ousi
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So, it seems like it did improved somewhat from JNOG 
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Geshelli JNOG2 Review (Balanced DAC)
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restorer-john
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The LPF filter response has to be the best we have seen on ASR- it's perfect.
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Right? I was wondering if you're going to say something about that, since the last time around you weren't exactly happy with the original JNOG: )
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It's just ESS Sabre's Brick wall filter. Amir must've tested at least 30 or so DACs that could be set to that exact filter.
Not disagreeing though. It's got a great frequency response.
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If your filter is dead silent at 22.05kHz, I don't care for the ability to switch filters.
Do DAC's tend to switch according to sampling rate? E.g. at 44.1kHz and 88.2kHz, it reaches maximum attenuation at 22.05kHz and for video content at 48kHz and 96kHz, it reaches maximum attenuation at 24kHz?
Or do products aimed at music reproduction just stick to one filter at 22.05kHz?
Do DAC's tend to switch according to sampling rate? E.g. at 44.1kHz and 88.2kHz, it reaches maximum attenuation at 22.05kHz and for video content at 48kHz and 96kHz, it reaches maximum attenuation at 24kHz?
Or do products aimed at music reproduction just stick to one filter at 22.05kHz?
I have no idea why the device is not recommended.
It has topping level noise performance already. And topping IMD performance as well.
Perhaps Amir was just thrown off by the user experience?
It has topping level noise performance already. And topping IMD performance as well.
Perhaps Amir was just thrown off by the user experience?
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Company definitely needs a competent Web developer. A search for "geshelli jnog2 manual" found https://geshelli.com/product-manuals, which takes me to their 404 "not found" error page. So Amir can certainly be excused for not finding the manual.
Personally, I can't understand why anyone would buy this unless they were just adamant about buying American and for some reason didn't want the much cheaper Schiit Modius. But that is just my opinion. The UX is pretty awful and I find it butt ugly and badly overpriced, but from a sound standpoint this should be fine.
Personally, I can't understand why anyone would buy this unless they were just adamant about buying American and for some reason didn't want the much cheaper Schiit Modius. But that is just my opinion. The UX is pretty awful and I find it butt ugly and badly overpriced, but from a sound standpoint this should be fine.
Tatteredmidnight
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JDS labs devices are also made in the USA no?
The link to the manual is on our site under J2. It is working fine from the website.
My best guess is they make it an option as some might not want it and some do. So if you don't you're not paying for something that you don't need. Modular setup is quite nice IMO.
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It makes sense I guess I'm just turned off by the idea that it is USB that is considered optional.
I'm curious, would you rather they offer one that includes it and just raise the price accordingly?
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I'm cool with their modular option I just see USB as mandatory for nowadays uses. I'd prefer more if it's optical or coaxial they charge.
Still, this is fine too.
Makes you wonder why they can do it but not Chinese giants like Topping, SMSL...
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??? Any Topping/SMSL/Gustard/... with an ESS Sabre DAC chip and switchable filters has the same exact filter response as the J2 here.
It's bog-standard Brick wall. Nothing special about it.
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That's a Google rather than a Geshelli fail, because they moved their website to a new hosting provider only a few days ago, and hence you're looking at an outdated link which Google hasn't re-indexed yet.
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