Gustard U16 - the first USB Interface featuring ESS USB chip

[FredA]

Do you know where to download IIS for AudioGD compatible ?

It's the same as ps-audio AFAIK.

 

[Whitigir]

It's the same as ps-audio AFAIK.

Oh, so I download the above and straight plug ? Sound good! Thank you

 

[FredA]

Looking forward to getting your listening impressions!

 

[Whitigir]

Looking forward to getting your listening impressions!

It won’t happen soon as I am in the process of moving >.<...literally a big move

 

[FredA]

It won’t happen soon as I am in the process of moving >.<...literally a big move

Leaving your country? Just curious.

 

[Whitigir]

Leaving your country? Just curious.

More like the city , no I am not a part of the Caravan ....jk

 

[PitBul34]

Gustard U16 vs Singxer SU-1. Gustard win, imo





Signal path: Asus laptop (Win10 + Foobar2000 in DSD native mode via ASIO driver) - > USB - > Converter - > I2S - > Denafrips Pontus Dac

 

[PitBul34]

Gustard U16 in PCM176 mode via I2S:

 

[Whitigir]

Yeah, no doubt U16 wins. It is an very obvious improvement.

Xmos to me sounded much better than Amanero, and yet the U16 is an immediate upgrade in performances over Xmos.

I can’t wait for the day where these dedicated DSP chips are implemented inside flagship DAP, and expensive DAC....you know...those 20k and so on...still using Brass Pins and ribbon cables LoL!

 

[rafabro]

Gustard U16 vs Singxer SU-1. Gustard win, imo

Can you write couple words as i am curious, are your observations similiar to my ones?

But in my case difference is not that huge as my SU-1 sounds really really good.

 

[FredA]

Dam... another 300$ down the drain! I have to get one.

 

[PitBul34]

Can you write couple words as i am curious, are your observations similiar to my ones?

But in my case difference is not that huge as my SU-1 sounds really really good.

SU-1 sounds a bit flat, less micro- & macrodynamic.

 

[Chopin75]

I am about get another R2R DAC from audio-gd for multi-channel setup. Currently I am doing R2R7 (front channel) + 2 other DAC of different brands, which still work quite nicely. I think if I use all Audio-gd DACs eventually will blend in the sound more, becoming more homogenous. I am wondering if 3 Gustard-U16 can be used for this by clocking them all with an external master clock, and so they will sync all 3 DACs together. (I do know the Gustard is not compatible with Audio-gd)

 

[motberg]

Dam... another 300$ down the drain! I have to get one.

Yep... I just placed a U16 order to try with my R1....
Thanks to everyone who has been reporting their observations.....

Has anyone seen any reference to using an external power source with the U16? (similar to the Ghent adapter for the SU-1)

 

[rafabro]

I am about get another R2R DAC from audio-gd for multi-channel setup. Currently I am doing R2R7 (front channel) + 2 other DAC of different brands, which still work quite nicely. I think if I use all Audio-gd DACs eventually will blend in the sound more, becoming more homogenous. I am wondering if 3 Gustard-U16 can be used for this by clocking them all with an external master clock, and so they will sync all 3 DACs together. (I do know the Gustard is not compatible with Audio-gd)

You can choose only one audio output in time. How you gonna resolve this?