[MeetYourMaker]

Has anyone compared Chord mDave against Aqua Formula xHD?

 

[townes]

Reading the Dave user manual, I understand that Dave has two analogue outputs (XLR, RCA), which are both active at the same time.
Can the volume be adjusted independently for each of these? If yes, would this be possible:
- setting the attenuation for balanced output to fixed level (0 dB)
- setting the RCA output to variable level and using the remote control for adjustment?

 

[Triode User]

Reading the Dave user manual, I understand that Dave has two analogue outputs (XLR, RCA), which are both active at the same time.
Can the volume be adjusted independently for each of these? If yes, would this be possible:
- setting the attenuation for balanced output to fixed level (0 dB)
- setting the RCA output to variable level and using the remote control for adjustment?

Sorry but the answer to all your questions is 'no'.

 

[townes]

Anyway, thank you very much for your answer. That's appreciated.

 

[ubs28]

Probably it has been discussed before, but what is your guys opinion about optical vs USB audio? So far, the optical connection is not the same as my UBS optimized signal path from my computer. But perhaps it is because I am using a cheap optical cable (and maybe a better optical cable will improve results?).

Also I assume the Chord Dave doesn’t support HMDI ARC for audio?

 

[Deano1974]

After 4 weeks of waiting, My christmas morning finally arrived and after only 1hr with Dave & HMS all I can say is wow wow wow the difference between Qutest and Dave with M Scaler is huge

Thanks to everyone for their advice on the upgrade

Cheers

Deano

 

[Deftone]

Congrats man, dave looks awesome in black.

 

[musickid]

Congratulations Deano! Are you using headphones or speakers?

 

[Deano1974]

Congrats man, dave looks awesome in black.

Thank you

 

[Deano1974]

Congratulations Deano! Are you using headphones or speakers?

Hey Musickid thank you!

I'm using speakers, Klipsch La Scala II's and Primaluna Dialogue HP monoblocks

 

[Deano1974]

A quick question over on audio bacon, Jay said that he prefers bnc input 3&4 into the Dave rathan than using bnc input 1&2 has anyone here heard any difference

Your thoughts?

Cheers

Dean

 

[iDesign]

A quick question over on audio bacon, Jay said that he prefers bnc input 3&4 into the Dave rathan than using bnc input 1&2 has anyone here heard any difference

Your thoughts?

Cheers

Dean

There is no audible difference. For some DAVE owners there were dropouts using the M Scaler and the solution was to use BNC 3+4 instead. Beyond that, any claimed differences in sound are baseless nonsense.

 

[Triode User]

There is no audible difference. For some DAVE owners there were dropouts using the M Scaler and the solution was to use BNC 3+4 instead. Beyond that, any claimed differences in sound are baseless nonsense.

Well it is not quite baseless nonsense because BNC inputs 3 and 4 are further away from the Dave analogue outputs so the logic is that any RF noise piggy backing on the BNC cables is nearer to a route into the analogue side of Dave if BNC inputs 1 and 2 are used.

 

[Deano1974]

There is no audible difference. For some DAVE owners there were dropouts using the M Scaler and the solution was to use BNC 3+4 instead. Beyond that, any claimed differences in sound are baseless nonsense.

Thank you, I couldn't hear any difference also

 

[Deano1974]

Well it is not quite baseless nonsense because BNC inputs 3 and 4 are further away from the Dave analogue outputs so the logic is that any RF noise piggy backing on the BNC cables is nearer to a route into the analogue side of Dave if BNC inputs 1 and 2 are used.

Interesting