It has the black now.There is no option for black.
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Is there any indication that this is a Mk II model?
I would look for mention of it using AK4493 in the advertising at least to indicate it is the second version.But there is no visible indication that this is a Mk II model?
Now I'm wondering how optical performs.
Regardless, for this price, this is an awesome purchase. Great job @SMSL-Mandy to you and everyone back in the workplace. Great improvement over the original.
Is it possible that optical is not ok? I would be purchasing for optical use only...
Considering the unusually cheap price, I will buy a secret one of my friends for quality tracking after it is officially launched.
USB implementation in this device is simply much better. Probably, the receiver for coax/jitter is a mediocre one. 109dB still isn't "bad" by any means, though.Hello, noob question here.
Coax has 109db and usb has 113db. Why does coax has 4db less than usb? Is it due to the added jitter?
Amir said that toslink is a bit better than coax, so toslink would be around 110db then?
No, it's not^^ I just wanted to understand if the jitter decreases the thd+n value. Does the thd+n also account for multitone?109dB still isn't "bad" by any means, though.
It's likely to have a similar, small effect, yes. That 3dB drop in SINAD is less than 5% of a setback though, I'm sure it's fine.No, it's not^^ I just wanted to understand if the jitter decreases the thd+n value. Does the thd+n also account for multitone?
this is great, but i'm stuck with a copy of the old version (not that i use it...)
keep in mind that the volume control on the 4493 is, afaik, lossy, so you need a preamp
@SMSL-Mandy any chance of an upgrade discount or replacement? i'd like to use the new version in my portable rig.
jitter is timing error in digital devices. the frequency change here is so rapid, that it manifests as noise, which decreases the sinad score slightly.It's likely to have a similar, small effect, yes.