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Surely notOh, 2 prong AC plug, dont know if thats relevant for the balanced operation of the DAC.
Surely notOh, 2 prong AC plug, dont know if thats relevant for the balanced operation of the DAC.
Surely not
That looks like a nice "by the book" power supply design, with routed slots for the primary side and all. No skimping and substantial experience here.
Only if subjected to sufficiently high digital levels, e.g. from a traditional optical disc player playing hotly mastered material. (AKMs tend to have headroom to about +2dBFS and change, ESS have ASRC turned on by default and as such will hard-clip at 0 dBFS unless the DAC implements some previous digital attenuation, either fixed or a volume control.) Even then it seems to be much more subtle than commonly stated.AKM tends to sound more "melow", while ESS more "harsh".
Not really. While having an earth connection on both sides of a balanced connection is ideal in theory, it is not that critical. You are gaining a lot more by being able to avoid ground loops when using the unbalanced output with Toslink in. If you insist on the DAC being earthed, I doubt that USB is galvanically isolated, and coax may or may not be.Oh, 2 prong AC plug, dont know if thats relevant for the balanced operation of the DAC.
..you realise AnalogSteph has considerable knowledge on the matter? to be calling him a misinformed soul is quite ridiculous, the animosity is not warranted. His point was about 16-bit CD material that is mastered too "hot" and will give problems, AKM has more digital headroom by design.... an other completely misinformed soul. Disc player has absolutely nothing to do with levels of any sort. +2dBFS in a PCM dream is har clipping - it dissent matter who did the chip ASRC has to do with timing, not level so thats alos bogus... Try again....
What would happen then if the amp also has no earth connection and you plugged both through balanced interconnection?That looks like a nice "by the book" power supply design, with routed slots for the primary side and all. No skimping and substantial experience here.
Only if subjected to sufficiently high digital levels, e.g. from a traditional optical disc player playing hotly mastered material. (AKMs tend to have headroom to about +2dBFS and change, ESS have ASRC turned on by default and as such will hard-clip at 0 dBFS unless the DAC implements some previous digital attenuation, either fixed or a volume control.) Even then it seems to be much more subtle than commonly stated.
Not really. While having an earth connection on both sides of a balanced connection is ideal in theory, it is not that critical. You are gaining a lot more by being able to avoid ground loops when using the unbalanced output with Toslink in. If you insist on the DAC being earthed, I doubt that USB is galvanically isolated, and coax may or may not be.
I like that this unit gives you a real knob, the downgrade from tempered glass to plain acrylic is reflecting the price point I guess.
Nothing much, generally. Worst-case you'll feel a slight tingle when touching either of them, depending on how much mains leakage they've got together(and assuming a metal case). Apparently some planar headphones can also exhibit hum when touched, although such issues are more common with in-ears due to their much higher sensitivity.What would happen then if the amp also has no earth connection and you plugged both through balanced interconnection?
Well, I'm not "name dropping" sensitive so... But I'm willing to hear an explanation form the person in question. None appeared so far...you realise AnalogSteph has considerable knowledge on the matter? to be calling him a misinformed soul is quite ridiculous, the animosity is not warranted. His point was about 16-bit CD material that is mastered too "hot" and will give problems, AKM has more digital headroom by design.
Already sent, thank you.I think @Gradius quotation marks were quite obvious and meaningful...
Whatever, I asked @SHENZHENAUDIO for a D-6 review sample, if "somehow" they wouldn't have sent one to Amir yet...
Just FYI and observation. In your third photo the placement of the DAC is directly above the air flow grating and obstructing the amps cooling design. Recommend you relocate to a position that does not block airflow through the ventilation grating. Chocking off airflow can and will lead to reduced lifespan of the Amp.I ordered one and just received it today. I connected it to my vintage onkyo integrated amplifier to listen Apple Music and it sounded fine.
Just like other models, its manual didn't explain the meaning of the functions Pr1/Pr0/Prd (I tried it should be the DAC/preamp working mode), SC1/SC2/SC3/SC4 shown on the LCD panel.
Thanks for the reminder. Removed it after taking pictures. Tomorrow I plan to contact the manufacturer for some more detailed instructions.Just FYI and observation. In your third photo the placement of the DAC is directly above the air flow grating and obstructing the amps cooling design. Recommend you relocate to a position that does not block airflow through the ventilation grating. Chocking off airflow can and will lead to reduced lifespan of the Amp.
Hi, can you share some of your opinions about the sound of the device? Is there any noise or pop,... and if possible can you compare it with your previous DAC? Thank you so much!I ordered one and just received it today. I connected it to my vintage onkyo integrated amplifier to listen Apple Music and it sounded fine.
Just like other models, its manual didn't explain the meaning of the functions Pr1/Pr0/Prd (I tried it should be the DAC/preamp working mode), SC1/SC2/SC3/SC4 shown on the LCD panel.
The following is my subjective opinion.Hi, can you share some of your opinions about the sound of the device? Is there any noise or pop,... and if possible can you compare it with your previous DAC? Thank you so much!
Measurements to back that up?AKM tends to sound more "melow", while ESS more "harsh".
I'll take a quick test tomorrow morning.Are you able to test Bluetooth on it and check whether if there's a second or so starting lag when playing an audio stream on the transmit side?
Its happens on the DO100 and its annoying enough that I swapped back to the Topping D50s for speakers on Bluetooth duty.
Measurements to back that up?