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Picked Up my 1st DSD DAC. Verry Interesting.
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Posted on June 9, 2024 at 11:52:51 | ||
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Been curious about upscaling DSD DACs for some time. The idea of upscaling CD to DSD as always intrigued me. My experience is SACD has always sounded better than CD of a given recording. I obtained the PS Audio Direct Stream Digital (the MK 1 version) with the Sunlight firmware drop, along with the Bridge ethernet card. Been very impressed with the overall performance. It does sound very different from the AKM/ESS DAC's I've owned or auditioned. To me, it's a step up from the Benchmark, RME, etc. DACs. Does an excellent job with Redbook CD upscaling to DSD. Zero harshness. Some of cleanest treble I've heard from digital to date. Low level detail is outstanding. Having owned the Chord Hugo TT2/M-Scaler setup, this is a cost effective alternative for upscaling. Would like to see more DAC's that upscale to DSD for playback. I think some of the Lumin DAC's support this.
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SACD is DSD64. (NT), posted on June 9, 2024 at 17:37:14 | |
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RE: So help me out here, posted on June 11, 2024 at 03:07:54 | |
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What's a stepped sine wave? |
OK, I didn't realise! nt, posted on June 11, 2024 at 09:31:04 | |
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Aha! So are you one of those people who can HEAR the stair-steps?, posted on June 11, 2024 at 11:07:36 | |
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Or do you listen with your eyes? Isn't that what you accuse Amir of doing? ;-) View YouTube Video Seems like the Chord people may have been able to exploit your predispositions. ;-) |
"Single tones are not the same as music", posted on June 11, 2024 at 12:39:33 | |
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Yes, that is correct. So what? You didn't answer any of my questions. Do you feel that you hear the stair-steps when you listen on non-Chord equipment? Can you hear the stair-steps better with music than you can with single tones? BTW, I found your link somewhat mystical and poorly reasoned (a la Darko). For something more grounded in reality, check this out: View YouTube Video |
It's a shame billy Mays is no longer with us, he could have voiced that promo much better., posted on June 11, 2024 at 21:29:01 | |
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Exactly - just as in the video I posted. Thank you, John!, posted on June 12, 2024 at 00:39:27 | |
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I miss Billy Mays! But you're right, posted on June 12, 2024 at 00:44:05 | |
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He sure would have been perfect for that video! View YouTube Video |
He has a current infomercial. I guess it's up to the Brit Guy to carry on!, posted on June 13, 2024 at 05:38:55 | |
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You sure Mays is gone? |
An instrument sustaining a long note is not music? nt, posted on June 13, 2024 at 05:41:29 | |
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SINAD denier, stop the steal!, posted on June 14, 2024 at 12:46:29 | |
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Too funny!, posted on June 14, 2024 at 13:49:45 | |
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I guess simplistic metrics work for simplistic folks. ![]() |
RE: Bum rap alert!, posted on June 14, 2024 at 15:26:06 | |
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Why not quote something I posted and frame a question based upon it? Question unnecessary. Calls to mind this. Like Feanor, you're also not in the Geddes camp where correlation is the objective. |
RE: That's a non sequitur - yet another bum rap, posted on June 17, 2024 at 04:10:11 | |
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Geddes papers show a correlation does not exist. |
RE: Too funny is right!, posted on June 17, 2024 at 04:11:06 | |
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Belief in simple interpretation of measurements will only get you so far. |
Absolutely!, posted on June 17, 2024 at 16:38:21 | |
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from the Geddes interview: "That's the problem with THD, it just does not show what we need to know." I learned that lesson as a teenager. I'm convinced Chris didn't follow and thus doesn't understand my "calls to mind this" embedded link where another inmate asks why he makes snide and scornful conclusions. Seems he rarely follows embedded links I provide and later asks question answered by them. His reply is all the more ironic. ;) |
Just an utterly useless one! -nt, posted on June 18, 2024 at 11:25:34 | |
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Your challenge is, posted on June 19, 2024 at 16:38:42 | |
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you don't pay attention. You don't follow links. You don't follow observations. You don't even read the manuals for your gear. Let's review what my last post observed of your behavior: "As previously observed, he doesn't bother following links to actually understand what's being discussed." It is clear from other questions you've made that you didn't download and read the two references found a day earlier here. Hint: blue text in my posts signals a hyperlink. Click Chris, click! I'm convinced this will be the very first time you've seen the referenced Powerpoint slides like this: ![]() ![]() |
RE: Picked Up my 1st DSD DAC. Verry Interesting. , posted on June 28, 2024 at 04:20:07 | |
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Do they still use transformers in MK2? |