thank you CKKeung, but congratulations again and especially to Vincent Brient
for these new and recent stunning works.
And yes ! this USB Gigafilter really makes sense to the Totaldac DA conversion and probably also, as you noticed, in other systems
where this "capricious" USB is part of the line, who knows ?... to confirm (or not) during your next listenings!
And as I understand you, Paul79 !!!
Enjoy too !! Iamrael.
and Jeffy, yes ! I noticed that these DACs need a few days to develop their full expression, 2 or 3 days sometimes more.
the first hours can be scary, sharp and tight then everything gradually relaxes
and no, I never changed this fuses ... is it important?
I recently purchased the second power supply unit(PSU) kit for my d1-server together with the USB Gigafilter cable/filter which I use to connect the USB port from the cubox board at the back of the server to the server reclocker's USB port. Installation of the second PSU was straightforward thanks to Vincent's instruction manual.
Having lived with the two upgrades for a week or so, I just wanted to share my impressions. I have the 3 unit d1-twelve DAC which drives my Pass Labs power amps directly.
The first thing I noticed was a significant improvement in image focus and solidarity: instruments seemed much "tighter" and better defined in space. Resolution also increased, allowing me to hear previously inaudible details. Moreover, as I listened more, it became clear that the intensity and contrast of tonal colour and timbre were significantly improved. At the frequency extremes, bass was subjectively more extended and more tuneful, while treble was cleaner and sweeter with less "hash" on those less-than-perfect digital recordings.
Overall, a significant improvement in sound quality and well worth the investment, in my opinion. I haven't tried to ascertain how much of the improvement is due to the second PSU and how much the Gigafilter, but taken together I can't imagine anyone being disappointed if you decide to upgrade. I hope this was helpful.
Now if anyone's in the market for a used standard USB cable/filter, let me know!
Is anyone using TotalDac in a single-ended system? How much substance of the sound is lost by converting from TotalDac's balanced architecture to single-ended?
Thank you
I'm sure the d1-seven is very good but at the moment, i could only afford a d1-dual and i'm very contented and enjoying its beautiful sound .....
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