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| Streaming with the Hegel H390 I also have the H390 and used the USB input from my Innuos Zenith/PhoenixUSB source quite happily for a year or so. However, I had the itch to upgrade, so took a risk on the Denafrips Pontus 12th DAC, plus Cardas Clear Reflection XLR and an old E... | |
| New Duelund hookup wire: DCA10GA The vendor was hifi collective | |
| New Duelund hookup wire: DCA10GA @carlsbad2 Parallel, on the advice of the vendor. It's also the same configuration as their "dual" versions. The two lengths are held together by fabric insulating tape | |
| Value of a premium Ethernet cable @macg19 I can highly recommend the EtherRegen. Version 1 of it has just been made available again for a limited run. You'll have to move quickly to grab one. Version 2 is still work in progress | |
| Value of a premium Ethernet cable I accept that many believe digital music is 1s and 0s arriving at the DAC. This hasn't been anywhere near my experience. The best explainer I've found which can explain the impact of noise, jitter and phase noise on digital signals is this Hans ... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) @antigrunge2 . Given what I've spent on PhoenixUSB (2nd hand), new Zenith, EtherRegen (2nd hand), AfterDark clock, 2 decent linear power supplies, Finisar SFPs, Startech FMC, plus cabling - not to mention the mess, then I'm roughly in the same pr... | |
| Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix) I did actually ask Innuos about the need to re-clock both incoming ethernet and outgoing USB signals. My question was: isn't one enough? This was their response. "The PhoenixNET offers two benefits primarily; increase incoming signal precision... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update I've added the v1.4 to my newish Pontus 12th, replacing v1.0. It's far superior, noticeable after only a couple of hours of listening. Highly recommended, | |
| AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR Thanks for following up, @decooney . I haven't observed much change in character with burn-in - and it's had a lot. Female voices, in particular, seem to suffer a hardness, and sibilance is very noticeable. I've actually found a set of Golden C... | |
| AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR @decooney The Cygnus's arrived today, and already after only an hour of listening the detail and transparency they're offering is remarkable. Though, to be honest, they're a touch harder and brighter than I was hoping for. I noticed in an earl... | |
| AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR @decooney Available in the UK here https://www.analogueseduction.net/analogue-interconnects/cardas-clear-sky-audio-interconnects.html Anyhow, this is now moot as I've ordered the Cygnus | |
| AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR I'm also looking at Cardas XLR, though the Clear is outside my budget. Has anyone tried the more affordable Clear Sky model? | |
| Denafrips Pontus II FPGA firmware upgrade 2023 Hi @audiofilo123 Can I ask how your experience with the Firmware (v1.3?) is progressing? I have a brand new Pontus 12th, which is only 5 days old. So far, I'm moderately unhappy with its glassy digital tone, sibilant female voices and light ba... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II 12th VS Gustard R 26 I’m in a similar position - trying to decide between the two. Such is the nature of buying Chinese-sourced DACs that comparisons are very tricky. My current DAC is embedded in my Hegel H390. By all accounts it’s a pretty decent unit - I’ve read i... | |
| would innuos mk3 streamer benefit from network filter I had a similar problem The quality improved by adding a very decent USB cable (FTA sinope), Innuos Phoenix USB and power filtering, but was still too digital. Too hard. What fixed it was the ethernet stage, namely adding an Uptone EtherRegen, ... |