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Lampizator Big 7 has landed
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Unfortunately no, but today We want to compare Reimyo/Ardento/Lampizator DACs with the same ... conventional CD transport.
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Yes, Marek brought his Big7
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Steve, I just ordered the Samsung 850 Pro 128 SSD to replace my 2yr old OCZ Vertex Plus 128 SSD which I had laying around when I configured my CAPS a month ago.
Don't really wnat to tread back on the earlier SACD and DSD output interface licensing restrictions. Note that McIntosh have a proprietary DIN output from their DCT450 SACD transport.
Rule one is that SACD players are not permitted to offer an output carrying an unencrypted stream of DSD. This means that McIntosh has a license to do this from their transport to their DACs. I would be curious to know whether they are outputing raw DSD or some sort of encrypted DSD stream?
Not that I think that there is any possibility of wiring up the DIN out to the Ayre QA-9 Pro raw DSD BNC inputs!
Rule one is that SACD players are not permitted to offer an output carrying an unencrypted stream of DSD. This means that McIntosh has a license to do this from their transport to their DACs. I would be curious to know whether they are outputing raw DSD or some sort of encrypted DSD stream?
Not that I think that there is any possibility of wiring up the DIN out to the Ayre QA-9 Pro raw DSD BNC inputs!
Awesome! I'm in two minds whether to put in a 128GB/256GB plus a secondary 1TB for files only. I have a Synology 1513+ on tap but still thinking about local storage capability also.
Maybe less could be more from a power/heat/EM perspective. Speaking of which, the great thing about DIY is that you can use lead sheeting!
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Good stuff Norman thanks. I did not realize the caps stuff was that good. How about the USB output on the L100 compared to bleeding edge caps. Any substance to this quote from Aurender:
"The high performance USB digital audio output was developed using the same engineering as the USB outputs on the flagship Aurender W20."
Also, can someone please help me understand the implications of running "true Native DSD" from HQP via windows versus DoP run on streamers like Aurender and Lumin. Does the 8 bit wrapper "thing-a-ma-bob" around the native DSD affect sq or are they truly equal? I have heard it claimed they are the same and also heard true native is better. If DoP is in anyway a compromise thats another argument for the caps approach. Thanks!
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I believe they are the same, if not upsampled.
DoP is limited to DSD 128 though - which may be a factor for some.
I would LOVE to hear your Server. Marcin, jump on that offer!You should have called me ... I would have come with my server
Is that the DAC of Marek Dyba from High Fidelity ? I've heard he ordered one after he had written the review.
I am of the same opinion.
As for the USB in a quality CAPs build, people are using Paul Pang USB boards and claim excellent performance. The Regen device for $175 from uptone Audion will be available early April and promises to lift the USB performance another notch too.
As for the use of the term NATIVE, I dont condone it as for me NATIVE is how the DSD signal is processed inside the Dac, not the way its delivered from the transport. The former is exceedingly important while the latter is a ho-hum and cause people to focus on the WRONG aspect of the DSD handling chain. I see Dacs claiming to handle DSD natively when the directly convert to PCM, and its readily apparent as they use chips that cant decode DSD like the BB1704, for example.
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I would LOVE to hear your Server. Marcin, jump on that offer!
We know, that main advantage of Big7 is hi-res, but yesterday We tried to compare 3 DACs (Reimyo DAP – 999 EX, Ardento Perfect DAC, Lampizator Big7) with old fashioned CD-transport - Reimyo CDT – 777 on the same material. And as a bonus find some differences between tubes on Big7 (300B vs 101)
I only heard the 300b once on the B7 (Actually GG) and as they were new and cold, it was a big step down from the warmed up Psvance WE replica 101ds.
Lampi B7 is great on CD material, and that is what I am mainly listening to on mine at the moment.
Despite having like 10 pairs for output tubes at my disposal, I dont have 300Bs nor VT52. I have vintage WE 101d ST shape, 2A3, 3 or 4 pairs of 6A3 (1 set is actually 6b4g), Psvance hifi series 101d, EML 45 (solid plate), 2 pairs of CX345/245 globes, 3 pairs of 45 triodes, and 1 pair of 301.
Lampi B7 is great on CD material, and that is what I am mainly listening to on mine at the moment.
Despite having like 10 pairs for output tubes at my disposal, I dont have 300Bs nor VT52. I have vintage WE 101d ST shape, 2A3, 3 or 4 pairs of 6A3 (1 set is actually 6b4g), Psvance hifi series 101d, EML 45 (solid plate), 2 pairs of CX345/245 globes, 3 pairs of 45 triodes, and 1 pair of 301.
:dunno: looks a bit hit & miss. And those prices for the garageware...hmmmm
I dont understand what you are saying. Please elaborate...
Granted he's an enthusiast. I've been to his webstore, I think much of what is for sale there is outrageously priced and performance claims questionable. SATA cables, seriously?
I have no problems twisting wire & sleeving it with Techflex Flexo conductive but he is selling wire for USD$100/cm. A fricken CM. That's $10,000 per meter for SATA cable!!! The braid is not even carbonised....
You can also use SoTM USB cards and JCat cards:
JCAT USB Card, Battery Power Supply And USB Cable Great USB audio gear for those obsessed with sound quality. Review By Jonathan Lo
JCAT USB Card, Battery Power Supply And USB Cable Great USB audio gear for those obsessed with sound quality. Review By Jonathan Lo