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Jotunheim! I have the original one and I hear the new one is a lot better. performs great and has Balanced output. price is crazy good.
I've used one of the Pro-ject battery units. Very good also!
I agree I use to have the project S2 for a couple of years. While it does offer a lot for a small price. I have moved up to the jottenheim 2/ and the mutibit bit dac combination. It was a very big upgrade. It is really in a different class. But it is a bit more expensive but not that much considering the upgrade in performance.Jotunheim! I have the original one and I hear the new one is a lot better. performs great and has Balanced output. price is crazy good.
I was wondering if the Schiit line has embraced MQA then, it was the main reason I got the S2.I agree I use to have the project S2 for a couple of years. While it does offer a lot for a small price. I have moved up to the jottenheim 2/ and the mutibit bit dac combination. It was a very big upgrade. It is really in a different class. But it is a bit more expensive but not that much considering the upgrade in performance.
Very much "no" on MQA from Schiit.I was wondering if the Schiit line has embraced MQA then, it was the main reason I got the S2.
Interesting, thanks for that information. I have always thought the issue occurs when using full MQA decoder mode with the default optimal transient filter and the workaround is to use s2 as MQA renderer. How's its sound compared to newer DAC with newer chips though? Is it still worth buying or should I just look at a newer DAC such as Loxjie D30 for example? Currently, this setup is using Schiit Modi and I don't use Tidal so I'm more concerned about its sounds than MQA.I have had an s2 for years and thought that when you played MQA files you could not use filters... I am almost positive that's true. If you use filters on MQA then it is not MQA. The problems you are probably referring to are probably the ones that you will see throughout this thread, and they are not related to filters. I use mine with a computer to USB to the s2 to RCA out to a little tube headphone amp, exclusively with Tidal, and exclusively for my headphones, I have fiber internet. I bought the s2 because I am an MQA fanboy and not ashamed of it. I have had no (zero) problems playing none MQA files from Tidal whatsoever so if that is what you plan then read the reviews... I love mine for that. If you want It for MQA it is SUPER good for that too. The tube amp is for more power and to smooth it out a tiny bit.
I am not going to rehash the issues, but I will say this. After I got fiber and good quality cables, and read this tread my experience with MQA from Tidal is vastly improved. Tidal has actually changed quite a bit sents I started using it and it is well worth your time to read this thread, there are setting in Tidal that need to be set a certain way.
There are some here that have a lot of experience with the technical stuff, and probably still watch this thread so PM them, they are helpful.
Very good timing! (you, not the DAC) My "normal" DAC (RME ADI-2 DAC) is unavailable, and so I have quickly set up my old Pro-Ject S2 Digital. Just plugged into my Windows NUC, no headphone amp, stock wall wart PSU, Audeze LCD-3 headphones plugged into the S2D. I've not listened to it for a year. And I'm astounded at how enjoyable it sounds. The bass is rich, warm and powerful (no headphone amp mind) and the rest seems to enhance the creaminess of the LCD-3. Maybe that's 'cos there's colouration, or distortion, compared with the super-accurate RME, but nonetheless it's impressive. And I know that the S2D does not have a sophisticated or super-powerful headphone amp. But there you go - it works excellently with my Audeze LCD-3.I'm trying to decide if I should buy it or get a different and newer DAC.
That's awesome. If I decide to get one which I probably will since the price is too good to pass up, I will use it as a DAC.Very good timing! (you, not the DAC) My "normal" DAC (RME ADI-2 DAC) is unavailable, and so I have quickly set up my old Pro-Ject S2 Digital. Just plugged into my Windows NUC, no headphone amp, stock wall wart PSU, Audeze LCD-3 headphones plugged into the S2D. I've not listened to it for a year. And I'm astounded at how enjoyable it sounds. The bass is rich, warm and powerful (no headphone amp mind) and the rest seems to enhance the creaminess of the LCD-3. Maybe that's 'cos there's colouration, or distortion, compared with the super-accurate RME, but nonetheless it's impressive. And I know that the S2D does not have a sophisticated or super-powerful headphone amp. But there you go - it works excellently with my Audeze LCD-3.
If you use filters on MQA then it is not MQA.
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is there any discernible improvement when used with LPU or ifi Audio smps?
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