Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] RME ADI-2 - External DAC issue
Hi EricM, hi Nonreality, @Eric: thanks for mentioning other DAC candidates, I've read about them but I'm not willing to spend the necessary 1000s. Then I'd rather go with the Transporter. The RME-DAC was just a test to what extend a midprice external DAC can contribute to the sound. @Nonreality: Maybe you're right. Maybe I'm just adding more and more devices to take part at the gearporn ratrace. Being honest, I'm pretty contend with what I hear and am actually selling the RME. Regards, Z. -- Zardoz Zardoz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18036 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48679 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] RME ADI-2 - External DAC issue
Thanks for your explainations so far. I just read a thread about the positive effect of cheap DACs Made in China. Still I have a hard time believing that professional mastering gear like the ADI-2 has ZERO effect on sound qualiy while some cheapish 100 plastic boxes are praised for their performance. My setup: Squeezebox Duet (Optical/Coax Connection via Oehlbach Digital Cable - RME ADI-2) Solen Tigre Hybrid Amplifier (Valve Pre, Transistor Power Ampl.) Silent Wire Audio Physics Yara Evolution That way I can directly switch inputs with and without the external DAC. Except for a small difference in volume there is NO audible difference between both options. There's also no difference in Optical/Coax digital connection quality. Is it possible, that the speakers are too bad to hear the difference? It's just because there's a lot of people euphoric about external DACs and also some who don't see any differnce at all. As a former scientist, maybe I'm looking for a measurable explanation... ;) The reason why I'm still dealing with the issue is - should I keep the DAC and check if a speaker update will make the improvement audible or should I just quit thinking about external DACs for the time being? -- Zardoz Zardoz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18036 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48679 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] RME ADI-2 - External DAC issue
Hi StigErik, I heard about the importance of equal volume when comparing sound devices. I had expected to hear at least a little difference, a slight coloration or something between both scenarios, but there is nothing. This made me even think that I might have done something wrong. Maybe it's like you said, the quality of the internal Burr Browns and the ADI-2 is on the same level. That said, there's really no use in spending 600 for this specific dac. -- Zardoz Zardoz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18036 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48679 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Personal Introductions: Please Make This a Sticky!
Hi there, since last weekend I enjoy playing around with my new favourite toy, the Squeezebox Duet. I love everything about it, the sound quality, the looks and the usability. I'm routing it to my Solen Tigre hybrid amplifier, from there via Silent Wire cabling to my Audiophysics Yara Evolution speakers. Right now, I'm having a hard time in finding any improvement in sound quality when using the RME ADI-2 as an external DAC. When I don't find any help in this issue soon, the DAC has to go and I'll invest in better speakers instead. ;) Greetings from Hamburg, Germany, Zardoz! -- Zardoz Zardoz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18036 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30141 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] RME ADI-2 - External DAC issue
Hi, since last weekend I'm the proud owner of a Squeezebox Duet. I also bought a RME ADI-2 mastering quality DAC to improve audio quality. The funny thing is, to my ears there is no audible difference/improvement when I compare its output to the Duets analog jacks, neither with optical nor coax connection. In the upper scenario I used the Squeezeboxes clock to slave the external DAC. As far as I know, the ADI-2 can also be used as a master clock for the Squeezebox. When I try to switch the DAC into the correct mode (44.1khz) the sound is worsened by dropouts. Could anyone help me in this, because I'm about to sell the DAC and use the Squeezebox without it. Is this behaviour the same with every other DAC or is it related to the ADI? Thanks in advance, Zardoz! -- Zardoz Zardoz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18036 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48679 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] RME ADI-2 - External DAC issue
Thanks StigErik, that's weird. I'd never thought that the squeezebox would actually outperform a professional production level DAC 600 worth! To be honest, I'll give it another test run this evening. I've learned that in order to make the ADI-2 the clock master, I'd have to connect the ADIs digital out to the squeezeboxes digital in for clock synchronizing. The regular Duet doesn't come with a digital in, so there's no way of using the clock of an external dac as master. It works with the transporter though. For 2000 the transporter is not an option for me right now. As far as I see it, there's no audible sound improvement by adding an external DAC. At least in the price range under 1000. Do you feel the same? Hopefully this doesn't lead to flamewars, I'm just thinking about rerouting the money I spent on the ADI-2 to something else if it doesn't improve the sound. Cheers, Zardoz -- Zardoz Zardoz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18036 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48679 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
