[Andykong]

YULONG also holds the opinion that measurement is only one side of the story. We used measurement to help us to develop good products, not to develop products that measure well. As GoldenSound has pointed out, some manufacturers have taken advantage of the recent norm to put measurements above everything, to the point that they might be willing to compromise on listening tests in order to achieve the best possible measurements.

Check out the video and understand the other side of measurements.

 

[Jarlaxle]

YULONG also holds the opinion that measurement is only one side of the story. We used measurement to help us to develop good products, not to develop products that measure well. As GoldenSound has pointed out, some manufacturers have taken advantage of the recent norm to put measurements above everything, to the point that they might be willing to compromise on listening tests in order to achieve the best possible measurements.

Check out the video and understand the other side of measurements.

True. I have watched this video when it first came up. @GoldenOne is one of the people I respect the most. If I'm not mistaken this device don't use negative feedback to reduce noise, or something like that. If that is the case, measurements are, in fact quite good.

 

[babuzyaka1993]

Hello. Bought Yulong Daart Aurora. I installed the drivers from the official site, but in the ASIO settings I can’t set the value to 32bit, can you tell me what the problem could be?Or is that how it should be?

 

[Jarlaxle]

Hello. Bought Yulong Daart Aurora. I installed the drivers from the official site, but in the ASIO settings I can’t set the value to 32bit, can you tell me what the problem could be?Or is that how it should be?

Same thing happened to me also but I couldn't get an answer. Right now I'm using is with coax so don't mind it much but I hope there isn't a problem with the device itself.

 

[babuzyaka1993]

Same thing happened to me also but I couldn't get an answer. Right now I'm using is with coax so don't mind it much but I hope there isn't a problem with the device itself.

I have USB connected. The old Daart Canary 2 amplifier could be set to 32bit in the settings, so it seemed strange to me.

 

[crabdog]

Hello. Bought Yulong Daart Aurora. I installed the drivers from the official site, but in the ASIO settings I can’t set the value to 32bit, can you tell me what the problem could be?Or is that how it should be?

I encountered this too. Good looking out to you and the guys below your post!

I asked Andy about this and this is what he told me:

"The Aurora can handle 24bit or 32bits files, but the MQA implementation required us to give priority to 24bits decoding, that's why we have the current setting in place. We can offer a 32bit enabled firmware but that will affect the compatibility of MQA support."

So the Aurora is working as intended but is currently limited to 24bits. IMO this is another reason to reconsider the validity of MQA but I don't want to start that debate here. Regardless, the Aurora sounds amazing but just remember to turn it off when not in use because it gets hot!

Cheers,
crabdog

 

[babuzyaka1993]

I encountered this too. Good looking out to you and the guys below your post!

I asked Andy about this and this is what he told me:

"The Aurora can handle 24bit or 32bits files, but the MQA implementation required us to give priority to 24bits decoding, that's why we have the current setting in place. We can offer a 32bit enabled firmware but that will affect the compatibility of MQA support."

So the Aurora is working as intended but is currently limited to 24bits. IMO this is another reason to reconsider the validity of MQA but I don't want to start that debate here. Regardless, the Aurora sounds amazing but just remember to turn it off when not in use because it gets hot!

Cheers,
crabdog

It would be great if they threw another firmware on the site where you can use 32bit

 

[Jarlaxle]

It would be great if they threw another firmware on the site where you can use 32bit

Agreed. I have no business with MQA anyway. And if they solved the issue that would be even better.

 

[Ultrainferno]

The Aurora all-in-one unit is what we're looking at today on Headfonia. An article by @Aerosphere

https://www.headfonia.com/yulong-da-art-aurora/

 

[Jarlaxle]

The Aurora all-in-one unit is what we're looking at today on Headfonia. An article by @Aerosphere

https://www.headfonia.com/yulong-da-art-aurora/

gave it a read. I agree for the most part. Maybe he could have included DAC part and Amp part reviews seperately since device has both analog outputs and rca analog input.

 

[vsg28]

Aurora just arrived, let me share some photos:

 

[Jarlaxle]

Aurora just arrived, let me share some photos:

Cool can't wait for the review

 

[Ichos]

Hi friends, here are my thoughts on the Aurora.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/yulong-da-art-aurora.25847/review/28858/

This is seriously musical and engaging all-in-one DAC with tons of power, I liked it a lot.

 

[thugnificent]

Aurora just arrived, let me share some photos:

Can they actually drive those Susvaras well? Looking to upgrade my amp to something that can drive Hifiman He6se v2 well.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Can they actually drive those Susvaras well? Looking to upgrade my amp to something that can drive Hifiman He6se v2 well.

It's performance is better with high impedance headphones. A reviewer tried Susvara and said he liked the pairing but it didn't drive Susvara to it's full potential.