JohnW
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John....Please add FDAC to this list!....
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John....Please add FDAC to this list!....
Thanks John. Keep up the good spirit!
Ian,
Without a moments hesitation go for the HDCD filter
We have just been notified that the PnP machine will be ready for collection 11th - 15th September...
Still so much work to complete before then!
Ian,
As the quality from the Samsung TV is never going to be the highest, using the ASRC will be fine for "TV" input.
IMO a DAC is not a DAC if it doesn't have (multiple) spdif (and/or AES) inputs
As I understand it, the Sabre versions will have plenty of (high quality) digital inputs.
John, I've been trying to unpack the implications of this. Maybe I've missed something, but does this mean that the streamer/MDAC2 has no optical input? Like Ian , at the moment I use optical to connect my Samsung TV to my MDAC, and I agree it's by no means brilliant sound, but you should hear the TV by itself! Yes, ASRC is unlikely to make the sound any worse, but I'm not clear on what the "TV" input means here.
My TV is on the far side of the room from the audio system, and a thin optical is the only visually inoffensive way to connect it- no way could I use HDMI.
Bob,
The digital input limitation is only relevant to the discrete DAC PCB option for the MDAC2 - but as this will be the best sounding option (and thus our recommended option) we have enabled SPDIF (Coax / Toshlink support) via ASRC.
I dont like the sound of ASRC, but the most common use of the SPDIF input thesedays will be TV or DSP processing - both options are sub par WRT sound quality, so any impact of ASRC is of little concern.
JohnBob,
The digital input limitation is only relevant to the discrete DAC PCB option for the MDAC2 - but as this will be the best sounding option (and thus our recommended option) we have enabled SPDIF (Coax / Toshlink support) via ASRC.
I dont like the sound of ASRC, but the most common use of the SPDIF input thesedays will be TV or DSP processing - both options are sub par WRT sound quality, so any impact of ASRC is of little concern.
Could you please confirm this will be the case? If not, I'll definitely revert to the ESS-based MDAC2 instead of waiting for the FDAC, and, as a consequence, order the MDAC2 streamer quite soon.
Pierre,
The ESS version of the MDAC2 has the full complement of digital inputs + the streamer option.
The Discrete DAC version also supports the same Digital I/O but with ASRC for SPDIF inputs.
Thanks, John!
How detrimental to SQ would you say ASRC will be? I too wouldn't necessarily want to rip all of my 1500+ CDs and 200+ DAT tapes. So I'm pretty sure SPDIF will be used here for more critical listening than just TV sound!
And apropos SPDIF inputs, how many of them will the MDAC2 sport? Same complement as the current MDAC, I imagine?
John, I think you mentioned we could connect an external USB CD-ROM drive to the streamer module and this would be clock-locked. Is this correct?
From my basic understanding, if you lock the source to the DAC then the effects of the ASRC should be negligible. It's the effect of jitter in the timing clock data that affects the signal by introducing noise when converted to an analogue signal. An ASRC should be better than using a Phase Locked Loop in this respect.
Of course, ready to be corrected if I've got the wrong end of the stick here