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    GEEK OUT 1000 WoW !

    Sweet... Glad to know you like it. Larry
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    The Geek - by Light Harmonic

    Hi, Gary LOL... thanks for your understanding. And I really believe Genesis speaker is one of the top/best speakers in the world long before I start Light Harmonic. I heard the 4 pieces BIG giants (model 1.2? sorry not 100% sure for the model) with all Goldmund preamp/amps.. Wow. Totally blow...
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    The Geek - by Light Harmonic

    Yes, you got it... It will be nice! I believe. Hay, we got a lot of positive good review for Lightspeed. Your cables are in our shipping deck for a while. Get your shipping company to pick it up and I hope you can burn-in for 2 weeks then hear it! It will surprise you. ;) Cheers, Larry
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    USB cables

    Hi, Bruce It looks like quite some people agree with you... Like Steven Plaskin. http://www.audiostream.com/content/light-harmonic-lightspeed-usb-cable Thanks for your feedback. Larry/ Light Harmonic
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    The Geek - by Light Harmonic

    Hi, Gary Thank you so much for these kind words. We truly put our heads and hearts into this little product. And Kickstarter campaign's great start really makes us happy. It's on Kickstarter's popular list and a lot of hot list of related reporting web sites. Hope more people could joint our...
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    USB cables

    Sorry to tell you, with AES/EBU or SPDIF, you can go up to 24/192K only like you wrote. And I'm the believer of asynchronous interface so DAC could be the clock master, not your computer. If you use AES/SPDIF in between the digital chain, you will literally let computer source as your clock...
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    USB cables

    Well... from the beginning to the end of whole chain should be: USB transceiver IC in computer ---> PCB trace route ---> USB-A connector of computer ---> USB-A connector of USB cable ---> USB Cable wires ---> USB-B Connector of cable --> USB-B connector of DAC ---> PCB trace route ---> USB...
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    USB cables

    Another tips here... ;-) If want to get the max separation result, you can connect TWO USB-A of Lightspeed to computer first. After USB done the protocol handshake, even while music is playing, you can "un-plug" the Power LEG. Music will keep playing there... Just no power loop between...
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    USB cables

    Hi, Jeff This is a very good question. And actually maybe need a lot of people, more than us to do more exploration. Some parameter's impact should be easier to find, some should not. In the test report, we make the regulation especially tight. For example, 90Ohm impedance is the USB cable...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Hi, Jack "Break-in" period is always a known process but still remains as a puzzle for designers. I guess our top grade cap: ELNA RFS 's internal material, real natural silk, contribute two weeks of your break-in time. But it really worth it, right? :)
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Hi, Roysen I saw your location. We have a wonderful distributor in this region. www.audioconcept.se Hope Robert could help you arrange the audition when the full set is ready. Dual DAC is ready to ship in next few weeks. The Source (music server) will be the next, then Streamer. For source...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    I'm looking forward to know as well. :)
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Thank you, Dallas. And I agree with your point. We should encourage variety and options. We build Da Vinci based on the assumptions that 384K/DxD and DSD music will be the major stream of digital playback. We design around that. Our approach is somehow different than many excellent DACs on the...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Hi, Jack Thanks. Just want you to know your new Dual DAC will be ready to ship in next few weeks. And we all love the sound we heard in several U.S dealers' room.
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Hi, Bruce Please wait to hear our production version of DSD. You might like it more... :) We just expand our office and factory to a new place. Hope I can get some free time to visit you around the end of Feb. or early Mar. Larry
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Hi, Michael Just for few clarification. When we introduce DaVinci DAC (PCM only version) in 2011, there is a brief introduction price @ 12,000. After 5 months, we found that the cost is really too high related to that price so we finally settle at $20,000 USD for domestic market. And never...
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    Steve's RMAF 2012 Picture Thread And Top 5 In Show

    Nice picture... Steve! Larry
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    Ipad as Music Server

    hi, this configuration is perfectly ok. We tested and play around iPad + Camera kit with Da Vinci 384K DAC. The result is nice but highest sampling rate is 48K only. Also, the power profile of USB descriptor is different for each DAC's USB interface. Not every USB 2.0 DAC can be compatible...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Volume control, this is a good question. Da Vinci has a special way to do it. The DAC get the system volume setting from computer, then we don't let them do it. We use our internal DSP engine to do "64 bit" precision calculation for EACH sample of music then output to the conversion core...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    User can do 2X, 4X and 8X for 44.1K/16 bit. So the FR will be very flat around 190K when OS to 352.8K (384K). And user can use remote to select enable or disable the analog filter @ -3dB/100K Hz... You are correct. In my opinion, if user wants to OS, they are better off going straight to...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Thanks! And yes, quite a few good reviews are coming...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Some further information here... (actually I suppose not say too much before RMAF) ;) The reason why we combined "dual cores" in one DAC? We found that PCM and DSD need a totally different conversion structure to get the best result. It's really really hard to use only one... For example...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Thanks a lot, Wizard.
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Hi, Tom Like the previous email, the design choice we made here is to provide a neutral platform for playback. So users can choose if they want to OS or NOS. And agree with you, a lot of music we tested, e.g. from 2L's DxD or DSD musics, we need to keep the FR curve flat to get the best...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    NOS vs OS is always one key design element in DAC. For Da Vinci, the original purpose of this DAC is for high-res music, from 96K and all to 384K. In this situation, NOS's strength play more good here. Also, another benefit is, we can offer people choice. In NOS DAC + high sampling rate USB...
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    Light Harmonic Da Vinci DAC

    Yes, Bruce. Let's have your good music there...

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