New Phono ADC/Pre from MiniDSP

[morillon]

so important...

for a story of metadata not necessarily available with these ess chips... can be displayed in 16 bits...while fine in 24 bits!!! minidsp will have to face a lot of announcements because otherwise there is a risk of seeing tons of negative feedback etc etc for bad reasons...
i dont kkow if that s same with adept.....

 

[morillon]

ps I apologize...I thought my chatter was in the thread about the pocket...not the adept !!!!!! sorry

 

[Bland_username42069]

Waxwing concept and controls is clearly the way to go with phono stages.

 

[morillon]

Waxwing concept and controls is clearly the way to go with phono stages.

why...?
if the processing of clicks is interesting if it is accomplished (but it has been done for a long time in analog or software)...
the processing of correction curves, the management of gains, capacitance, load we have known how to do it for ages in passive... ...
if it is digitalization that of course we have known how to do it for a long time too....

if that does not detract from the interest of this machine .but does not actually make a unique solution...
we really have to see what we use on a daily basis and not necessarily consider the fun practices of systematic measurements etc as being common use etc

and also see quite simply for a standard use, settings made, how it sounds in comparison with other phono stages of the same cost.... again the general purpose ;-)

 

[Bland_username42069]

why...?
if the processing of clicks is interesting if it is accomplished (but it has been done for a long time in analog or software)...
the processing of correction curves, the management of gains, capacitance, load we have known how to do it for ages in passive... ...
if it is digitalization that of course we have known how to do it for a long time too....

if that does not detract from the interest of this machine .mbut does not actually make a unique solution...
we really have to see what we use on a daily basis and not necessarily consider the fun practices of systematic measurements etc as being common use etc

and also see quite simply for a standard use, settings made, how it sounds in comparison with other phono stages of the same cost.... again the general purpose ;-)

because I can’t see any one phono stage that offers all of it’s functionality in analog domain.

There multiple phono stages that offer one section or other of it’s functionality but for the full suite of functions I don’t see much

 

[morillon]

because I can’t see any one phono stage that offers all of it’s functionality in analog domain.

There multiple phono stages that offer one section or other of it’s functionality but for the full suite of functions I don’t see much

but a large part of the third-party functions do not interest so many people in use... the main settings are generally found on classic prephono... and the means of digitization for measurements or just digitization can be found by coupling a can, not expensive or old etc and classic phono...

 

[Bland_username42069]

but a large part of the third-party functions do not interest so many people in use... the main settings are generally found on classic prephono... and the means of digitization for measurements or just digitization can be found by coupling a can, not expensive or old etc and classic phono...

You are right but many people play anything from shellac onwards.

We are basically at the stage of auto eq-ing cartridges and crosstalk with some more code and a universal phonostage that fits in your hand.

 

[morillon]

You are right but many people play anything from shellac onwards.

We are basically at the stage of auto eq-ing cartridges and crosstalk with some more code and a universal phonostage that fits in your hand.

Auto equalization?

 

[Bland_username42069]

Auto equalization?

As technics does with a calibration record. Just play the record and it sorts out eq-ing the cartridge for flatter response and the crosstalk

 

[pogo]

...or Devialet RAM®-Technology (Record Active Matching)

 

[morillon]

I don't see any "auto eq"... especially for those who are passionate about these stories, or the relevance of the test discs on the French side... the subject will make you smile... after if it is for measurements or real-time measurements the powerful virtins pro (or even free multitones will allow you to do many things with a phono and a sound card for a few tens of dollars... or even on the sound card side with a phono stage... because if it seems forgotten... it exists.... analogmagic is not embarrassed with the little phono art and a simplified version camouflaged with virtins pro ;-)

The difficulty is really in choosing the records to test...to test...it takes up dozens of pages of "LP measurements" enthusiasts right here.... ;-)

 

[Valentino]

I’ve had an ADept for a week now. Great phono MC and MM front end for my WiiM Ultra. I must make a needle drop for people to be uninterested in…

 

[Kefa]

I have a Teac PD-301-x FM tuner with excellent sound but only an analog RCA output from the FM Radio. So, to have its sound in my HiFi audio system, I added PocketADC into the chain, which looks like this now: Analog FM signal from Teac PD-301-X → PocketADC → SPDIF → Topping E70 Velvet (DAC) → Topping B200 (amplifier) → Dynaudio Emit 20 speakers. PocketADC is transparent, and now I can enjoy excellent FM Radio quality from my nice Teac tuner.


I selected 48 kHz as the sampling rate because the source signal is analog FM radio, which has a limited frequency range—typically up to around 15 kHz. A 48 kHz sampling rate comfortably captures the full audio bandwidth of FM broadcasts without unnecessary overhead. I did not see any heat from pocketADC. Also, I use a linear power supply, Keces P6, which also powers my Teac FM Radio component.

 

[Salt]

You have to see with tax and shipping and reel disponibility (?) ;-)

Ordered early this year (in expectance of upcoming T-Desaster) via Amazon for 600€ (to EU/DE). Flawless delivery.
Received a refund of 114€ last week via Amazon (for whatever), so my final price is now 486 € (that corresponds almost to 500 $ in US).
Ok, it's a 1€ per 1 Gramm price, but it's worth it.

 

[xanalog]

I wish I could post this image at the beginning of the thread...

...so that viewers don't have to hunt elsewhere for such critical information the above image bears.
At the current price of $299.00 and the posted test results; it seems to be a more useful product than my E1DA Cosmos ADCiso.

 

[DrCWO]

Have any of you already connected this ADC to a Debian/Ubuntu system using ALSA?

If so, please send me the output of [B]amixer -c x contents[/B]. "x" stands for the card number (0, 1, 2, etc.)

I would be very interested to see this output

Thanks DrCWO

 

[DrCWO]

Just to let you know. One of the users of rooPlay posted in the Roon forum that the ADept nicely works rooPlay.

Best DrCWO

 

[EJ3]

Don’t see myself replacing my Apt Holman, but if I didn’t have that, I’d certainly consider this and the Waxwing as options.

I don't see it as replacing my pair of APT/Holman's:
Quadraphonic Synthesis

With two Holman Preamplifiers, you can synthesis and control four output channels from just two input channels.

Apply all your inputs to the first Holman Preamplifier. Use it for all your tone controls, filters and source and tape selections. Leave its Stereo Mode in Stereo.

Connect the first Holman Preamplifier's MAIN 1 output to one power amplifier and your two front speakers.

Connect the first Holman Preamplifier's MAIN 2 output to any line-level input of the second Holman Preamplifier.

Connect the second Holman Preamplifier's MAIN 1 output to the power amplifier for your two rear speakers.

Rotate the second Holman Preamplifier's stereo mode control to L-R, and start by setting it to about unity gain or a bit less, and keep its tone controls flat. The tone and filter settings of the first Holman Preamplifier are fed automatically to the second Holman Preamplifier.

Set balance on the first preamp. Set front-rear balance on the Volume control of the second preamp.

Leave the power switch of the second preamp ON, and plug its power cord into a switched outlet of the first Holman Preamplifier. Now the power is controlled by the first Holman Preamplifier, too.

But I do see it possibly as in addition to them.
Or a Michael Fidler (Classic Audio) creation.
Waxwing: anything that uses my phone as a control interface is out. Although, their prior things are just fine to me except the SINAD).
Once I am home, the phone sits on a shelf by the door with all incoming blocked except my mother & a few select friends (& these days: Dr.'s)
And, IF it is with me in my vehicle when I am out & about, it stays in the vehicle when I am getting fuel, out boating (I then have a VHS radio with me), in a store, the movie theater, at the Farmer's market or where ever.
I have made the phone into an item for my convenience, as opposed to for other peoples convenience.

 

[dsnyder0cnn]

One of the users of rooPlay posted in the Roon forum that the ADept nicely works rooPlay.

This is exactly how I would use it. It's how I'm currently using my Parks Audio Puffin.

 

[Connor1a]

Anyone seen / used the baby brother? I don’t need a phono stage. I want to digitize my phono line as it exits the analog phono stage and before it enters my WiiM Ultra so that I can avoid the WiiM’s analog ports (which didn’t measure well in Amir’s review as I recall). So my “to be” chain would be:

Technics SL100C -> Pro-Ject Tube Box S2 -> MiniDSP ADC -> Toslink Switch -> WiiM Ultra -> Amplification

PocketADC

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