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| Your single most significant purchase mistake? SAE integrated unit. It was their solid state all in on. Looked cool and did sound good but. The first one I received all the inputs were wrong volume said balance cd said tuner snd do on. They actually made me pay the shipping to send it back. Af... | |
| Advice for Streaming Newbies - Best Bang for Our Bucks I too have read many many threads on this and am close to being at the same stage as you. I would recommend dropping Tidal and going to Qobuz. Many posters who have tried both day Qobuz is much better sound. Then look into this item to clean up yo... | |
| Walk me thru upgrading from my BS Node If you want the same form factor and an upgrade look into the products from Small Green computer. They are excellent and quick to reply to any email questions you would have. | |
| Gustard R26 Here is the link to a DDC that the I2S (hdmi) pin configuration can be customized to match a dac pin configuration. https://www.kitsunehifi.com/product/kte-su-1-kitsune-tuned-edition-3-2uv-output-noise-125db-psrr-usb-digital-to-digital-conve... | |
| Gustard R26 Yes I am not talking about the hdmi cable but trying to connect an hdmi output from say a blue Ray into an I2S port is not recommended. Gustard make a bold typed recommendation to not do it. Does that mean it could damage the unit of just the I2S ... | |
| Gustard R26 @davide256 read the article and do want to send out word of caution to all. Gustard is very clear that users do not plug a standard hdmi into an I2S port. The author does not make that clear snd would hate for someone to blow out their dac conn... | |
| Gustard R26 Side note to all here. It is refreshing to have an open dialogue on this subject that is void from overly opinionated people who think their stuff is the beat all end all and the rest of us know nothing. This conversation is what brought me to the... | |
| Gustard R26 @davide256 I have started my research on a DDC box. I can’t remember off the top of my head right now but I did come across one that allowed for the I2S pins to be customized to match the dac pins. It was done through an external program that al... | |
| Gustard R26 @davide256 there are a couple more reviews out that are also very favorable. IMO the feature that you can’t over look here is the I2I hdmi port. This will allow anyone to easily upgrade the R26 with an external reclock DDC. I have been looking u... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? Heads up to anyone looking to order Gustard R26. I received email on my order and the distribution center is in full ccp lockdown. They are setting an eta before they can get the units to process the order at 14 to 21 days. Nothing to do but sit a... | |
| Why not? @holmz I was talking about the components not the cord! | |
| Why not? Think about how much time effort and money goes into r&d for a single product. Then you have to market the heck out of it to try and find market share in an extremely crowded field. Then you have to manufacture it at a price to make your sprea... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? @soix Order placed with Aoshi. I used them as I saw they we the same if I went through Amazon. I received confirm email from pay pal snd charge is showing pending on credit card, but nothing from Aoshi. No email confirm, I sent them an email as... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? @soix usb to dac will be Kimber as well as balanced xlr to pre. Pre is balanced xlr to mono blocks. All lengths are 1 meter. Am nervous for arrival of dac as payment made through pay pal but it has been three days and it is crickets from china. ... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? @baylinor My quest for a quality dac is not about trying to replicate analog sound. For me it is just trying to have multiple ways to enjoy music any way I can get it. I still run my Nakamichi tape deck in my system and think it sounds good. Str... |