It's the same input. Just applies an eq curve (eg riaa) or not. Magic is still applied - it will work if you use an external phono stage and feed that in with 0dB gain and no eq.From the Waxwing manual:
"This function gently lessens many of the small pops and clicks normally heard during vinyl playback"
Maybe it does not work when the equalizing input chosen is "Line in"
Thanks very much for doing this. So these are artificially generated? What if you try lowering the volume of the track relative to the clicks? The algorithm may be confused if the added sounds are using the same compression as the rest of the signal.Attached the self-generated test file.
I got too annoyed to keep watching before anything useful happened. Does it have a specific point in there somewhere?
P8>analogue>Waxwing>Toslink>TT2>analoge>Power amp?I have a Chord TT2 I wish to use a pre into my power amp. The TT2 is digital only. Am I right that the Waxwing enables me to use my Rega P8 in this way?
I have a Chord TT2 I wish to use a pre into my power amp. The TT2 is digital only. Am I right that the Waxwing enables me to use my Rega P8 in this way?
Succinct brevity...thank you Sir!P8>analogue>Waxwing>Toslink>TT2>analoge>Power amp?
yes. I'm using toslink to my MiniDSP Flex and then to my AVR in exactly this way.
Hello! I am new here and considering to buy a Waxwing phono. Does anyone have experience with different cartridges playing with Waxwing? With all this processing, is there a difference in sound between cartridges similar like playing with analog phono stage..?
Thanks
Thanks for welcome and for reply!Welcome!
Short answer is yes, it will not get in the way of hearing whatever your cartridge is generating, and will let you hear whatever differences you would have heard with a good analog phono stage.
The processing being done digitally won't make things sound alike, but it does give you a lot of flexibility that would be hard/impossible to find in an analog device. The 'magic' function works very well for example.
I have the Puffin and have very much enjoyed using it.