[zenpunk]

Night and day as they say on here...

 

 

[FraGGleR]

  If their using same Dac chip in this as in the Geek Out, besides the benefit of the RCA out, will the Geek Pulse (as a Dac) sound significantly better than the Geek Out (as a Dac)?
I know it's about implementation but just wondering...

Better power supplies, less cramped traces, different opamps, etc.  It will definitely sound different, and most likely better.  When you use a word like significantly, you are asking for a judgment call that no one can make since the unit doesn't exist yet, and different people have different opinions on what is significant.  

 

[uzi]

Well, looks like we're all about to get Remote Control IR ports.  (We're $220 away as I type this.)

 

[AxelCloris]

  Well, looks like we're all about to get Remote Control IR ports.  (We're $220 away as I type this.)

 
$750,299 currently. We've reached the third 4th stretch goal. Now to see if they have any plans for a $1M. I'd love to see another stretch, but unless some new upgrade is announced alongside it I doubt we'll hit that mark.

 

[FraGGleR]

I never would have asked for one, but I am actually really excited for the IR sensor now.  
 
This now hits everything on my checklist that I have been wanting in a compact desktop package and at a price that is lower than I could have expected.  So as long as it isn't worse than my Nuforce HDP, I will be very happy with it. 

 

[AxelCloris]

$750,000 Stretch Goal Achieved! WHAAAAAAAAA?
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
(At 9:00PM Pacific time, we'll be posting another fun announcement.  Hint: it could involve a $1M stretch goal.  If you want your say on what that stretch goal might be, please tell us over at lhlabs.com.)

 
So it seems we are indeed getting a $1M stretch goal. Wonder what it will end up being. I'm hoping for something that will boost sound quality. And that it's able to raise enough money to reach the goal.

 

[hydesg]

isnt this similar to the yulong DA8

 

[brunk]

  isnt this similar to the yulong DA8

Feature-wise yes. Internal-wise, no.

 

[Ebonyzer]

Can anyone help explain to a newb -- I had intended on getting the Geek Pulse unit but amidst the furor and requests for a balanced device, I am now considering the Pulse X upgrade. 
 
I do not currently have any balanced headphones, but I am considering picking up some planars in the future. If I am willing to spend the price upgrading to the balanced Pulse X, is there any apparent trade-off I am making to use regular unbalanced headphones with the amp -- something I am giving up that I wouldn't have lost had I stuck with the unbalanced non-X version in the first place? 
 
I have a Peachtree DAC-it now which I enjoy, but my uneducated guess is that this Geek Pulse X may end up being a better DAC, although I don't know anything about the internals of the DAC-it. 
 
Any info/perspective is much appreciated. 

 

[AgentXXL]

  Can anyone help explain to a newb -- I had intended on getting the Geek Pulse unit but amidst the furor and requests for a balanced device, I am now considering the Pulse X upgrade. 
 
I do not currently have any balanced headphones, but I am considering picking up some planars in the future. If I am willing to spend the price upgrading to the balanced Pulse X, is there any apparent trade-off I am making to use regular unbalanced headphones with the amp -- something I am giving up that I wouldn't have lost had I stuck with the unbalanced non-X version in the first place? 
 
I have a Peachtree DAC-it now which I enjoy, but my uneducated guess is that this Geek Pulse X may end up being a better DAC, although I don't know anything about the internals of the DAC-it. 
 
Any info/perspective is much appreciated. 

 
As the Pulse X comes with both a balanced XLR 4 pin output and a single ended (SE) 1/4" TRS output on the front, you'll easily be able to use your current headphones with the Pulse X. And of course you'll be able to use the Pulse X with balanced headphones (or amplifiers when using the balanced line-outs on the back) should you buy any or upgrade the cables on your existing headphones.
 
As for what you'll be giving up - only one thing that I can think of - that's the possible loss of one extra RCA SPDIF digital input. On the Pulse X, one of the RCA SPDIF digital inputs is replaced by an AES/EBU input, although one of the engineers (Larry Ho) thought it might be possible for him to design it such that the AES/EBU input will accept either the higher voltage AES/EBU signal or the lower voltage SPDIF signal. Hopefully he can make this happen.
 
As for sound quality, the dual DACs in a mono-mono configuration are likely to improve it, over the standard Pulse which has only one DAC. That's about all I can think of. I went for the Pulse X if you hadn't guessed...
 
Dale

 

[goldendarko]

My copy of Stereophile just came in the mail today and it has 2 featured articles on the Geek Pulse project, as well as an afterword from Larry Ho. I think they may reach that goal of $1 Million now that some of the old geezers that probably don't know about kickstarter are now aware of it!

 

[Larry Ho]

  My copy of Stereophile just came in the mail today and it has 2 featured articles on the Geek Pulse project, as well as an afterword from Larry Ho. I think they may reach that goal of $1 Million now that some of the old geezers that probably don't know about kickstarter are now aware of it!

 
Thanks!  And we just announce our $1M stretch goal.  This journey is quite amazing!

 

[goldendarko]

   
Thanks!  And we just announce our $1M stretch goal.  This journey is quite amazing!

 
Improvements to both the Pulse & Pulse X, everyone wins!

 

[brunk]

Those Nichicon caps are a very nice upgrade. Kudos to them.

 

[AxelCloris]

Yay! Better sound!