Just for fun, I tried pushing some DSD256 through my Matrix Audio X-Sabre MQA Pro DAC. Wow. I had no idea DSD could make such a difference....
Good question. I rarely use 2ch, so I can't say for sure. At a guess I would say headphones should be more revealing, but no doubt there are...
I have tried to find any issues with the female vocals in my rig with the DAC3 modules over the past few days and I honestly can't hear it as dry...
I will be able to do that when I get my hands on the new dac and get a few hundred hours on it. My order went in about 2 months ago and no sign of...
Vocals - male or female - are spectacular on the Caldera. Just awesome.
Not saying that the Caldera is bad at orchestral / classical - I am saying that I prefer the HEKv2 and HD800S for those genres. The Caldera has...
Quick follow up - I was reading some reviews/comments that say that the Caldera is fantastic for Rock/Jazz/Folk ...etc - almost anything EXCEPT...
Just got my ZMF Caldera and I am impressed. Right out of the box it sounds great. Looking forward to how it will sound after a couple of hundred...
Golden Ears makes a point of the USB connection in his review - if you get the KTE version you won't need a DDC, otherwise you will. If you...
Totally get that approach. I was very unsure about the upgrade vs replace decision. One thing that played into my thinking is that DS DACs have...
Passed the one month point, and then some, with the new DAC3 modules. I have read some folks describing the DAC2->DAC3 upgrade as NOT being a...
The DAC3 modules have been in my Pavane for a few weeks now and getting a hefty work out. I have been very pleased with the upgrade. It is...
I have put a bunch of hours on my Bliss amp and SU-6 DDC in the past week, as well as doing some mild oversampling in Roon (44.1->88.2 kHz and...
You might get a significant benefit just from replacing the Ambre with the SU6. I found the sonic performance of the SU-1 (via AES) and Ambre (via...
Have the Singxer SU-6 DDC feeding my Pavane via the RJ45 I2S with zero problems. Plug and Play - no dip switching required, as discussed above. So...
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