[Elegiac]

Having some fun testing out my new (still shrink-wrapped) gold brick which will mostly live attached to my Macbook.

I did detect some performance increase feeding it from the DX240 instead of the laptop, which seems to fly in the face of the whole "they're just 1s and 0s!" argument.

Yeah, I refuse to use my laptop as a source. It just sounds dodgy to me, and too much fiddling with bitrates. That's why my next step are DAP's with coaxial output. I have three DAC's that I'm not using at the moment for lack of a digital transport that I trust.

 

[Bosk]

Yeah, I refuse to use my laptop as a source. It just sounds dodgy to me, and too much fiddling with bitrates. That's why my next step are DAP's with coaxial output. I have three DAC's that I'm not using at the moment for lack of a digital transport that I trust.

Well I'm listening to the gold brick directly out of my Macbook as I type and it sounds fantastic, nothing in what I'm hearing screams the source isn't doing the transducers justice. Though it's the first of it's kind I've owned, the "Cadillac of Dongles" has really impressed thus far. No more underwhelming Macbook headphone-out sound for me!

However I completely agree that transports matter, and if the difference can be heard with a dongle one wonders what sort of changes would be evident with a high-end desktop DAC. I'm a big believer that everything in the chain matters, probably including the USB-C cable. Another rabbit hole to dive down, it really never ends....

 

[Elegiac]

Well I'm listening to the gold brick directly out of my Macbook as I type and it sounds fantastic, nothing in what I'm hearing screams the source isn't doing the transducers justice. Though it's the first of it's kind I've owned, the "Cadillac of Dongles" has really impressed thus far. No more underwhelming Macbook headphone-out sound for me!

However I completely agree that transports matter, and if the difference can be heard with a dongle one wonders what sort of changes would be evident with a high-end desktop DAC. I'm a big believer that everything in the chain matters, probably including the USB-C cable. Another rabbit hole to dive down, it really never ends....

I don't care about cables as long as they work

Probably doesn't help that I'm using Winamp either... I suppose what it comes down to is that my music is passing from an external hard drive, into my laptop, and then out again... and I'm not changing that setup. I don't intend my laptop to be a source.

 

[Imaginamatt]

 

[Hinomotocho]

I was watching some YouTube reviews of the BTR7, using my BTR5, when this opportunity came up

I'd love to do away with the 2.5mm adapter

 

[Luke-]

 

[klyzon]

 

[Podster]

Nice and a sweet JWC as well I've got a Bertucci that is similar Of course a $99 Japanese Quartz is not a JWC Auto Not sure I can keep up with that rig either LOL

 

[Amadeo Nospherathu]

That's a beautiful case on your amp.

Yes, this is the work of a local craftsman.
And in fact, this is a case for two devices at once, CDM and Onkyo X1a. There is also a loop on the top for the iFi Iematch. The case allows me not to use any screeds and similar things. The two devices fit together perfectly and are used as one.

 

[Gavin C4]

Lotoo Touch Titanium and Effect Audio Chiron Code 51 Bespoke with HERCULES AUDIO from Hong Kong. Really cool and pairing.

 

[Amadeo Nospherathu]

Nice to see another CDM owner here)
What tubes do you use?

 

[bLitzkreEp]

My current semi portable setup.. =)

 

[Imaginamatt]

Nice to see another CDM owner here)
What tubes do you use?the originals

the originals

 

[504246]

Today at work.

 

[Podster]

Excellent spend of $42 imho, everyone who just loves music should be given a pair of these (Sony 750's w/Benjie X6)