[qbert]

Hello,
I would like to buy a nice DAC (Nuforce udac looks fabulous!) instead a PC audio interface, like Emu 404 or many others, to play music, using ASIO driver.

I wonder if this DAC is suitable for this. Is it seen by PC as an external audio interface? Is it suitable to play ASIO VSTi?

Thanks in advance

 

[miyinan]

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Originally Posted by sohels /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was going back and forth between the $189 Hifiman EF2, $199 Maverick D1, $220 iBasso D4 and $160 Aune MK2 SE, however I think I'm now leaning towards this one. More impressions and comparisons would be very useful. I'm also interested in understanding why the Sabre DAC is better than competing products from Wolfson, TI etc. Are there measurements to support this claim?

Same here. Now I come down to uDac and Aune mk2. A bit leaning towards uDac just for its look. Really wanna hear some comparison between these two. Thanks.

 

[hesus]

I'm still loving my uDac

Recently i've been itching for a pair of Sony MDR-F1 - has anyone used them with this little baby? i know they arent most popular cans, but heck, maybe someone will have some info

 

[eobet]

Ok... no replies to my short cable question so far...

...which begs a follow up question:

What kind of USB cable do you guys use to connect your uDAC to your laptops?

Do you get a 1m cable and just let it bunch up next to the computer, or what do you do?

 

[Head Injury]

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Originally Posted by eobet /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ok... no replies to my short cable question so far... ...which begs a follow up question: What kind of USB cable do you guys use to connect your uDAC to your laptops? Do you get a 1m cable and just let it bunch up next to the computer, or what do you do?

I use the one it comes with. So that's probably about a meter. When I use it with my laptop, it's easy enough to just snake around in a circle near me, or long enough for me to put the DAC down in a safe place. For my PC it's plenty long enough to reach up to my desk.

 

[Bill St. Clair]

I use the cable that came with the µDAC. It appears to be in the neighborhood of 1 meter long, and it's curled up behind my monitor/computer (an iMac), tangled up with 8 other signal cables and 10 power cables.

 

[cyberspyder]

I have a short one I purchased form Monoprice...around a dollar for a gold plated heavy duty USB cable....amazing deal.

 

[kite7]

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Originally Posted by cyberspyder /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have a short one I purchased form Monoprice...around a dollar for a gold plated heavy duty USB cable....amazing deal.

I agree the price is great but the gold plated usb cable I got from them is no different than any other usb cable I've seen in my household in terms of quality

 

[cyberspyder]

Not saying there is, just that for anyone needing a cable, that'd be the one I'd go for because of the price.

 

[eobet]

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Originally Posted by kite7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I agree the price is great but the gold plated usb cable I got from them is no different than any other usb cable I've seen in my household in terms of quality

Wow, at least they ship to the UK, but the price wasn't that great with international shipping.

Sigh... why can't this be available in Europe?

 

[jp_zer0]

Did anyone else find that MS1 doesn't have good synergy with uDAC? Mine sounded horrible on the uDAC but very listenable on the FUN. Pretty much a completely different headphone.

 

[noinimod]

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Originally Posted by jp_zer0 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Did anyone else find that MS1 doesn't have good synergy with uDAC? Mine sounded horrible on the uDAC but very listenable on the FUN. Pretty much a completely different headphone.

What makes you think it's just system synergy at work here?

 

[K_19]

Gold plating really only makes the contact point more corrosion-resistant. There isn't and shouldn't be any sort of sonical differences with that whatsoever. But hey, you can't go wrong with Monoprice for any sort of budget cable needs.

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Originally Posted by jp_zer0 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Did anyone else find that MS1 doesn't have good synergy with uDAC? Mine sounded horrible on the uDAC but very listenable on the FUN. Pretty much a completely different headphone.

My RS1, if it has bowls, sounds decent with the uDAC. What makes your MS1 sound terrible to you with the uDAC? Just curious. And how does your other cans perform on it?

 

[jp_zer0]

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Originally Posted by K_19 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Gold plating really only makes the contact point more corrosion-resistant. There isn't and shouldn't be any sort of sonical differences with that whatsoever. But hey, you can't go wrong with Monoprice for any sort of budget cable needs. My RS1, if it has bowls, sounds decent with the uDAC. What makes your MS1 sound terrible to you with the uDAC? Just curious. And how does your other cans perform on it?

on the uDAC the MS1's mids are more recessed, the highs are piercing and the bass is loose. On the FUN it's more even tempered.

The AD900 and RE0 sounded fine on the uDAC.

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Originally Posted by noinimod /img/forum/go_quote.gif What makes you think it's just system synergy at work here?

Just have a feeling, that's why I'm asking

 

[userlander]

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Originally Posted by jp_zer0 /img/forum/go_quote.gif on the uDAC the MS1's mids are more recessed, the highs are piercing and the bass is loose. On the FUN it's more even tempered.

Sounds familiar - I just can't remember where I've heard that before.