[Sparky14]

Due to an amp failure at home, I had to temporarily move my NFB-11 to my home system....so for a few weeks at work, I was running my DT990/600s straight from the laptop.

Amp at home was fixed, so I brought the NFB-11 back to work. But this time, I also brought a 20 year old british integrated from home that I didn't use. I like the amp in this integrated, and the few times I have tried the HP out, it was loaded with power. So, I figured it would be a step up from the amp in the NFB-11.

Holy cow was I ever correct. Using this amp with the NFB-11 as a DAC only is a nice improvement. Now I am thinking I need to try some of the hard to drive Hifiman Orthos!

[rkay5]

Hi,
 I have a NFB 12.1 with Musiland Monitor 01 USD does anyone know why the NFB 12.1 will not play files with a sampling rate of 176.4KHz but will play 192KHz.I also have a Musiland Monitor 02 US and thinking about using the I2S of the 02 and use the I2S of the usb in the NFB 12.1 what do you all think.

[Letitroll98]

I'm not an engineer and cannot describe why the NFB 12 and 12.1, and a lot of other DAC's as well, won't play 176 when they can decode 192, but they don't.  I assume it's in the chip architecture.  Does the Musiland Monitor 02 US decode 176? 

[rkay5]

Yes the Musiland 02 does 176.4 and I know the WM8741 with also I think if can get around the WM8805  SPDIF interface in the NFB 12.1 by using I2S I can get 176.4 playback.But how to?