lee730
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My Triad L3 also sounds noticeably better with the Firestone PSU opposed to a regular wall wart.
My Triad L3 also sounds noticeably better with the Firestone PSU opposed to a regular wall wart.
What's the output voltage of the Firestone PSU? I know the Triad LLP (optional battery pack made for the L3) can be set for 17V up to 30V, but leaves the factory set at 24V.
I'm curious to hear more about this "clean power" source and if indeed it does make a difference on the DACport. I did however notice a difference between USB powered vs using a dedicated power hub. The DACport LX on the power hub does sound better overall (cleaner sounding).
With my Toshiba L505 and 64-bit Windows 7I Home, I use Foobar2000 and can't hear a difference between the CEntrance Universal Driver and WASAPI. I've reached that conclusion with both the DACport LX and the DACmini CX. For the record, I uninstalled the CEntrance driver and went back to using WASAPI (in event mode)
Maybe my ears just aren't "golden" enough.
Mike
Strange. I like Asio better than Wasapi. Wasapi appears to have more bass emphasis to my ears.
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Anyway, you might want to take the plunge and order one yourself, or wait for me to report Mike Mercer's findings, here (but he will probably be posting about it elsewhere, so I will provide a link when I hear back from him.)
http://ifi-audio.com/en/iUSB.html
http://www.ifi-audio.com/en/sales.html
http://www.audiostream.com/content/ifi-iusbpower-taking-audioquest-draginfly-dac-notch
Mike
I'm considering the DACPort with 1 ohm output mod. Would you guys say this is a fully transparent combo? Ideally i'm looking for something transparent but cheaper than a Benchmark DAC1 and better looking than an ODAC.
It features two USB Type A connectors: one for data and power, and one for power only. The cable terminates in a mini B connector for connecting to the device