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Maybe he's enjoying DSD now? The DAC8 DSD upsampled to 512 is superb! T+A handles DSD in such a unique manner.
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Maybe he's enjoying DSD now? The DAC8 DSD upsampled to 512 is superb! T+A handles DSD in such a unique manner.
Randy Myers
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Hehe... no... I have been to his house several times (he is a member of our audio club). The music server he uses does not even have DSD capability 
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I love what the DAC 8 DSD does at DSD512/48. I cannot imagine listening to straight PCM music again at this point. I agree the T+A is simply amazing.
I am shocked that T+A has not gained the reputation in the US yet and gained a huge market share. Such an amazing company that most Americans are unaware of
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....I love what the DAC 8 DSD does at DSD512/48. I cannot imagine listening to straight PCM music again at this point
. I agree the T+A is simply amazing.I am shocked that T+A has not gained the reputation in the US yet and gained a huge market share. Such an amazing company that most Americans are unaware of
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Hehe... no... I have been to his house several times (he is a member of our audio club). The music server he uses does not even have DSD capability
I love what the DAC 8 DSD does at DSD512/48. I cannot imagine listening to straight PCM music again at this point
I am shocked that T+A has not gained the reputation in the US yet and gained a huge market share. Such an amazing company that most Americans are unaware of
Totally agree. The T+A PDP3000HV mops the floor with any Esoteric I had. But, it doesn’t get the love on this side of the pond. Check out Hi-Fi News or HiFi+ and you will see their products kicking ass and taking names almost monthly.
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recently began sending dsd128 [max dsd rate with non-windows OS] to the t+a dac 8 dsd... whoa!! simply amazing and blows pcm away -- which i think is more than excellent on this dac as well. cannot even imagine dsd256 or dsd512 on this dac. must be incredible.
i should probably by a 2nd unit just to keep in the closet as a back-up ;-)
i should probably by a 2nd unit just to keep in the closet as a back-up ;-)
Randy Myers
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Well T+A claims their units are designed to last not just years, but decades... but, I know Marty is selling one
....audiophilia review of the dac8 dsd...
https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2019/1/29/ta-elektroakustik-dac-8-dsd-da-converter?rq= dac
https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2019/1/29/ta-elektroakustik-dac-8-dsd-da-converter?rq= dac
Randy Myers
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I have used the T+A with headphones and it has always done a very good job. Well today I received my Abyss cans and I am blown away at how good of a headphone amp the DAC 8 DSD is! I have been looking at headphone amps but not sure I need one with the T+A.
The DAC 8 DSD has surprised me once again!
Maybe if I decide to go with a balanced amp I might look in that direction, but for now T+A impresses again!
The DAC 8 DSD has surprised me once again!
Maybe if I decide to go with a balanced amp I might look in that direction, but for now T+A impresses again!
Randy Myers
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The T+A really does a great job with headphones, however I might be getting my Bryston back from my friend. He is a bachelor and has his own house with two very nice setups. He is also a vinylphile with about 5000 albums. He simply does not use this wonderful headphone amp, and I have a real use for headphones. With my wonderful wife cooped up in our house for the foreseeable future I am using headphones more trying to be considerate of her.
i have been and still am a very happy t+a dac8 dsd owner. it is connected via usb to my transport running roon ROCK which utilizes roonOS, a linux based operating system.
however, out of the box the t+a dac8 dsd is only capable of playing native dsd256 and dsd512 from a computer/server/transport having a windows OS with a custom driver downloaded from t+a. linux users are limited to dsd128 via DoP.
this has been a source of immense frustration that i have mentioned more than a few times here including this:
well... love has been delivered !!
there is now a firmware update available for the amanero usb receiver that is used on the t+a dac8 dsd that enables linux (but not mac) users to play dsd256 and dsd512.
upon hearing this, i contacted t+a support who were EXTREMELY helpful in walking me through the update process and then troubleshooting an installation issue that was 100% pilot error on my part... cannot say enough good things about my experience with t+a technical support.
with the update installed, the dac8 dsd usb receiver is functioning flawlessly and i am now able to play dsd256 and dsd512 natively. i suppose i was expecting a modest bump in SQ from this; however, it turned out to be a quite noticeable improvement -- especially, for well recorded titles.
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notes:
> this update is only useful to linux OS (roonOS) users.
> go figure, but this update can only be performed from a windows PC -- this is an amanero thing not a t+a thing -- which ultimately saw me walking into a nearby Best Buy with hat-in-hand and the dac under my arm. the staff there was kind enough to let me use a PC to do the update and 10 minutes later i was walking out with updated usb receiver firmware and a huge smile.
> more info here
however, out of the box the t+a dac8 dsd is only capable of playing native dsd256 and dsd512 from a computer/server/transport having a windows OS with a custom driver downloaded from t+a. linux users are limited to dsd128 via DoP.
this has been a source of immense frustration that i have mentioned more than a few times here including this:
all i am asking for is a little usb love for linux (roon OS) users
well... love has been delivered !!
there is now a firmware update available for the amanero usb receiver that is used on the t+a dac8 dsd that enables linux (but not mac) users to play dsd256 and dsd512.
upon hearing this, i contacted t+a support who were EXTREMELY helpful in walking me through the update process and then troubleshooting an installation issue that was 100% pilot error on my part... cannot say enough good things about my experience with t+a technical support.
with the update installed, the dac8 dsd usb receiver is functioning flawlessly and i am now able to play dsd256 and dsd512 natively. i suppose i was expecting a modest bump in SQ from this; however, it turned out to be a quite noticeable improvement -- especially, for well recorded titles.
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notes:
> this update is only useful to linux OS (roonOS) users.
> go figure, but this update can only be performed from a windows PC -- this is an amanero thing not a t+a thing -- which ultimately saw me walking into a nearby Best Buy with hat-in-hand and the dac under my arm. the staff there was kind enough to let me use a PC to do the update and 10 minutes later i was walking out with updated usb receiver firmware and a huge smile.
> more info here
great experience with t+a -- the amanero usb receiver firmware was something out of their control. however, when anamero finally issued the new firmware version t+a jumped all over it to help those dac8 dsd owners who were interested.
...this has now got me mildly interested in the t+a sd 3100hv -- certainly not cheap, but i understand it is less expensive per kilogram than the dac8 dsd.
Randy Myers
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So is there an update for all T+A DAC 8 DSD users? I am not going to change from Windows OS but would love to see DSD512 displayed versus 24M6 .... When I checked a year of two ago I was told I had to send it to their service provider in Georgia to get the update down (didn't want to do that).
If they have an update that end users can apply I would be all over it!
Oh, and gratz about being able to get DSD512!!!
.... When I checked a year of two ago I was told I had to send it to their service provider in Georgia to get the update down (didn't want to do that). If they have an update that end users can apply I would be all over it!
Oh, and gratz about being able to get DSD512!!!
thanks randy -- i suppose it was worth the wait !!
this update is only to the usb receiver firmware.
to get the option to display DSDxxx requires an update to the firmware of the DAC itself. there is a way for computer-experienced end users to make that update... but there is some small risk of bricking the dac and having to send it in anyway. caution and proceed at your own risk: documentation here
Randy Myers
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Ok, not worth the risk and the effort when my DAC works so amazingly well.
the new dac 200 looks to be the replacement for the dac8 dsd. it adds increased bit rate (dsd 1052) and a pre-amp otherwise looks pretty similar in terms of functionality. price is reportedly ~$7
DAC 200 D/A Converter
i like the aesthetics of the dac 200 ...and, i must say the brochure photo of the new series 200 has me interested in moving my listening room to one with a similar view -- looks to be badia.
DAC 200 D/A Converter
i like the aesthetics of the dac 200 ...and, i must say the brochure photo of the new series 200 has me interested in moving my listening room to one with a similar view -- looks to be badia.
