Moar impressions!

 

[DarKu]

Prepoman if I'm not tripping I think you wrote in another thread that you already got the Hydra-X, so how it is?