[mmerrill99]

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Originally Posted by bcwang /img/forum/go_quote.gif That quote could be for the RCA jacks, maybe the Sabre is directly feeding the RCA jacks when in that mode. However for the headphone jack they probably are using an actual amp.

That's what I was hoping a look inside the unit might reveal! Is it a headphone amp like the Icon as busyx2 states?

I'm just a quizzical kind of guy

Edit: HeadphoneAddict just crossed posted & he says that it IS a similar head amp circuit to Icon Mobile but with different values - anybody know the amp circuit used in the Icon Mobile, then?

 

[estreeter]

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Originally Posted by roker /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd recommend getting a nice amp in the future and connecting it to the uDac to hear the difference.

I'm surprised that we havent seen more impressions of such rigs, given the ability of the uDAC purely as a budget DAC:

- uDAC into Amphora
- uDAC into TTVJ Millet Hybrid
- etc etc

Regardless of the amps you'd like to see in the above list, $99 for a decent DAC has to be one of the bargains of the decade.

 

[cyberspyder]

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Originally Posted by Rdr. Seraphim /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think you nailed it jkeny. All nuforce did was put an aluminum wrapper around the chip, added the necessary USB interface, coax, a couple of RCAs, a volume control (off Vout), and voila, a new amp/DAC! (Actually, what you did with the m2Tech HiFace is a much more serious effort IMHO) EDIT: Re driving the AKG701's, I think 2Vrms, into the right impedance, can be fairly loud.

Whatever they did, it worked, and I think many people are pleased with it.

 

[jjsoviet]

Oh yeah, will a DAC bypass the Foobar settings I've set up? Mine has the Channel mixer + Dolby Headphone which greatly improves the spatial surround sound effect, I wouldn't want it to not be utilized.

 

[donunus]

The dac will not bypass that stuff. Its just like changing the soundcard of your pc. The only thing that would be a problem is if your sampling rate settings are too high for the dac you are using... That you would have to change. The other dsp plugins are fine

 

[jjsoviet]

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Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif The dac will not bypass that stuff. Its just like changing the soundcard of your pc. The only thing that would be a problem is if your sampling rate settings are too high for the dac you are using... That you would have to change. The other dsp plugins are fine

I see. I'm using 24kHz sampling rate, 16-bit. I think the uDAC won't have problems with that setting. Thanks!

 

[Lil' Knight]

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Originally Posted by cyberspyder /img/forum/go_quote.gif Whatever they did, it worked, and I think many people are pleased with it.

Yeah, that's it. Who cares what they did, the uDAC still sounds great for the money.

 

[Yikes]

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Originally Posted by jjsoviet /img/forum/go_quote.gif I see. I'm using 24kHz sampling rate, 16-bit. I think the uDAC won't have problems with that setting. Thanks!

24 kHz, you're sure? with a sampling rate of 24 kHz the highest sound that can be reproduced is 12 kHz. CD's use 44.1 kHz sampling rate with a 16 bit word length. I've never seen anyone playing music with a 24 kHz sampling rate.

 

[jjsoviet]

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Originally Posted by Yikes /img/forum/go_quote.gif 24 kHz, you're sure? with a sampling rate of 24 kHz the highest sound that can be reproduced is 12 kHz. CD's use 44.1 kHz sampling rate with a 16 bit word length. I've never seen anyone playing music with a 24 kHz sampling rate.

Whoops, misread what it says on the PC. My setting is at 24 bit, 44100 Hz. Will I have problems using the uDAC? Sorry.

 

[donunus]

Just set it at 16bit 44khz and youll be fine. Actually the udac will already set it at its right setting when you plug it in. When you take it out, your pc soundcard will remember its own sample rate setting...

 

[jjsoviet]

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Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just set it at 16bit 44khz and youll be fine. Actually the udac will already set it at its right setting when you plug it in. When you take it out, your pc soundcard will remember its own sample rate setting...

Okay, thanks sir again!

 

[Lando3000]

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Originally Posted by estreeter /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm surprised that we havent seen more impressions of such rigs, given the ability of the uDAC purely as a budget DAC: - uDAC into Amphora - uDAC into TTVJ Millet Hybrid - etc etc Regardless of the amps you'd like to see in the above list, $99 for a decent DAC has to be one of the bargains of the decade.

Very interested in this also. I may be crazy but would a uDAC + LD MKIII + DT990/600 be a good setup out of a computer?

 

[HeatFan12]

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Originally Posted by Lando3000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Very interested in this also. I may be crazy but would a uDAC + LD MKIII + DT990/600 be a good setup out of a computer?

Hello Lando,

You are not crazy by any means in reference to the uDac rockin' the LD. I have already hooked it up to several home amps and have to say, I love this little box.

If you want a looksy- page 65, post #975 & pg 89, post #1329 of this thread...

 

[Lando3000]

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Originally Posted by HeatFan12 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hello Lando, You are not crazy by any means in reference to the uDac rockin' the LD. I have already hooked it up to several home amps and have to say, I love this little box. If you want a looksy- page 65, post #975 & pg 89, post #1329 of this thread...

That's good to know and thanks for the reply! Looks like I'll pick one up when they're back in stock.

 

[Blackwheel]

Has anybody tried the uDac with Sennheiser HD238? Impressions?