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Looks good, seperate supply for xtals, big contender for breeze?
Still one transformer,,,,,
Regards,
Alex
Still one transformer,,,,,
Regards,
Alex
I have a Gustard u-12 feeding a Audio-GD Master 7. Ordered a Breeze. The one I got lasted about 8 hours before failing and will not work ordered a second breeze. It works nice but does not seem to be able to handle the Classicsonline HD-LL Hi Rez files such as 24/192 0r 24/176. Sounds very nice for 16/44 streaming. I cannot really say at this point if it is better or different from the Gustard. I also have a new version Melodius-X8 coming. When it comes and everything is burned in I will try to do a comparison of the 3 USB converters as well as the built in Amanero 345 in the Master 7
Alan
Hello guys,
I decided to build my own dac with an I2S-Only USB interface.
It will be based on isloated I2S module (isolated means: all datalines isolated) including seperate psu for usb-xmos and 2 seperate psu's for crystals (NDK SD's).
PSU's will be fed with seperate R-Core transformers, just like I did in my "Monster MX-U8", and R-Cores will be fed by seperate EMI/RFI filters.
NDK's will share 1x R-Core
Dac will be based on AK4495SEQ with ALL psu lines fed independently, so for every powerline there will be a seperate psu, fed by a seperate R-Core, fed by a seperate EMI/RFI filter.
It will have 9x R-Core transformers (6x DAC - 1x Output stage - 1x Crystals - 1x USB/XMOS) , 9 EMI/RFI filters and 10 psu's.
I will start a new thread when project starts. Including pics
Regards,
Alex
I received the Melodius X8 yesterday. Out of the box it is best I have heard. I will now burn it in for 100 hours and then have to do the Breeze
I will then try to do a comparison of all the USB inputs. I do want to say putting burn in aside all of these devices sound very, very good
Alan
I have been using the AES/EBU output from the Melodius to my Master7
I wanted to try the I2S connection since both the Melodius and Master7 inplement I2S using
A J45 connection. but was not sure if the pin designations were the same. On the Melodius site they show the pin defines
I e-mailed them to Audio-GD and they said the pin layouts were the same. I hooked it up with a generic Ethernet cable
and it works great and sounds great. It did not work with the Breeze. Will all Ethernet cables sound the same or not?. Can you guys recommend a really good cable
Alan
yeah baby yeah! this!!!
Breeze Audio recommends the length of RJ45, the shorter the better.
伍汝新:伟坚
越短越好
+1 on the short recommendation... Audio GD offers some generic ones.
http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/dac/DI2014/DI2014EN_Custom.htm
PPA offers 60CM, very well reviewed..
http://ppaproduct.blogspot.tw/2014/05/tz-yun-red-i2s-cable.html
I also used a 30CM CAT7 from Taobao briefly....
Hi Alex,
this is incredible. what PSU is that and the choke used ?
what sort of connector are you using and how limit cable length to avoid coupling.
rgds