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  1. roderickvd liked Kattefjaes's post in the thread Wiim Pro and Ultra Technical Measurements comparison.

    Yeah, generally I find lots of jitter-related sidebands lead to a loss of instrument separation and some veil, a "listening through a...

    Jul 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM

  2. roderickvd liked SofaSamuraiX's status.

    Spent the day at Cedar Point. Steel Vengeance and Top Thrill 2 are just flipping amazazing.

    Jul 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM

  3. roderickvd rated atomicbob's post heart in the thread Wiim Pro and Ultra Technical Measurements comparison.

    [ATTACH] Inferred Jitter from a Söekris dac2541 with the following digital data paths at 44KHz sample rates: 1) dScope spdif-opt to...

    IMG_3291_small.jpg 01 20250715 inferred jitter 44K Wiim Ultra spdif-opt in to dac2541 USB input Bal output.png 02 20250715 inferred jitter 44K Vaunix Lab Brick to dac2541 USB ASIO input Bal output.png 03 20250715 inferred jitter 44K Dante RDL SF-ND2 to dac2541 spdif BNC coax input Bal output.png 04 20250715 inferred jitter 88K Dante RDL SF-ND2 to dac2541 spdif BNC coax input Bal output t2.png Jul 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM

  4. roderickvd liked crenca's post in the thread Wiim Pro and Ultra Technical Measurements comparison.

    I think the a-hole's @ADias point is that with modern asynchronous usb inputs on many DAC's (don't know about most - though the higher...

    Jul 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM

  5. roderickvd rated ADias's post Agreed, ditto, +1 in the thread Wiim Pro and Ultra Technical Measurements comparison.

    Very good posts. Now… please listen to the Ultra via USB connected to a top tier DAC and comment.

    Jul 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM

  6. roderickvd rated atomicbob's post Epic in the thread Wiim Pro and Ultra Technical Measurements comparison.

    Pro at 0 dBFS [ATTACH] Ultra at 0 dBFS [ATTACH] Both Pro and Ultra clip the filter response ring at 0 dBFS. Both units demonstrate DC...

    61 20250701 Wiim Pro 20 Hz square 5_6Vpp 100uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 62 20250701 Wiim Ultra 20 Hz square 5_7Vpp 100uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 63 20250701 Wiim Pro 20 Hz square 5_6Vpp 10uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 64 20250701 Wiim Ultra 20 Hz square 5_7Vpp 10uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 65 20250701 Cyan2 20 Hz square 7Vpp 5uS div spdif SE BW calc.png 66 20250701 Wiim Pro 20 Hz square 560mVpp 10uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 67 20250701 Wiim Ultra 20 Hz square 570mVpp 10uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 68 20250701 Wiim Pro 20 Hz square 180mVpp 10uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 69 20250701 Wiim Ultra 20 Hz square 180mVpp 10uS div spdif-opt SE BW calc.png 70 20250701 Cyan2 20 Hz square 223mVpp 5uS div spdif SE BW calc.png Jul 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM

  7. roderickvd replied to the thread Schiit Gungnir 2 Impressions + comparo.

    Thanks for this clear & concise comparison between G2 and various Yggys. As you're preferring your A2, what's your plan with your G2?...

    Jul 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM

  8. roderickvd liked RestoredSparda's post in the thread Schiit Gungnir 2 Impressions + comparo.

    Since I never shared impressions .... Directly compared to Yiggy A2. Yiggy pluses: -Bombastic, slammy and satisfying bass (with...

    Jul 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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