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I've just upgraded the SP/DIF cable and second that statement.
Initially I didn't have much faith about upgrading digital cable, and paid all my attention to good analog interconnect. That's why I bought a 22$ Canare 75Ω cable as suggested by Audio-gd.
After using it for about a week, I came to realize that this DAC only sounded slightly better than my Rotel RCD-06, which is not a "hi-end" gear by any means. The DAC didn't seem to be as good as many people in this thread put it.
I then consulted the shop where this DAC was bought, and was told I should upgrade the SP/DIF cable for this DAC to shine. I then did some search and found that Oyaide FTVS-510 Coaxial is one of the best coaxial cable out there.
The 1.65 ft cable with Oyaide Coaxial termination costing me around 120$. It's fortunate that the DAC sits right above my transport, so 1.65 ft is more than enough. When I swapped in this new cable, I could notice a huge improvement immediately.
I don't know about USB or optical, but if you're using Coaxial, I suggest using something good.
For me, the sonic improvement when swapping in this 120$ digital cable was greater than upgrading from 280$ SilverLace to 580$ DNA.
Originally Posted by slim.a /img/forum/go_quote.gif Review of Audio-GD DAC-19MK3 The DAC-19mk3 is only as good as your interconnects. Only a high quality interconnect can do justice to this DAC. |
I've just upgraded the SP/DIF cable and second that statement.
Initially I didn't have much faith about upgrading digital cable, and paid all my attention to good analog interconnect. That's why I bought a 22$ Canare 75Ω cable as suggested by Audio-gd.
After using it for about a week, I came to realize that this DAC only sounded slightly better than my Rotel RCD-06, which is not a "hi-end" gear by any means. The DAC didn't seem to be as good as many people in this thread put it.
I then consulted the shop where this DAC was bought, and was told I should upgrade the SP/DIF cable for this DAC to shine. I then did some search and found that Oyaide FTVS-510 Coaxial is one of the best coaxial cable out there.
The 1.65 ft cable with Oyaide Coaxial termination costing me around 120$. It's fortunate that the DAC sits right above my transport, so 1.65 ft is more than enough. When I swapped in this new cable, I could notice a huge improvement immediately.
I don't know about USB or optical, but if you're using Coaxial, I suggest using something good.
For me, the sonic improvement when swapping in this 120$ digital cable was greater than upgrading from 280$ SilverLace to 580$ DNA.