Very good news. Do you know when @SHENZHENAUDIO can ship the unit. THANKS for the update.
Great news!I’m glad to tell you that X16 has passed the hearing test. After waiting for the certification documents to be completed, a certificate will be issued and then delivery can be made. Looking forward to this day soon. Friends, thank you very much!
At long lastI’m glad to tell you that X16 has passed the hearing test. After waiting for the certification documents to be completed, a certificate will be issued and then delivery can be made. Looking forward to this day soon. Friends, thank you very much!
I think I resemble that remark. lol.I'm surprised by the amount of bullshit the other members has spewed after my reply.
Anyway every Amp (without a pre-amp) requires a certain amount of input voltage to reach maximum capacity...
I think I resemble that remark. lol.
Perhaps we should realize we are not arguing the same point? I am arguing how to get someone to 'normal', far from maximum listening levels, with highest fidelity. Where, you are only looking at maximum but not above (clipping)? Both are valid. Both should be part of the 'equation' to achieve best fidelity w/o a preamp.
I am one of these people who goes directly from a DAC to an amp. Balanced out from an ApplePi usually, hope soon to be this X16 in question - let's be a little bit on topic - source either Roon or Volumio, and "volume trim" offered in three places, 1. by the software
2. an Emotiva balance Control Freak, so the the DAC could operate at maximum resolution (and as I should have got into in my original post, SNR).
3. analog input pad (all my amps either have variable trim on them, or selectable attenuation at -6dB increments; amp are from Rane to three different tube amp from Audio Research.
I realize now I left the last two important tidbits out of earlier posts. That was a mistake. They play a vital role in being able to go right from a DAC to an amp, at max fidelity, far from max volume.
Yes, I get it. You're post I quoted is amounting to saying 'well, if you don't attenuate, simply going by the specs of max output of the DAC vs. input sensitivity of the amp, the math says you're guaranteed to clip the amp ... so you MUST use the volume trim in the DAC.' Single quote, as I paraphrase.
Well Yes, absolutely to the first part (before the ellipsis); it is unquestionably true. But I say, well no, to the last part. Using the volume control of the DAC -exclusively- is not really the best way to get to 'normal' listening levels. To remove the confusion whether a DAC uses negative dB or 0-100 or 0-120 scales, or whatever, I'll just use percentages: if you need to get to 10% - say - 40% out of 100%, doing that -exclusively- in the DAC is not going to give someone the best fidelity. Using an analog pad allows the DAC to operate at a higher output, so higher resolution (there comes a point in digital attenuation where tiny variations in the signal between two samples amount to the same digital value, i.e. what I simplify as saying resolution is lost), higher SNR, less volume resampling be it at high bit in software of the player or in this case internal within the DAC at I believe 32-bits internally.
I advocate a hybrid approach of only modest attenuation in the digital domain, and analog attenuation.
so you MUST use the volume trim in the DAC.' Single quote, as I paraphrase.
I used a twist on a common cliche of "is amounting to saying", to mean "it has a derivative implication".I said no such thing, i just answered his question on how to use the DAC as a pre-amp.
See good things come to those that waitI’m glad to tell you that X16 has passed the hearing test. After waiting for the certification documents to be completed, a certificate will be issued and then delivery can be made. Looking forward to this day soon. Friends, thank you very much!
I’m glad to tell you that X16 has passed the hearing test. After waiting for the certification documents to be completed, a certificate will be issued and then delivery can be made. Looking forward to this day soon. Friends, thank you very much!
Woohoo - that means I qualify for a $40 USD refund from ShenzhenAudio as it has been 2 months since I bought it on November 14th... assuming it ships soon..I’m glad to tell you that X16 has passed the hearing test. After waiting for the certification documents to be completed, a certificate will be issued and then delivery can be made. Looking forward to this day soon. Friends, thank you very much!
Q1. Based on the above comment - will you have to update the firmware before shipping?MQA processing does not seem active seeing how you can select filters that are clearly not MQA compliant.
Come on dude or gal knock it off please enuf is enufmqa is just the DEVIL.
Why? Because is another lossy format just like mp3, and you will ending paying MORE, to get less, much less.
Music full of artifacts, DCMA, you name it!
This sum everything:
"With Warner, Universal Music Group, and Sony as major shareholders/partners, it's no wonder that MQA figured so prominently in the CES Hi-res pavilion."
Come on dude or gal knock it off please enuf is enuf
Hi @gustard - Thank you for the MQA certification update!
I have couple of questions:
Q1. Based on the above comment - will you have to update the firmware before shipping?
I am interested in performing the first MQA decode in Roon, Applying Dirac corrections using Minidsp SHD studio and then feeding it to Gustard X16 (using AES EBU) for the decode 2 of MQA (as shown below).
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Image Source : ASR Thread
Q2. Is the above MQA processing possible in Gustard X16?
Q3. Is there any display (indicator) in Gustard X16, which confirms it is receiving/processing MQA files?