@sls883 Cool, I hope it goes well for you. Noting leaving it on for the oscillator stabilize for days or even weeks initially will improve the sound, cables matter too.
Re coax yes you’ll still get a benefit, more if R26 has PCM NOS set to OFF I.e. it is doing internal over sampling.
For Gustard R26...which bang for the buck: DDC or LHY OCK clock?
I've been enjoying this dac for several months now. I have tried USB and COAX and now I2S.
There is a noticeable improvement in each of these inputs. I have read many of the discussions here regarding both DDC and external clocks. I am wondering which of these would give more bang for the buck. The Gustard goes very well with my tube amps.
I am considering the LHY OCK 1 or 2 for clocks and undecided for the DDC.
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@kereru Thank you for the reply. You've been very helpful. |
@kereru And just when you thought I was out of stupid questions... I seem to recall something about caps for the unused bnc connectors. I found both copper shorting caps and some silicone caps on Amazon. Do you recommend one or the other? I can't see the silicone hurting anything, but I wasn't sure about a shorting cap. |
@sls883 Never noticed much if any difference with copper caps TBH for RCAs, haven’t tried for BNCs, maybe get both if cheap, see if you notice a difference. Other factors have far more effect IME.. |
@kereru I actually bought both. They were cheap. I just didn't know if shorting the unused output was a good idea. The silicone cap would simply keep dust out.
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