alvin1118

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Clocking: again!
My view of Master Clock Generator: https://www.vinshineaudio.com/post/what-is-a-master-clock-generator   Take away: If you are after the best audio quality, and one or more of your equipment supports Master Clock Sync Input, it is worth conside... 
HDMI cables for I2S
@timyamasaki , congrats on the PST purchase.    Please note that the I²S output of the PST over HDMI is not a typical multimedia HDMI port. It's I²S (Inter-IC Sound). It is not compatible with multimedia HDMI input found on the Bryston DAC / AVR... 
Naim 5si integrated?? The reviews are good but is it still current in performance
Thanks for the call out @arafiq .   Sorry to hijack this thread but I thought I should mention that we have a Kinki Studio products dealer in Texas, USA. Servicing of the products can be done within the stateside. I just like to clarify this poi... 
Good Ethernet switch
@alvin1118 For someone without much technical knowledge about power supply tech, can you share anything about the power supply on that LHY Audio 8-port switch you recommended?  Any additional thoughts on why you recommend it?   Here you go sir... 
Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed!
Important: Audio clock trim - BluOS uses small adjustments to the audio clock to maintain glitch-free audio synchronization. Disable this when using an external DAC that cannot cope with these adjustments. There is a setting that you might like ... 
Good Ethernet switch
+1 LHY Audio 8-Port (Linksys Business Gbps Switch) https://www.beatechnik.com/lhy-audio   Alvin @ Vinshine Audio  
New Jays Audio flagship cd transport
Hey @a1uc    My apologies on behalf of my team. The CDT3-MK3 (Black) was handed to the shipper yesterday. My logistics team will provide the tracking information in approx 48hrs.   Many thanks, Alvin Chee @ Vinshine Audio  
Terminator II or Rockna Wavedream Edition (non signature version) which one to buy and why
Hey @danthemannn    DENAFRIPS Terminator II is a trickle down of the Terminator Plus. In my opinion, it's a great DAC that punches way above its asking price.    Here's the Terminator Plus review might be of interest to you: https://soundne... 
Denafrips Ares ii
Hey @audiomaze , thanks for loving the DENAFRIPS Ares II DAC!    It's a good question.   Comparisons of Ares II / Pontus II can be found here:  https://youtu.be/_UTDlLejD-A https://youtu.be/NA9GD7arBlw   User Feedback: https://www.de... 
Different R2R DACs
In my previous post I forgot to mention that the Ares 2 Has ambience, and instrument decay the likes I never heard before. Thanks @gillsysb. Enjoy the music!  ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯     
Looking to replace a CD transport...
I would love to find an affordable Jay's...Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the retail was close to $5K on the new Jay's... There are two models: CDT2-MK3  CDT3-MK3    Cheers, Alvin @ Vinshine Audio  
Denafrips Ares II - Why did you sell?
Indeed. Many of our customers bought the Ares II to have a taste of the DENAFRIPS sound prior to moving up to the next level up model.   I see an interesting trend recently - some customers bought the Terminator II/Plus after a few weeks of owni... 
Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated
Thanks for the kind words and supports, gentlemen!    Indeed, there are many choices of high performance R-2R DACs on the market right now. Let me start by saying this - we have great respect to other brands. We welcome and value healthy competi... 
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
Thank you, David! 🙆‍♂️  
Issue with new Denefrips Pontus
Hello Pal, my technical support colleague Vincent just responded to the email. Please be assured that we will do our level best to sort this out 🤝