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Gustard X22 DAC
Jan 29, 2018 at 6:08 AM Post #76 of 188
Hello. I am determined to buy an X20 PRO or an X22. The price difference is about $ 270. Is it worth the superior price to acquire the X22? One thing that makes me doubt is that the photos seem to show a more careful interior in the X20, although I don´t understand too much about technical issues. What do you think? Thank you very much in advance and greetings.
 
Jan 29, 2018 at 6:40 AM Post #77 of 188
enriquerb said:
Hello. I am determined to buy an X20 PRO or an X22. The price difference is about $ 270. Is it worth the superior price to acquire the X22? One thing that makes me doubt is that the photos seem to show a more careful interior in the X20, although I don´t understand too much about technical issues. What do you think? Thank you very much in advance and greetings.
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Hello there, shame the difference in price for you is so high, here it was less then £100 more.
I have the x22 and my system now and enjoying a vast improvement from my older Cyrus dac. so much so that I can't get enough listening time. I am pulled into the music and for me this choice is correct as wanted the latest chip.
I would say the X20 Pro would have been equally fulfilling if I had bought it. (I was intending to get the x20 Pro but when I saw the newer x22 version available I wanted it)

I don't think you would regret either Dac, it is ultimately your decision re budget,
I hope this is of some use to you and wish you the best in your decision
 
Jan 29, 2018 at 6:49 AM Post #78 of 188
DacBuddha said:
Hello there, shame the difference in price for you is so high, here it was less then £100 more.
I have the x22 and my system now and enjoying a vast improvement from my older Cyrus dac. so much so that I can't get enough listening time. I am pulled into the music and for me this choice is correct as wanted the latest chip.
I would say the X20 Pro would have been equally fulfilling if I had bought it. (I was intending to get the x20 Pro but when I saw the newer x22 version available I wanted it)

I don't think you would regret either Dac, it is ultimately your decision re budget,
I hope this is of some use to you and wish you the best in your decision
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Thank you. By having the last chip, the X22 seems to be the best candidate. Your opinion is very useful to me. Regards!
 
Jan 30, 2018 at 10:26 AM Post #81 of 188
allhifi said:
Hi peteg: How is the X-22 settling in ? (A PM is fine -if you have some spare time)

(I received my X-20pro yesterday (Clk =Normal, Filter = Apodizing) and am enjoying some really impressive (layered, dimensional) sound.
Sound-stage dimensionality is impressive; Top/Bottom, Left/Right, Tonality = natural/analog like. I note it is 'sensitive' to power cord choice.)

pj
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Allhifi, re clock position Auto or Normal
peteg said:
You're going to love it.
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Question, Clock in normal or Auto _ Auto is if source above already has a fine clock! like my CD Transport I would use Auto. but if I am streaming from Spotify, or Lossless files from my NAS through my Sonos connect Coax to X22 should I use Normal? or is the clock good enough to use Auto?

kind regards

DacBuddha
 
Apr 3, 2018 at 5:21 AM Post #84 of 188
Hi. I´m the happy owner of the X-22 from about 2 weeks.
Although there is a lot of work to do trying cables, configuration options, etc., i have to say that it is a fantastic dac that I enjoy more every day. It is also very attractive and seems well built. In short, very happy with my purchase.
Greetings from Spain.
 
Apr 3, 2018 at 6:12 AM Post #86 of 188
My previous dac was Marantz HD DAC-1. To my ears, it sounded well, although it had a little "rolled off" treble, and the sound was a little "boring". Comparatively, The X22 has a very "alive" sound, more to my liking.
I also had the chance to listen the Rega DAC-R in my system recently, and it sounded good, although I like the Gustard more
 
Apr 5, 2018 at 7:48 AM Post #87 of 188
The only thing I don´t like is that after listening to a song encoded in PCM, when you begin to listen a song encoded in DSD, there is an annoying "pop". I don't know if you've observed this little problem in your own.
 
Apr 24, 2018 at 10:26 AM Post #90 of 188
I think I'm ready to pull the trigger on one of these but had a question. I plan to run this to my preamp - what do I do with the volume? I've looked at the manual and didn't see a way to bypass the volume knob so I didn't know where to set the volume knob.
Any help would be appreciated:)

Thanks
 
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