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01-28-12
Suppose to ship feb 19; i would be tearing my hair out if i ... Stanwal
01-29-12
Stanwal, that's some lead time. there's no way to audition a ... Vicdamone
01-30-12
Vic, i'm very interested in the octave as well. because of ... Lewinskih01
01-30-12
Lewinskih01, this being my first dac, other than the touch's ... Vicdamone
02-03-12
Stanwal, what is the link to the canadian dist. for metrum? ... Playntheblues
02-03-12
Lewinskih, my latest news regarding using the squeezebox tou ... Vicdamone
02-03-12
Vic, thanks for the input. i've been in touch with steve an ... Lewinskih01
02-03-12
Lewinskih, nada, i'm still at least six weeks out to receivi ... Vicdamone
02-03-12
I saw an ad on here from the canadian agent for a new one an ... Stanwal
02-04-12
Instructions for connecting a usb dac to squeezebox touch (c ... Vicdamone
02-06-12
Got mine last week. it is currently burning in. Elberoth2
02-08-12
Mine ships out on friday!! Jcote
02-14-12
Thought you might be interested in a few new reviews i just ... Newbie79
02-14-12
# 2 http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/metrum_octave_e.html Newbie79
02-15-12
Mine came today. right out of the box the best digital i hav ... Stanwal
02-16-12
Stanwal, so that took seven weeks? Vicdamone
02-16-12
From dec 16th i think so just about 8. i am using migs under ... Stanwal
02-18-12
What are migs? how are you be feeding the octave spdif, usb ... Vicdamone
02-18-12
Mine came in on wednesday, and i've had it burning in somewh ... Mjm6
02-18-12
Migs are synergistic research's vibration control devices. t ... Stanwal
02-18-12
I am using a transparent reference digital cable from my mer ... Stanwal
02-18-12
Migs are synergistic research's vibration control devices. t ... Stanwal
03-10-12
After a five week wait, a week of continues play, and runnin ... Vicdamone
03-13-12
Received mine about a week ago as well, really love the way ... Audiojedi
03-25-12
I've been playing with my metrum octave dac for the past 4 w ... Elberoth2
03-25-12
Mjm6 - you asked about jitter boxes (re-clockers) used with ... Kendrick2
03-25-12
Elberoth, that's great to read. which source/s are you usin ... Lewinskih01
03-25-12
Elberoth, thanks for posting your impressions of the octave. ... Vicdamone
03-26-12
Vicdamone, lewinskih01 - i have been using my pc server, run ... Elberoth2
03-30-12
I just received mine from hifi heaven in green bay wi. i or ... Dbarger
03-31-12
Dbarger, are you using computer via usb adapter or straight ... Bugredmachine
04-02-12
Bugredmachine - martin colloms from hifi critic tested metru ... Elberoth2
04-03-12
Bugred, i am using it both ways, from a squeezebox touch and ... Dbarger
04-04-12: Ronrags
I plan to purchase the octave with use with the squeezebox and I'm wondering if anyone compared the sound quality using coax cable vs optical cable. Also does either cable require a re-clocker or is that just for USB connections?
Thanks, Ron
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04-04-12
Ronrags - i have used the metrum with both coax and optical ... Jult52
04-04-12: Ronrags
Jult52, thanks for your response. Concerning reclocking, is this a variable with either input?
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04-04-12
Ronrags - not sure i understand your question, but i've been ... Jult52
04-04-12
All the dacs i have used are sensitive to transport used; i ... Stanwal
04-04-12: Ronrags
Jult52, based on your response, the Octave is very sensitive to jitter and a reclocker was necessary in your case. I guess my question was whether a reclocker is necessary since I'm using the squeezebox touch. I previously used the W4S DAC 1 and the Benchmark DAC 1 and wasn't impressed by the sound even after they were both burned-in. I guess the Squeezebox might be the weak link and requires a reclocker as you experienced.
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04-05-12
It sounds great with a squeezebox without any re-clocking. i ... Dbarger
04-05-12: Ronrags
Dbarger, Have you compared the optical vs the coax? Also do you use the stock power cord or an after market cord?
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04-05-12
Ronrags, i also have a sb touch and i'm looking into a dac ... Lewinskih01
04-05-12: Ronrags
Lewinski, I was a little disappointed with both DACs by comparing them to the original cd using the Oppo 95. I was expecting them to sound better than the original cd. I found the Oppo less grainy and a little more detailed. I did the comparisons with my brother and he agreed. But both DACs sounded better than the Touch only.
I just read an interesting article concerning ripping cds using the db power software. I didn't realize that the default setting for flac is partially compressed and there is a sound difference between the non-compressed setting. I plan to re-rip some files and compare to the previous ripped files. I will also rip into a wav file and compare them all.
In the thread I started "Looking for a DAC for the SB Touch", I narrowed my choices between the Octave and the Burson DA-160. I'm more concerned about sounding smooth than the last bit of detail.
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04-05-12
Ronrags, no, i haven't obsessed over the inputs. both sound ... Dbarger
04-05-12: Ronrags
Dbarger, thanks for your feedback. I also upgraded the power supply on the touch.
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06-09-12
I find the octave is sensitive to power cords. i have tried ... Dbarger
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