tosehee
Headphoneus Supremus
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I don't have the Musiland to compare. It was done by slim.a. I have compared it directly to the optical output from the Mac Pro and BNC from M2tech. And to me, m2tech was definitely an upgrade path. To Musiland USD01? I have no clue. You can read up on the Slim.a, but then our DACs do the reclocking, so the differences would be marginal at best. But then again, at this point in game, how much are we spending to get that 'last' juice out of it to hear the 'magic' sound?
So, it's really up to you. If you can sell musiland USD, I'd buy m2tech and do a honest comparison. Whichever you don't like, you can always sell it back. I chose m2tech mostly due to:
1. Easier communication
2. No need for extra USB Cable.
3. BNC Option
4. Two very stable oscillators for jitter management.
5. Forth-coming Mac Driver (10 days or so now).
Originally Posted by FauDrei /img/forum/go_quote.gif @tosehee: Since my setup is pretty much the same as yours - can you describe more in detail the perceived audio differences between Monitor 01 USD and M2tech converters? I am, at the moment, using Monitor 01 USD (XP with latest 1.0.5.0 drivers, BNC output) connected through externally powered USB hub and I'm very pleased with it. But if this M2tech "dongle" is so much better... Thanks |
I don't have the Musiland to compare. It was done by slim.a. I have compared it directly to the optical output from the Mac Pro and BNC from M2tech. And to me, m2tech was definitely an upgrade path. To Musiland USD01? I have no clue. You can read up on the Slim.a, but then our DACs do the reclocking, so the differences would be marginal at best. But then again, at this point in game, how much are we spending to get that 'last' juice out of it to hear the 'magic' sound?
So, it's really up to you. If you can sell musiland USD, I'd buy m2tech and do a honest comparison. Whichever you don't like, you can always sell it back. I chose m2tech mostly due to:
1. Easier communication
2. No need for extra USB Cable.
3. BNC Option
4. Two very stable oscillators for jitter management.
5. Forth-coming Mac Driver (10 days or so now).