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No mega sonic changes so far :) Subjective, A26 has slightly more contrast and more depth, also the bass seems to be more precise and dynamic than with D70s. But on a really really small level - smaller than expected and not as significant as with other DACs I listend to in my system (I always...

I ordered the A26 a few weeks before this reviews was posted, yesterday the DAC arrives. My first thoughts and impressions: I was surprised about the very high power consumption in stand by: 7 Watts! Wasn’t there a law in the EU with a limit of 1 Watt for non-connected devices? It is very...

No revision on the board, just a sticker. Hip DAC 1: https://ifi-audio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hip-dac-board-1-copy.jpg Hip DAC 2 My Hip DAC „plus“:

I noticed there is not only a "hip-dac" and "hip-dac 2", but also a "hip-dac+" on the market. In the same blue housing as hip-dac1, and I was surprised that my own hip-dac is also a hip-dac+. I opened it and again a big surprise: It's the same board inside as in hip-dac2, same circuit, same...

You are both right, we are discussing hairs here, if not stardust :) But nevertheless I find it interesting, what happens inside the box. At the end it is a comparison between the specs of the SRC and the ADC chip (which SRC wins, according to the technical data sheet). I will give the AES...

Thank you! Sorry, but just a further question to have it clear: If I feed the Fusion Amp analog, is the SRC4382 active or not? My assumption would be “no”, because there is no need to convert a samplerate, the 93.75 kHz comes directly out of the ADC (please correct me if I’m wrong). So the...

And I think that could be the advantage to feed the amp analog: Converting an analog signal to digital 93,75 kHz and then back to analog could in the end sound better than reclocking for example the digital 44,1 kHz input to 93,75 and then back, even if there is one more AD-DA conversion in the...

I’m aware of that, but thank you to chime in. What would you as the manufacturer say: Is the odd samplerate conversion less lossless than feed your amps with a perfect DACed 192/24 hires song analog? And by the way: I found another device for the mono sum, with switchable ground lift and 180...

Yes it would be easier, but connected digital it sounds a bit raw and rough to me. With the DAC it is fine and neat, with a better resolution and seems more organized. I‘m not sure this means less fidelity or not - the AD-DA process in the hypex was often described as fully transparent, so, as...

What do you think of this? Would that avoid hum and ground issues or is it just „a wire in the box“? https://www.thomann.de/intl/swissonic_m_control.htm Or this? https://www.thomann.de/intl/behringer_monitor1.htm https://www.thomann.de/intl/the_t.mix_volume_1.htm All seem to be nearly the same...

Thank you very much for your answers! First: At the moment I use the DAC (topping d70s) for all 3 FAs (xlr and rca analog simultaneously). I experimented a lot to feed the 253s with digital AES or SPDIF directly from my streamer, but to my ears and in my current setup it sounds better when...

Hi, maybe someone can help me: I have two FA253 for the main speakers and one FA501 for the sub. Are there any disadvantages to use the analog XLR through-output of each 253 with a xlr-to-rca cable to connect to the 501 rca stereo input? At the moment I use a DAC with both rca and xlr outputs...

it is shown only in the app… For Tidal they are using the music symbol at 11 o’clock.

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The same from me. Volumio is an absolutely great software, I use it since several years in many streamers (an ifi stream actually) and I was very happy to see Rivo and the other hardware in Munich. I already preordered a Rivo and I’m looking forward to receive it.