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I still don’t get it, DSD only needs low pass filters , isn’t it ? Low pass filter is at the end of the chain by every DAC
are you already on the smooth FW? I'm still loving V2's Accurate. Even the most testy treble tracks from Musica Nuda's 2004 album are delivered with dual Sabre like dynamics w/o the fatigueThe audio-gd may be too transparent and “naked” for now?
midnight listening -- that's when I turn my horns down 10%not a Head-Fi fan at this time so listening time likely is shorter later on at night
That is why I need headphone so I won't disturb my gf while she sleeps by 10PM! Music sounds the best around midnight likely due to the reduced interference from the neighboring electronics etc...all TVs off etc....are you already on the smooth FW? I'm still loving V2's Accurate. Even the most testy treble tracks from Musica Nuda's 2004 album are delivered with dual Sabre like dynamics w/o the fatigue
05 - I Will Survive
12 - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
15 - Imagine
midnight listening -- that's when I turn my horns down 10%
are you already on the smooth FW? I'm still loving V2's Accurate. Even the most testy treble tracks from Musica Nuda's 2004 album are delivered with dual Sabre like dynamics w/o the fatigue
05 - I Will Survive
12 - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
15 - Imagine
midnight listening -- that's when I turn my horns down 10%
Dsd is by definition a pulse train. It can be played as is with a low-pass filter as you say, but you can't just bypass the da-7 boards. You need to have the correct signal amplitude and a glitch-free train. That is why it has to go through the da-7 and for other reasons too i guess.
You may be right that the burn-in time is the same for DSD/PCM as both go through some common pathways.What I am saying is that the DSD skips most or all of the R2R part of the circuit.There is no way to bypass the DA-7 board. In order to correctly bypass the DSD, there has to be a route into a 1 bit DAC, which Sony did in the pass. Since Sony abandoned this, there have not been any other developers to pick up after it. Perhap, the only one is TA+8DAC whatever the name is.
However, I still stay on my point that the DSD Native shall not be altered in anyways as it is only recognized by the Altera from it Multibit DOP by the Amanero, and then put them together at the Low-pass filter, and ofcourse glitch-free (which relying on the processing speed, where es9028Pro and 38Pro are very fast), Altera on the DA-7 board isn’t bad. However, I don’t see why there would be a separated circuit to be burned-in. Low-pass Filters burn in as much as the DAC itself, and then the DA-7 board.
The DSD performances on R2R7 is behind it PCM Capabilities. I don’t mean to say that DSD on r2r7 is behind LKS-004. What I am saying
1/ PCM on R2r7 with great source and I2S input, is the best I have heard from any PCM DAC. Even it own DSD can’t compete (the secret recipe is the R2R boards and the FPGA+firmware)
2/ LKS-004 does excellent job on Native DSD, and it DSD playback is much better than it PCM performances, which is the opposite of R2R7.
I have yet to officially comparing the DSD from LKS004 vs R2R7 yet. Because I can not make my R2R7 playback DSD512 correctly....yet
I am not saying there is a separate circuit. Just that the operating freq. is much higher (MHz).There is no way to bypass the DA-7 board. In order to correctly bypass the DSD, there has to be a route into a 1 bit DAC, which Sony did in the pass. Since Sony abandoned this, there have not been any other developers to pick up after it. Perhap, the only one is TA+8DAC whatever the name is.
However, I still stay on my point that the DSD Native shall not be altered in anyways as it is only recognized by the Altera from it Multibit DOP by the Amanero, and then put them together at the Low-pass filter, and ofcourse glitch-free (which relying on the processing speed, where es9028Pro and 38Pro are very fast), Altera on the DA-7 board isn’t bad. However, I don’t see why there would be a separated circuit to be burned-in. Low-pass Filters burn in as much as the DAC itself, and then the DA-7 board.
The DSD performances on R2R7 is behind it PCM Capabilities. I don’t mean to say that DSD on r2r7 is behind LKS-004. What I am saying
1/ PCM on R2r7 with great source and I2S input, is the best I have heard from any PCM DAC. Even it own DSD can’t compete (the secret recipe is the R2R boards and the FPGA+firmware)
2/ LKS-004 does excellent job on Native DSD, and it DSD playback is much better than it PCM performances, which is the opposite of R2R7.
I have yet to officially comparing the DSD from LKS004 vs R2R7 yet. Because I can not make my R2R7 playback DSD512 correctly....yet
Agreed, and this is where the ES9038Pro shines through.I am not saying there is a separate circuit. Just that the operating freq. is much higher (MHz).
Seems like Kingwa made of us very happy campers with these firmwares. Thanks to him. The funny thing is we all have our favorite one. It's a good thing he made those 3 variations. Things are not all perfect with the accurate fw but so very close, i love its laidback presentation.Damn it, why is the Smooth Accurate firmware sound so good in 8X-OS ? It used to have those over saturated edges resolutions. It is now so smooth and organic feeling. It feels like an improved NOS with punchy dynamic. This level is mind blowing
The hybrid V2SA OSx8 sounds really good on both the R7 and M7S. Some of Smooth’s organic drive with Accurate’s treble clarity. Bass is very good as well. Took me a while to warm up to V2SA but it is very good.
I’ll try V2 Accurate again in the R7 but Accurate did not sound as good as V2SA in the M7S. But sticking with V2SA for now as it sounds great.
Pinkfaun i2s is stuck at pcm 32/192 X_X. It is great with R2R7 and i Can recommend it all day longThe hybrid V2SA OSx8 sounds really good on both the R7 and M7S. Some of Smooth’s organic drive with Accurate’s treble clarity. Bass is very good as well. Took me a while to warm up to V2SA but it is very good.
I’ll try V2 Accurate again in the R7 but Accurate did not sound as good as V2SA in the M7S. But sticking with V2SA for now as it sounds great.
@Whitigir i would like to compare the Pink Fawn HDMI I2S with a Singxer SU-1 HDMI I2S. The PF probably takes the R7 to a new level!
Damn, i was starting to think that NOS3 from V2A was the best for my system with M7S (after testing V2S and V2A on 8xOS and NOS3)... Now I'll have to test V2SA I didn't at first because I thought it was some kind of half way compromise between what we already got. Thanks