The E70 Velvet has been $350 all over the place for months now.
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Topping E70 Velvet (AKM 4499EX)
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LtMandella
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$350 is what I paid for the E70v on Amazon a week or so ago.
A few months ago I tried ordering DS2 DAC/AMP direct from the Chinese manufacturer site and they screwed me. Package never received although they claimed it was delivered (they used some off-brand delivery service I never heard of).
So I put in a claim, requested they use USPS to deliver, and then they sent as a replacement the crappy old version of the DS2, not the version I ordered.
Not worth the hassle and frustration to save $20...
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Just received this DAC today.
How do you put it in setup mode??? Want to put it in DAC mode and change to 5 volt and in no way will it do it according to the crazy instructions.
Instructions: Turn the unit off, while holding the knob in, turn on via remote and it will be in Setup Mode... NOPE. Manual says press the knob to go thru different setting modes and this does nothing. What am I doing wrong?
How do you put it in setup mode??? Want to put it in DAC mode and change to 5 volt and in no way will it do it according to the crazy instructions.
Instructions: Turn the unit off, while holding the knob in, turn on via remote and it will be in Setup Mode... NOPE. Manual says press the knob to go thru different setting modes and this does nothing. What am I doing wrong?
There’s a power SWITCH on the back, next to the IEC power port. Switch the unit to off. Press in the volume dial on the front, and while holding it in, flip the switch on the back to On. You’ll now be in setup mode.
JaccoW
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What's the latest on the Velvet and DSD over coax? I'm currently using the E50 with the P50 linear power supply hooked up to a little PC with ASIO drivers and a Wiim Ultra but looking for a more streamlined look. Even though I love the orange glow of the E50's screen.
I considered the SMSL PL200 as well but that's twice the price for the same DAC chip and a CD player.
I considered the SMSL PL200 as well but that's twice the price for the same DAC chip and a CD player.
Works fine. Beautifully, even.What's the latest on the Velvet and DSD over coax? I'm currently using the E50 with the P50 linear power supply hooked up to a little PC with ASIO drivers and a Wiim Ultra but looking for a more streamlined look. Even though I love the orange glow of the E50's screen.
I considered the SMSL PL200 as well but that's twice the price for the same DAC chip and a CD player.
Maybe this photo of Ultra next to E70/PA7 combo will give you some ideaWhat's the latest on the Velvet and DSD over coax? I'm currently using the E50 with the P50 linear power supply hooked up to a little PC with ASIO drivers and a Wiim Ultra but looking for a more streamlined look. Even though I love the orange glow of the E50's screen.
I considered the SMSL PL200 as well but that's twice the price for the same DAC chip and a CD player.
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Beautiful setup!
Thank you!
No, the remote only controls DAC functions, and cannot control upstream/source devices.
JaccoW
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That's a very clean looking setup! What kind of speakers do you have hooked up to them?
Pair of Mission 700 (2022) and Mission LX-10 subwoofer
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Punchy_Power_Cat
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So, does it do direct DSD streaming via HQplayer/Roon now (after several firmware updates) or does it only work in DoP mode or does it not work at all?
If I can't use the ASDM7ECv2 shaper with this DAC it is pointless.
If I can't use the ASDM7ECv2 shaper with this DAC it is pointless.
You can't measure how an audio device sounds by measuring the output level of single sine waves. In the real world audio devices process thousands of sine waves at the same time. The only way to get an indication of how an audio device sounds by measurement is by comparing the actual complete audio signal outputs of a musical piece. It is completely possible that different devices that measure almost identical when processing single sine waves differ in the the processing of, for example, bass frequencies when at the same time handling a lot of mid and/or high frequencies, which will result in the devices sounding different.
Why would they sound the same? Because they measure kind of the same when you feed them single sine waves?
Sokel
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You're talking to the wrong person regarding single sines.
More like exhaustive multitone tests, 1:1 comparison with tools like Deltawave, REW's FSAF's results with music as test signal, etc.
There may be differences though depending the chain, gain staging, levels, sane set-up, etc.
But all the above can be also tested.
I don't see what's "scientific" about concluding that when sine wave and pink noise measurements are sort of the same for different dacs means they will sound the same when playing music through them.
For a dac to sound ‘different’ it will have to be adding audible distortion, there are a few dacs which are that poorly designed the majority will sound identical.
Keith
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