[gimmeheadroom]

Its pretty surprising. My TT2 needs atleast 1hour warmup(over 300hours burnin total). My AGD(15-20hours) sounds ready compared to TT2, the minute its on.

OCK1 looks really nice but I wish it had 2 square instead of two sine.

What are you gonna use it for? Does your DAC have clock-in?

I'm thinking about grabbing the OCK-1 just to run the DI-20 in my headstation. I don't have anything else in that setup that has 10 MHz clock support.

 

[OCC7N]

What are you gonna use it for? Does your DAC have clock-in?

I'm thinking about grabbing the OCK-1 just to run the DI-20 in my headstation. I don't have anything else in that setup that has 10 MHz clock support.

I mean I just heard that square is the best

My dac and ddc has 10Mhz/75Ohm input. The TT2 does not have that, Chord does not believe in that stuff

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I mean I just heard that square is the best

My dac and ddc has 10Mhz/75Ohm input. The TT2 does not have that, Chord does not believe in that stuff

Yeah, unfortunately you should probably run both off the sine wave then. I'm sure somebody will correct me, but it feels like a bad idea to run the same gear stack off a master clock with two different waveforms

Or, spend the money for the OCK-2 which has 3 of each.

 

[OCC7N]

Ok, then it is worth a try.

So the SPDIF/ACSS will not damage a standard spdif/bnc port right?

Viceversa I actually value the DI20HE more now because its crucial part of the system

 

[OCC7N]

Did not work, just tried it.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

So the SPDIF/ACSS will not damage a standard spdif/bnc port right?

No, it's fine.

Did not work, just tried it.

Oops, maybe I was wrong. I'm sure Chord has affordable warranty service.

I just checked: Plugged Audio-gd ACSS interface into TT2, 850 GBP + parts and shipping, we can get the unit back to you five years from now.



I'm surprised to hear this doesn't work. Typical Microsoft questions: is the unit plugged in, is music playing, did you select the correct BNC input etc.

 

[OCC7N]

No, it's fine.



Oops, maybe I was wrong. I'm sure Chord has affordable warranty service.

I just checked: Plugged Audio-gd ACSS interface into TT2, 850 GBP + parts and shipping, we can get the unit back to you five years from now.



I'm surprised to hear this doesn't work. Typical Microsoft questions: is the unit plugged in, is music playing, did you select the correct BNC input etc.

yeah I tried both BNC inputs

Do I need to change setting on di20he?

1. Connected the BNC to DI20HE/OUT and BNC1 in on TT2

2. TT not responding on any samplerate, but the DI20HE do.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

yeah I tried both BNC inputs

Do I need to change setting on di20he?

1. Connected the BNC to DI20HE/OUT and BNC1 in on TT2

2. TT not responding on any samplerate, but the DI20HE do.

No, all DI-20HE outputs are active when there is any input.

 

[myshark]

yeah I tried both BNC inputs

Do I need to change setting on di20he?

1. Connected the BNC to DI20HE/OUT and BNC1 in on TT2

2. TT not responding on any samplerate, but the DI20HE do.

It wont work with spdif with is transformer coupled.

 

[OCC7N]

It wont work with spdif with is transformer coupled.

Yeah thanks I actually read something about that. Thanks

Im like 70% selling the TT2. No doubt the R8HE mk2 is a serious level above TT2. There are some differences I like, but I will have to decide next month

 

[spw1880]

Hi Audio Gd owners.
Very new to this thread i have read some 20plus pages of the thread. Seems audio GD has a very strong following which is fantastic. Browsing the audio GD website..TBH very impressed with the specs. I have only owned mostly delta sigma dacs but out of chance a musician monoceros came to my ownership at an attractive price. However i don't think it synergise well with my current dS dacs from topping or my schiit bifrost 2. So i started looking for R2R. Even though the musician aquarius seems like a no brainer, i though i'd take a chance on asking experienced audio gd owners what the best R2R dac from AGD is. So many models on their site, as i am looking for excellent refined detail but great bass slam. Any suggestions? On which r2r model? I also have no clue what the difference is between the regular r2r and regenerative models.

Thanks in advance

 

[dougms3]

Hi Audio Gd owners.
Very new to this thread i have read some 20plus pages of the thread. Seems audio GD has a very strong following which is fantastic. Browsing the audio GD website..TBH very impressed with the specs. I have only owned mostly delta sigma dacs but out of chance a musician monoceros came to my ownership at an attractive price. However i don't think it synergise well with my current dS dacs from topping or my schiit bifrost 2. So i started looking for R2R. Even though the musician aquarius seems like a no brainer, i though i'd take a chance on asking experienced audio gd owners what the best R2R dac from AGD is. So many models on their site, as i am looking for excellent refined detail but great bass slam. Any suggestions? On which r2r model? I also have no clue what the difference is between the regular r2r and regenerative models.

Thanks in advance

The r7mk2 or he-7mk2 are probably the flagships in terms of dacs, although I'm not familiar with either since they're out of my price range.

 

[spw1880]

The r7mk2 or he-7mk2 are probably the flagships in terms of dacs, although I'm not familiar with either since they're out of my price range.

Seems the difference betweeen the 2 is regenerative powr supply. Which model do ou own? Whats the advantages of that type of power supply in terms of SQ? Anyone with experience please feel free to give insight. Even comparisons with other R2R or D/S dacs is welcome knowledge for me.

 

[JaMo]

Seems the difference betweeen the 2 is regenerative powr supply. Which model do ou own? Whats the advantages of that type of power supply in terms of SQ? Anyone with experience please feel free to give insight. Even comparisons with other R2R or D/S dacs is welcome knowledge for me.

I can give it a shot. First. You will get a lot of high performance for the money from Audio-gd. Personally, I own and have owned many different gears from Kingwa's Audio-gd since 2009/2010. I have replaced circuit boards and updated firmware many times. When Kingwa introduced the external clock input it was a clear step up in performance and when he introduced the regen power supply, the gears went up another level. You have to look at $$$ gears to have competitive gears to compare to.

I think You should go with the regen PSU's if You can afford them. R2R-dacs has been "taking over" from the DS. Kingwa's own R2R ladders are neutral sounding and can handle both PCM and DSD with brilliance. The HE7 Mk2 is based on the old TI PCM1704UK chip. It is soft and gentle sounding and very musical but cannot handle DSD material.

There are other brands out there offering good dac's but the Regen PSU dacs from Kingwa/Audio-gd are pure high end.
/Jan

 

[DACLadder]

The R-27 mk2 has been released...
http://www.audio-gd.com/R2R/R27MK2/R27MK2EN.htm