1.     Don't be a dotard!
    Read these "rules" AND introduce
    yourself     before your first post
  2. A healthy approach to understanding measurements
    Being true to what the artists intended
  3. After being asked for the 308th time, Merv lists top 5 headphones
    (opinion / entertainment piece)
    Dismiss Notice
  4. $1000 to the first to design a headamp using discrete components with better measurements than Magni 3+
    Dismiss Notice
IMPORTANT: New Members Read This Don't Be a Measurement Fascist Merv's Top 5 Headphones - 2023 Edition $1000 Challenge

dericchan1's Recent Activity

  1. dericchan1 liked atomicbob's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Cyan 2 has excellent jitter measurements when using Dante Virtual Soundcard to spdif input at 88KHz, Bal output: [ATTACH] This is...

    20240418 Cyan2 Inferred Jitter Bal - Dante spdif 88KHz 8-16 - 170dB range.png 20240417 Cyan2 Multitone Bal - spdif 48KHz.png Apr 18, 2024 at 10:52 AM

  2. dericchan1 liked earnmyturns's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Adding support for these comments: I own a dac2541, a Spring 2, and a May (different systems), For 44.1/48k PCM, Holo NOS sounds very...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 8:19 PM

  3. dericchan1 replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Sor Sharing what I have read so far https://community.roonlabs.com/t/best-native-dsd-dacs-for-use-with-hqplayer/132298/800 Starting...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM

  4. dericchan1 liked crenca's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    No, "this" (measurements - @dericchan1 would you be so kind and post a link) I am guessing (based on @atomicbob measurements posted so...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 8:34 AM

  5. dericchan1 replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Interesting indeed and dac designs and implementation are way beyond my knowledge. But there are indeed pretty detailed measurements on...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM

  6. dericchan1 replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    No, as @atomicbob indicated in his measurements the Cyan 2 PCM measures admirably well also in distortion and dynamic range. With DSD,...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 6:21 AM

  7. dericchan1 replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Actually when I spoke with Miska, he confirmed actually on the PCM side Cyan 2 has the same number 64 resistors on each side as the...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 6:18 AM

  8. dericchan1 liked atomicbob's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    The Draco SE output debacle prompted me to make a very quick measurement of the Cyan 2 SE output. Again Jeff Zhu demonstrates the...

    20240416 Cyan2 sine 100 Hz -90dBFS SE - spdif.png 20240416 Cyan2 sqr 100 Hz -90dBFS SE - spdif.png Apr 16, 2024 at 8:43 PM

  9. dericchan1 rated atomicbob's post Epic in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    A complete suite of measurements takes quite a bit of time. I will do such in the future as time permits. Until then here is a link to...

    Apr 15, 2024 at 10:40 PM

  10. dericchan1 replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Thanks for this, wonder if you might have done any measurements on usb in? cheers Deric

    Apr 15, 2024 at 8:50 PM

  11. dericchan1 rated atomicbob's post Epic in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Jeff Zhu once again proves why he is among the DAC designer elite. Cyan 2 is an example of knowing where to cut the costs without...

    20240415 Cyan2 Distortion 1KHz Bal 0dBFS - spdif.png 20240415 Cyan2 Dynamic Range 1KHz Bal - spdif.png Apr 15, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Show older items