Toslink is worst possible way to go, that is the problem. Use a good 75 ohm cable and hear the difference. I was just listening to 3 different ones this morning on my V-DAC. All three are good but noticeably different.I don't use balanced so can comment on them.
Cambridge Dacmagic? Real improvmt or hype?
I have zero appreciable diff using this dac and wondering if it is real or hype or am I not hooking it up properly. I have a McCormack DNA-1 / Adcom GFP 750/ and Rotel RDV 1050. Also connected a western digital media player into the dac.
I use optical toslink to connect cd and media player to the dac and then analog rca from dac to preamp?
Would using the balanced outputs make a significant diff?
I use optical toslink to connect cd and media player to the dac and then analog rca from dac to preamp?
Would using the balanced outputs make a significant diff?