Space Tec?
The audio stream is encrypted over HDMI - well you need to authentic first then the host streams unencrypted audio.
Obviously not a very smart squirrel.
Hi John
ESS have announced their Pro series DAC chips ES9028PRO and ES9026PRO said to be pin-compatible upgrades for the previous ES9018S and ES9016S. Don't know when production quantities will be available, but sounds ideal if truly "pin-compatible". We can but hope these will be bug free
KR
Yes - we still plan to release a HDMI board the plugs into the FDAC's digital Expansion slot for DSD extraction from SACD.
@John
postbox full can you confirm what speaker posts will be on rear of VFET, keen to relocate them as close to my speakers as per your advice so looking to source new cables in run up to supply date
I'm beginning to wonder if the FDAC Lite will sound superior to the FDAC: it will have a better case, the lack of FGPA will make it simpler, which I think may be beneficial for sound quality (all other things being equal, which of course they never actually are), and now it seems it will also have a superior DAC chip!
I say this as somebody who thinks the filters built into the DAC chip (especially slow roll-off) are unquestionably superior sounding to any of the M-DAC's DSP filters, which I'm speculating may be due to the extra complexity introduced by the latter.
I'm beginning to wonder if the FDAC Lite will sound superior to the FDAC: it will have a better case, the lack of FGPA will make it simpler, which I think may be beneficial for sound quality ..