[yrh0413]

link: www.zhaolu.com

Some pictures:

Some upgrades:
- inputs: 2x SPDIF, 1x TG-link (what's this?), 1x optical
- outputs: L/R RCA outputs
- no more headamp module and headphone output
- no volume control (from the pics)
- Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC
- D3 will memorize recent user setting. For example: User sets toslink as input, thus the D3 will use toslink as input upon next startup.

side note: sorry for the lousy translation

 

[udo]

Thanks for the tip!
Audible improvements?
I see socketed opamps?
So same kind of analog output?

 

[bordins]

Chinese TG-Link Information (http://www.togotek.com/TechnicalArtical.asp?id=27)

 

[d-cee]

yeah TG-link port on the pictures above looks like an ethernet port

 

[SonicDawg]

Well, from the chart it seems that TG has no jitter

We should see.

 

[yrh0413]

check out Togotek's PCI and USB soundcards, ranging from stereo to 7.1 surround. Best of all its quite cheap (RMB 500?)

 

[NtD Gr3nade]

TG?

 

[cotdt]

awww.... they downgraded it. Better to get 2.5A while you still can...

 

[Epicurean]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif awww.... they downgraded it. Better to get 2.5A while you still can...

Huh? Let me guess, you wanted to see an AD chip instead of the CS one? Apart from that I can't see any obvious downgraded things.

Edit: Duh... You did say 2.5A...

 

[d-cee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif awww.... they downgraded it. Better to get 2.5A while you still can...

what makes you say that?

 

[Jon L]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epicurean /img/forum/go_quote.gif Huh? Let me guess, you wanted to see an AD chip instead of the CS one? Apart from that I can't see any obvious downgraded things. Edit: Duh... You did say 2.5A...

But that's huge. AD chip is the better DAC chip. Perhaps the AD chip is an option.

That TG connection is very exciting, though. According to the diagram, TG connection skips the spdif input receiver (unlike coax, toslink), which can only mean one thing: Direct I2S input!!!

BTW, other I2S DAC's often use the ethernet-type connectors for I2S input also.

This probably means Zhaolu transport (with I2S output) can't be too far away, and this also means one could likely use one of Empirical Audio's USB-to-I2S converters to drive Zhaolu D3!

If D3 has AD DAC option, I will buy it and send it to Ori again..

 

[Rakukojin]

I actually liked having a discrete headphone amp in the Zhaolu

 

[Epicurean]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon L /img/forum/go_quote.gif But that's huge. AD chip is the better DAC chip.

Care to explain?

 

[daggerlee]

what do you think that huge section in front is hiding?

 

[Advil]

Oh exciting!!

Any clue on pricing yet?