[krell1967]

My english isn't good, but now people can understand what I thinking all this time and why i've started this thread Thank you, @krell1967 !

Hi PitBul34,
also my english is scolastic level, I'm Italian. :regular_smile :

 

[rafabro]

  Or maybe someone has had some impressions between Ares and Black Dragon? The price difference between Black Dragon and Ares is of course more than double.. I'm aware these are completely different dacs technically. Choices, choices..
 

Black Dragon sound comparable with Auralic Vega if this can help you. Both very nice DACs

 

[Mr Pluto]

  No, Singxer improves the performance of your dac if that makes not good input, in the case of Ares and Singxer the usb inputs are identical (Xmos U208).

 
Krell1968,

Can you please specify what you mean by "if that makes not good input"? Are you telling that Ares has some inputs that can be improved if the data/signal is sent via Singxer?
Basically I want to connect my smart TV via optical and my CD player via coax or optical to Ares.
 
As far I know Ares does not re-clock the incoming data and TV output (as laptop USB output also) is full of horrible jitter....... 
 
Does the Singxer re-clock or what it actually does?

 

[tee79]

  Black Dragon sound comparable with Auralic Vega if this can help you. Both very nice DACs

Thanks! How would you suspect these in context compare to Ares? Brighter or darker would you think overall?
 
Cheers
Tee

 

[tee79]

   

I highly suggest you purchase a R2R dac.  Why not spend a few hundred $$ and purchase either a Soekris DAC1101, Denafrips Ares, or Audio GD Singularity 19? You'll probably be surprised like me that the R2R makes a huge difference in a good way.

Thanks very much, I might in the end purchase Ares and compare that to a loaner Dragon?? Will see.
 
Regards

 

[joseph69]

  Does the Singxer re-clock or what it actually does?

Yes, the Singxer is a re-clocker.
(HERE) is the description..

 

[PitBul34]

I've got today a new 10'' fullrange seakers LM1045 (95 Db, paper cone) handcrafted by russian AIE team (based in St.-Petersburg, Russia); wanna make some tests with Ares tomorrow.
 

 

 

[LoryWiv]

 
So if the simultaneous inputs are not needed then sound-wise Singxer SU-1 does not add anyrhing?

I think the Singer & the Ares use the same XMOS chip, but advantage of the Singer would be if you wanted to connect the Ares via I2S or some other connector than USB.

 

[PitBul34]

 
I think the Singer & the Ares use the same XMOS chip, but advantage of the Singer would be if you wanted to connect the Ares via I2S or some other connector than USB.

Ares doesn't have IIS

 

[rafabro]

 
I think the Singer & the Ares use the same XMOS chip, but advantage of the Singer would be if you wanted to connect the Ares via I2S or some other connector than USB.

Clock and power supply makes difference....

 

[LoryWiv]

  Ares doesn't have IIS

Point taken. I am considering using Singxer SU-1 IIS with a different DAC that does. Narrowing options to a short list currently including Gustard A20H or Matrix X-Sabre Pro, but still researching other options including the Ares.

 

[thyname]

Why would you go for Holo Spring Level3 when a not completely burned-in Ares already sounds better than a Holo Spring Level1?
Level3 definitely will sound better than a Level1, but those differences aren't day and night.....

Better invest in Venus or Terminator

Guys:

Please don't take this wrong. I liked Ares. It was more of a test for R2R technology. Now that I know what it is, and how it sounds, ready to take the plunge, and get the higher end R2R DAC , what I really wanted all along.

BTW, Ares is sold. Today.

 

[rudra]

Guys:

Please don't take this wrong. I liked Ares. It was more of a test for R2R technology. Now that I know what it is, and how it sounds, ready to take the plunge, and get the higher end R2R DAC , what I really wanted all along.

BTW, Ares is sold. Today.

All the best. Keep us posted if you end up buying the terminator

 

[Mr Pluto]

  Yes, the Singxer is a re-clocker.
(HERE) is the description..

Joseph69, Kudos for the link!
 
It seems that Singxer has only USB input.
As Singxer USB XMOS chip is same as in ARES it makes no sense to use it. At least in my case. My TV has only optical and headphone output. The USB-s on TV are probably only inputs. Another possibility is to use TV-s HDMI for digital audio output and convert it to USB to use and re-clock with Ares XMOS.
 
Anyone know some HDMI to USB cable/converter for audio purpose?

 

[ZGojira]

 


 
 
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