Phoniac
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That's not the full truth. You can change the Reference Level for the rear outputs independent from the phones output. That gives you up to 18 dB of volume difference.
YesDid you level match the combination and blind test ?
Can possessors of both devices elaborate on the differences between them?
Guys can you tell me if it's safe for the device being always on (display is always off in my case)? Like Schiit DACs.
Second question why input:auto does not work with toslink - only coax and usb?
It's just that I don't need to turn it on everytime when I play music, which is quite few times a day.As long as the ADI-2 is in a ventilated location where it won't overheat, I don't see why you couldn't leave it on all the time - however, unlike Schiit's R2R DACs you don't need to keep the ADI-2 "warm" so IMO it's pointless to keep the ADI-2 on all the time.
It's just that I don't need to turn it on everytime when I play music, which is quite few times a day.
I don't use heaphones, so I'm never 'around' it : )
Use the remote?
That's what I'm doing, but I don't like it's cheapness and the fact that I need to look for it only for pressing one button.Use the remote?
That's what I'm doing, but I don't like it's cheapness and the fact that I need to look for it only for pressing one button.
But from now on I'll just leave it on all time.
Trigger input is exactly what I was yesterday hoping to find on my RME, but no luck.
I don't like Harmony remotes, they are big chunk of plastic. : )
Another question:
Do you hear the difference between toslink and coax input?
I do and don't know if it's the cable or port implementation.
From my experience usually it's the port, cables do not make big difference if they are good quality already.
For me sound from optical is more "in your face", while coax and usb are more linear, which is the reason why I'm using RME in the first place.I prefer optical over coax on this DAC and only use USB for firmware upgrades and Digicheck
Well USB decrapifiers make it sound more in your face too just like optical you say.For me sound from optical is more "in your face", while coax and usb are more linear, which is the reason why I'm using RME in the first place.