Brando
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2 days and still can't download the driver. What
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Originally Posted by ADD /img/forum/go_quote.gif I saw that photo about a week ago and just assumed it said 5381. Now you've looked at it and think it says 5361. Now I look at it again and I have no idea! |
Originally Posted by Alydon /img/forum/go_quote.gif This pic shows the ADC to be the 5381. Firingsquad's STX looks to be the retail version and not an engineering sample like what Hardware Canucks had. I'll try to remember to confirm the ADC on my STX when I get home from work tonight. @Taso89, FWIW I'm using an LT1361 and found it to provide a noticeable improvement to overall clarity, soundstage depth and dynamics over the LM4562. I tried an LT1364 as well. IIRC it improved the bass and mids but didn't do much else so I went back to the LT1361. I too am curious as to what if any sound improvement might be gained by swapping out the other 2 opamps, and what opamps would be good replacements for the 2 2114's. Anybody have any suggestions? I think I'll order 2 more LT1361's for the other sockets in the next few days, and maybe another LT1364 and LME49860 (I already have one of each) to do comparisons. And for those interested in an external power supply for the STX's molex, Coolerguys sells a 24W power brick that might work well. Can't confirm if it's a linear power supply or not tho since my knowledge of them is somewhat limited. |
Originally Posted by Bojamijams /img/forum/go_quote.gif Please keep us posted on your findings. I remember you saying you tried th 1364 originally but were kinda impressed / but saw that some peopple might prefer thee 4562 too. It seems now the 1361 is a clear upgrade? If so, I'll wait and see if it's any good for the other two sockets so I can order 3 instead of 1 ![]() |
Originally Posted by Alydon /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, the 1361 is an improvement over the 1364 IMO. They both shared the same bass improvement and soundstage depth increase over the LM4562, but the 1364 doesn't really help out the highs that much. The 1361 however does. |
Originally Posted by sluggoaudio /img/forum/go_quote.gif Honestly, the 4562 is a fine chip: the bottleneck is with the 2114's, why Asus chose them is a mystery; for all the money they wasted with the posters and fake individual performance reports, they could have dropped the extra 2 bucks and put in 2134's. |