[apatN]

Please, could we stop spam this topic with the V-DAC?

 

[apatN]

Whoa! Today I got my adaptor and transformed my headphone stand into a DAC! First impressions are the clarity and better low-end. The sound is way cleaner than my X-FI.
Those filters must be really subtle as in these first minutes of listening I can't hear a difference.

 

[Lil' Knight]

I aso didn't recognize any difference between the filters. Always leave it at Linear.

 

[schalliol]

It's great to hear that there's little difference between filters. It seems reasonable that it should output the digital signal over the analog cable with precision whatever it does, and there seems to be little reason that a DAC outputting 2-channel audio would have reason to make any changes that are not subtle. I believe that this bodes well for the product, since they are pushing this to gamers (which gives me pause). It seems this product's hardware is much more oriented towards an audiophile crowd, like Cambridge's 840 CD player.

 

[kydsid]

I think they are just doing what any marketing team in a large company would do in a slow global economy. They have a niche product that they are exposing to other niches to expand a customer base. I would not think it means they ever intended in design or development for the product to be used exclusively by gamers.

 

[dallan]

I remember hearing the difference clearly between the filters. I didn't like steep and alternate between the other two. Min seems not as warm and more analytical than linear as I recall. I keep mine on the first choice mostly linear.

 

[schalliol]

Yeah, I think that would make sense. While I'm not sure that going after the gaming market was the best approach for them without multichannel audio features, perhaps it will yield some good results anyway. At $400, it's going to be a tough sell for anyone but a mid-range audiophile.

 

[djork]

anyone directly listen to headphones out of the balanced outputs? I'm using the HD650 on it, sounds decent. would like to hear your experiences

 

[apatN]

I don't hear any difference between the filters. Maybe after some usage and a bit more playing around with it.

I was thinking about using the balanced outs. Does it sound any better than a single ended amp? Don't think so.

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

apatN, try switching between Linear and Min on a song with a lot of reverb around an acoustic guitar or a solo vocal. Min kills off a bit of reverb and soundstage and gives the pluck of the guitar more presence and makes the voice sound a tad clearer with less sustain.

 

[apatN]

If I had to guess I would say that as well. I tried some rap (Biggie) and thought his voice was a bit clearer but might as well be placebo. In any case it is really subtle and TBH I don't care for it.

 

[apatN]

I love blue leds. Don't you just love blue leds?

 

[anadin]

Where have I seen that DAC before?

 

[Lil' Knight]

Quote:

Originally Posted by anadin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Where have I seen that DAC before?

In yah house.

It should have a white stand to match with the white color.

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

Ha, nice idea for using it as a HP stand!