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| Newbie question re: USB quality The idea would be to use the s/pdif input rather than the usb.You can use a usb to s/pdif converter, such as the m2tech Hiface ($225) or the audiophilio 1 or 2 ($550, $1,000). One of the best is the Empirical Audio Offramp, but it costs more than ... | |
| Help a REAL newbie. Please Correct. DSD does not work via usb cable on the 105, only using the thumb drive. You can do PCM over usb from a computer, but not DSD. I believe that is just a limitation of the asych usb implementation for computers on the 105. The newer 105 Darb... | |
| Help a REAL newbie. Please LPCM is the typical format and includes 16 bit/44.1 KHz for Redbook and high rez formats like 24 bit/192KHz (24/192).Pretty sure you need the Darbee version of the 105 to do DSD over usb. On the original 105, I am pretty sure the upgrade only allo... | |
| Help a REAL newbie. Please Congratulations! The user interface on the Oppo is not as flexible as iTunes or one of the other players, but it does take all the computer issues out of the picture. It seems like you are on the right track. To do DSD over usb you need the 105 Da... | |
| Revel F208s vs Cremona M vs B&W 803/804 D Most of the SF speakers from overseas come from Eastern Europe, mostly Poland. I would not trust those. They have low ball prices, but are very risky. If you order from a reputable sealer overseas, realize that the shipping will be costly and you ... | |
| Help a REAL newbie. Please Since you are sending a digital signal into the Oppo, it may try to apply its room correction and speaker adjustments. If the main speakers are set to small, the low frequencies may be sent to a sub output. I only use my Oppo to output digital, no... | |
| Help a REAL newbie. Please Without a monitor, are you sure all the audio settings, like crossover frequency and speaker size, are set correctly?There is an app for both iPhone and Android phones which allows controlling the Oppo. But, you need to connect the Oppo to a wirel... | |
| Help a REAL newbie. Please Yes, you need a monitor, which can be your TV. I am presuming if you have an Oppo you use it for movies. I am suggesting this as a trial, but I do know people who use this configuration for regular listening. You can start with a little thumb driv... | |
| Help a REAL newbie. Please I assume you are comparing to a CD played on your Oppo. You might try putting your files on a usb drive and playing them directly with you Oppo. Takes the computer/usb cable/usb interface out of the picture. | |
| Chord Hugo ? Rgs92 - I did not know the 3.0 micro did not fit. I assumed 2.0 and 3.0 were the same size. Thanks for the tip. | |
| ATI 2007 or ATI 1807 Congratulations! I really think ATI should be better known. Excellent amps. Also heard good things about the Yamaha. Enjoy :) | |
| Chord Hugo ? Rgs92 - thanks for the observations. FYI - you can get a micro usb Carbon cable so you do not have to use the adapter. | |
| Chord Hugo ? Winson - I do not expect the Qute format for quite some time. The next product seems to be a QBD type product, but I am not sure it will have more taps. Depends on the chip maker.As Ghasley says, the number of people who think Hugo is thin is pret... | |
| Chord Hugo ? The Hugo does both 64 and 128 DSD and by most reports it sounds very good. For those interested, it does convert DSD to PCM. It needs to do that because of how it implements volume and headphone crossfeed. Rob Woods has explained this is detail on... | |
| Chord Hugo ? Wisnon - your summary does an injustice the overwhelming number of positive comments on the Head HiFi thread. The "thin" and "like my Qute better" comments are rare, maybe 1 per each of those. Remember, this is a $2,400 DAC. A Lampi L5 with DSD is... |