Gamma-2 (γ2) DAC Thread

[GWorlDofSPACE]

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Originally Posted by MisterX /img/forum/go_quote.gif Would be a major pain with all of those other parts in the way.

You right, that would be a little tricky. If the sound would make a big difference I would do it but as Ti said, there are only little sonic differences,
so I will not do it.

 

[mace1337]

AMB, I was just wondering if you were thinking of making a high-end no-compromise DAC.

I mean, don't get me wrong, the gamma is fantastic work, but it seems like certain sacrifices were made for space. Think you'll start from scratch and design a killer dac?

 

[GWorlDofSPACE]

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Originally Posted by mace1337 /img/forum/go_quote.gif AMB, I was just wondering if you were thinking of making a high-end no-compromise DAC. I mean, don't get me wrong, the gamma is fantastic work, but it seems like certain sacrifices were made for space. Think you'll start from scratch and design a killer dac?

I am shore Ti will do it. Be patient as all of us. One day will be the great day...
Besides GAMMA 2 is a very very good DAC.

 

[mace1337]

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Originally Posted by GWorlDofSPACE /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am shore Ti will do it. Be patient as all of us. One day will be the great day... Besides GAMMA 2 is a very very good DAC.

Again, I am not trying to say anything bad about the gamma 2, it was just a thought.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

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Originally Posted by GWorlDofSPACE /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am shore Ti will do it. Be patient as all of us. One day will be the great day... Besides GAMMA 2 is a very very good DAC.

I decided to go risk and already ordered my y2 , all I want its to sound as good as DacMagic or else its a fail and sold right after, lets see how this turns.

 

[GWorlDofSPACE]

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Originally Posted by BoogieWoogie /img/forum/go_quote.gif I decided to go risk and already ordered my y2 , all I want its to sound as good as DacMagic or else its a fail and sold right after, lets see how this turns.

I think you will be very surprised how good it sounds.

 

[fishski13]

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Originally Posted by BoogieWoogie /img/forum/go_quote.gif I decided to go risk and already ordered my y2 , all I want its to sound as good as DacMagic or else its a fail and sold right after, lets see how this turns.

congrats! i prefer it to my DAC1.

 

[amb]

Actually, there are very few compromises made for small size in the γ2. Yes, there are some features missing that you might find in spendy commercial DACs, such as volume control, balanced output, AES-EBU (XLR) input, fancy displays, etc., but those are not strictly necessary for high-performance. The fact that γ2 ended up being so small is nice, since it's meant to be an upgrade to γ1.

I do have future plans to design a larger high-end DAC that adds these features and a few other enhancements too, but there is no timetable for it and I have other projects I want to do first.

 

[Shahrose]

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Originally Posted by amb /img/forum/go_quote.gif I do have future plans to design a larger high-end DAC that adds these features and a few other enhancements too.

Now we're talkin'.

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Originally Posted by amb /img/forum/go_quote.gif but there is no timetable for it and I have other projects I want to do first.

Bah

 

[TzeYang]

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Originally Posted by amb /img/forum/go_quote.gif Actually, there are very few compromises made for small size in the γ2. Yes, there are some features missing that you might find in spendy commercial DACs, such as volume control, balanced output, AES-EBU (XLR) input, fancy displays, etc., but those are not strictly necessary for high-performance. The fact that γ2 ended up being so small is nice, since it's meant to be an upgrade to γ1. I do have future plans to design a larger high-end DAC that adds these features and a few other enhancements too, but there is no timetable for it and I have other projects I want to do first.

Do you think there are other improvements to the signal quality that can be made for single ended WM8741 used in the Gamma2?

I mean I don't really see those features such as volume control, fancy display, to be an "upgrade".

 

[fishski13]

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Originally Posted by amb /img/forum/go_quote.gif Actually, there are very few compromises made for small size in the γ2. Yes, there are some features missing that you might find in spendy commercial DACs, such as volume control, balanced output, AES-EBU (XLR) input, fancy displays, etc., but those are not strictly necessary for high-performance. The fact that γ2 ended up being so small is nice, since it's meant to be an upgrade to γ1. I do have future plans to design a larger high-end DAC that adds these features and a few other enhancements too, but there is no timetable for it and I have other projects I want to do first.

the y2 is already a Swiss Army knife in my book and not much larger

. seriously, one shouldn't write it off just because it's small and doesn't cost $$$ to build. it's elevated the music no matter what i throw in downstream.

 

[m1abrams]

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Originally Posted by TzeYang /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you think there are other improvements to the signal quality that can be made for single ended WM8741 used in the Gamma2? I mean I don't really see those features such as volume control, fancy display, to be an "upgrade".

Well you could have 2 WM8741 run in mono, that would boost the on paper specs. Not sure if you would hear a difference though.

 

[francisdemarte]

So what's the deal with this Sabre DAC chip that everyone's talking about. Is it much better than the DAC chips used in the Gamma2?

 

[m1abrams]

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Originally Posted by francisdemarte /img/forum/go_quote.gif So what's the deal with this Sabre DAC chip that everyone's talking about. Is it much better than the DAC chips used in the Gamma2?

Well hard to say because it is very closed device. They are not very DIY friendly with their chips.

 

[mace1337]

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Originally Posted by amb /img/forum/go_quote.gif Actually, there are very few compromises made for small size in the γ2. Yes, there are some features missing that you might find in spendy commercial DACs, such as volume control, balanced output, AES-EBU (XLR) input, fancy displays, etc., but those are not strictly necessary for high-performance. The fact that γ2 ended up being so small is nice, since it's meant to be an upgrade to γ1. I do have future plans to design a larger high-end DAC that adds these features and a few other enhancements too, but there is no timetable for it and I have other projects I want to do first.

Cool, can't wait!