The name is somehow misleading. It is a digital preamp, with a reclocking feature.
What you are talking about is an analog preamp with a built in DAC. A different cathegory altogether. This is a digital preamp with digital inputs and outputs. It allows both volume control and input switching.
I'm sure you could call it "pre-dac with volume". Problem solved.The name is somehow misleading. It is a digital preamp, with a reclocking feature.
So in the first picture you're showing two periods of a 10kHz sinewave with at least +/-2000nS of jitter at 5kHz. I've never seen such a huge amount from any DAC - what's the receiver chip being used?
Nice use of an old school CRT scope! The new Agilents have some pretty cool trace persistence features, not sure if you have looked at them
What is the difference between D1 Single & Dual DACs sonically if using only single-ended/unbalanced outputs?
Why is the need to buy special XLR->RCA adapter if the DAC has RCA outputs?
While 90% of my material is PCM, given the rise of interest now in DSD downloads I would like to know how MPD-5 and TotalDAC D1 compare (single or dual or both) on DSD material..
Let's assume that the source is a computer and in the case of TotalDAC there is a conversion to 176/24 using SACD plug-in (foobar)
MPD-5 is a DSD DAC, and also future-proof.
How upgradable is TotalDAC?
Was the 10 seconds delay during sample rate switch issue - reported on this thread - resolved until now?
Thanks, dallasjustice
Do you have single or dual version?
Do you work balanced or unbalanced? Did you try both?
The 10-seconds delay you described as the time required for the device to lock in on incoming signal,
it is indeed too long. I rarely mix single songs from different albums, but sometimes I do.
Sound-wise, you said that the MPD-5 lacked the low-detail resolution, was it in specific frequency region?
How would you describe other sound characteristics, e.g. soundstage?
One interesting feature of upsampling players (like MPD-5) is that they are more forgiving to the bad recordings, I listen frequently to blues and some classic rock titles, and there are plenty of such records..
How TotalDAC behaves here?
Sorry for the investigation
Michael
The d1 is designed for maximum freedom to the end user when it comes to filters; min phase, linear phase etc. HQplayer is the answer. I select appropriate filters, oversampling and dither depending on the recording.
I did not understand, can you create/download your/new filters like in MSB?
Why is the need to buy special XLR->RCA adapter if the DAC has RCA outputs?
I would like to know how MPD-5 and TotalDAC D1 compare (single or dual or both) on DSD material..
Was the 10 seconds delay during sample rate switch issue - reported on this thread - resolved until now?
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