lowrider57
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| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @jond, he didn't reply and the ad ended. I emailed the store and it's still for sale, so we will speak via phone call.Jim | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC That’s right George, Redbook is my priority. And I don’t wish to convert PCM to DSD. But the NOS DACs Ive been looking at will play 24/96 or 24/192 downloads from my hard drive thru USB. I know, I know it’s possible they won’t sound any different ... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC "most NOS chips support 24/96"That's true, thanks. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @georgehifi, Border Patrol has a good rep. I like seeing the quality parts being used, but no hirez from audio files?@chayro , thanks, I'll check out the Doge. I'm not all about specs...R2R DACS don't really measure all that well. But they do have... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @audioengr , I'm using a PS Audio PWT for 16/44.1 playback. USB from my Mac. SPDIF cable is 1.5m from Empirical Design. I'm wondering if any reclocking would be beneficial and if upsampling would hurt the native 16/44 input stream to an NOS dac. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC Thanks @mesch . And now Schiit makes a converter. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC I believe your 1V input sensitivity means your amp/amps achieve full output power with a 1V input.@mitch2 , that's correct; 1V at full power. Regarding the Hex (2V unbalanced), I'm sure it will be a fine match as far as impedance and amp input sen... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC This may be a silly question, but is it helpful to use a reclocker before the input to a R2R DAC? I know the reclocking device should not do any upsampling. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC Red, everything you've stated is consistent with my research, especially about timing or "ease." Every pro and user review loves the Comet, but NOS seems to have what I'm looking for.Right now, the Audio Note and Hex are the contenders. But I need... | |
| Linear Power Supply for a DAC I contacted Teddy and he does use a toroidal transformer. Another recommended LPS is from Swagman Labs (Hong Kong), found on Ebay or on their website. What is most important about power supplies is to have good voltage regulation and strong ripple... | |
| Black Friday steals The Tekton Black Friday sale looks the same as the everyday "Specials." | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC Many thanks to @mitch2 and @acresverde . The Pavane will probably be out of reach (even used).In addition to multiple positive reviews, Darko really liked the Hex. And there are two currently for sale; I may stretch my budget to $1650 for the righ... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC Oh, wait a minute. I just saw a pic of the DAC2.1 and it only has balanced-outputs. My system is SE tubes and I don't know if I want to use XLR adapters. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC Thanks guys, both DAC's look interesting. And @whart , the Border Patrol does "check the right boxes."@jond ... Enjoy the Music gave the DAC2.1 Signature a phenomenal review. It looks like everything I could ask for in a DAC. My only issue is th... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC Thanks, @jond . I will certainly start reading about this DAC. |