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I probably should have taken pictures but the new DAC is up and running! I have it connected to an old Toshiba DVD player to burn it in. I listened for two minutes and I swear the difference between the 2.0 and the 1.0 is not subtle. Can't wait for it to run for a while and then do some serious listening.
We definitely need pix!
I probably should have taken pictures but the new DAC is up and running!
I have it connected to an old Toshiba DVD player to burn it in. I listened for two minutes and I swear the difference between the 2.0 and the 1.0 is not subtle. Can't wait for it to run for a while and then do some serious listening.
Currently, I'm not using any "special" USB cable. I'm wondering, given the design of DAC 2.0, would there be any benefit of a USB cable that separates the power from the data; like Curious, FYS and others?
The 2.0 DAC really makes a difference. WOW! could tell the moment it first played... heard things never heard before quite astonishing
It does run hot….guess that this what the heat sink is for ) and smells like new electronics when playing.
I had to turn down the SDM to -4db to keep it stable believe that is more Rendu issue
It seems to require less volume than DAC 1.0., is that due to the class A- JFET output?
Vinnie,Have you quantified a 'full' break-in time? 150, 300, 500 hours? Also, might there be an RCA>BNC adapter included?
Like others, the difference is recognized immediately with separation of instruments being most pronounced. Even more substantial is the improvement with some of my higher quality DSDs.Just wow...I really can't believe what I'm hearing.Thank you so very much Vinnie for being a visionary and bringing products of this quality to the marketplace.
Hi jriggy,Hard to really come up with an exact time, but after the 1st 100 hours, you are > 95% there. A BNC-to-RCA adapter is included for non trade-in orders. If you are trading in your LIO DAC 1.0, then keepyour BNC-to-RCA adapter... or let me know if you lost it and I'll give you a special price on a new one.
I installed my DAc2.0 over the weekend as well as upgraded my microRendu to an Ultra. I spent sometime a number of configurations to see the increment impact of the two additions.
It's amazing how small the marvel of technology that the DAC2.0 is. Yes, it is larger than the DAC1.0 but I had never seen that out before, and with all that technology, you're (or I was) just thinking it would be bigger. So it's impressive everything fits on three tiny boards.
I went straight to DSD512 and it worked without issue. I'm using an i7 Sonic Transporter and wasn't sure it was going to handle it but it does.
It does get slightly warm playing DSD512, but it has never heated up before at all - so it is working hard.
Thanks. It does sound like more trouble than I am willing to deal with.