Gustard U12 USB Interface 8 Core XMOS chip

[m usicguy]

Hi Gustard u12 users!!
 
I just ordered mine off amazon free shipping.  Im updating from an original v link.   Will i get it?  Will it be better?
 
Im not into modding stuff.
 
musicguy

 

[rb2013]

  That's it. R-Core and TCXO (1). The via chip cannot work with 2 clocks as far as i know. At least, not with the implementation used by audio-gd. 
 
I am looking for galvanic isolation now. That should do it for me. There is also this product to considerer (besides the rj45 isolator I mentioned earlier) although it does not seem to work consistently with all usb receivers according to a Computer Audiophile thread.
 
http://www.ttl-network.de/news-details/new-rj45-network-galvanic-isolator.html
 
I would rather go the i2s way. Much more likely to work properly IMO and thus i would still be using the best input of the M7 according to experts. I have tried spdif over bnc with a dhlabs cable and preferred i2s).

So I'm a little confused on the new DU-I8 - it does use the two audio clocks shown - or only one - or none - just the clock on the right?
 
Good luck with your i2s isolation project.

 

[rb2013]

  Hi Gustard u12 users!!
 
I just ordered mine off amazon free shipping.  Im updating from an original v link.   Will i get it?  Will it be better?
 
Im not into modding stuff.
 
musicguy

It should beat the vlink handily - are you planning on using i2s from it?  If so be sure to get the latest - correct - wiring.

 

[riffer]

I took some not particularly good photos of the insides of my Off-Ramp:

http://www.head-fi.org/g/a/1037090/empirical-audio-off-ramp/

 

[FredA]

 
So I'm a little confused on the new DU-I8 - it does use the two audio clocks shown - or only one - or none - just the clock on the right?
 
Good luck with your i2s isolation project.

Well the di-u8 has a whole new board with with xmos u8 and 2 clocks. Superior in my opinion to the usb32 board, that had only one clock and probably an inferior processing chip (via). The rest of the di2014 looks mostly the same. R-core is standard on the di-u8.

 

[FredA]

 
So I'm a little confused on the new DU-I8 - it does use the two audio clocks shown - or only one - or none - just the clock on the right?
 
Good luck with your i2s isolation project.

Ordered this:
 
https://www.acoustic-revive.com/english/pcaudio/lan_isolator.html
 
I think it should make a difference.

 

[panhead]

  Ordered this:
 
https://www.acoustic-revive.com/english/pcaudio/lan_isolator.html
 
I think it should make a difference.

Yes it does!

 

[FredA]

Yes it does!

Have you tried it with an i2s rj45 connection?

I am looking for the perfect digital sound and i am really close to having it (very organic and musical, with excellent balance, detail and spatiality). Just hoping to be the final improvment if ever this is possible for someone who is affected by the audiophile disease.

 

[rb2013]

I took some not particularly good photos of the insides of my Off-Ramp:

http://www.head-fi.org/g/a/1037090/empirical-audio-off-ramp/

Hey thanks!  Cool looking - I guess the clocks are under the top board, so can't be seen, and you do not have the turbo clock board option.

 

[rb2013]

  Well the di-u8 has a whole new board with with xmos u8 and 2 clocks. Superior in my opinion to the usb32 board, that had only one clock and probably an inferior processing chip (via). The rest of the di2014 looks mostly the same. R-core is standard on the di-u8.

Yes I see -  well having the two separate audio clocks and XMOS would make a difference.  Wondering which clocks those are.
 

  Ordered this:
 
https://www.acoustic-revive.com/english/pcaudio/lan_isolator.html
 
I think it should make a difference.

Good luck
 
That strand surface eddy effect they mention is the reason I use only solid wire in my modding.  Mundorf Solid Silver/Teflon and Solid .9999 Copper/ Teflon.  No stranded twists for me!
 

 

[panhead]

Have you tried it with an i2s rj45 connection?

I am looking for the perfect digital sound and i am really close to having it (very organic and musical, with excellent balance, detail and spatiality). Just hoping to be the final improvment if ever this is possible for someone who is affected by the audiophile disease.

No,   just using to isolate network noise from streaming pc.....

 

[riffer]

Hey thanks!  Cool looking - I guess the clocks are under the top board, so can't be seen, and you do not have the turbo clock board option.

 


I was thinking of pulling of the board to see what was under there, but didn't want to mess with it.

 

[rb2013]

 

 
Hey thanks!  Cool looking - I guess the clocks are under the top board, so can't be seen, and you do not have the turbo clock board option.

 


I was thinking of pulling of the board to see what was under there, but didn't want to mess with it.

Don't blame you - I wouldn't

 

[rb2013]

Just ordered a second TeraDak DC-30W - this one for the DXIO Pro3a or Remedy - haven't decided which.  But noticed it has different caps (looks like better and larger Pannie FM's) and a slightly different layout.  The little blue voltage adjustment is there.  This one was advertised as a 10V for the Weiss int203.  Dual regulators - vs just one.  It was $129 plus $22 for shipping.
 

 

[conquerator2]

Looking forward to A-gd DI-U8 vs Breeze