MemoryPlayer Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Miska, Which DAC's chipset are USB capable (not IS port) up to DSD1024 and PCM 1.536kHz? And about your experience with ladder R2R DAC's? Did you test some brands that can recommend to us? Thx Link to comment
Account Closed Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 56 minutes ago, MemoryPlayer said: Miska, Which DAC's chipset are USB capable (not IS port) up to DSD1024 and PCM 1.536kHz? And about your experience with ladder R2R DAC's? Did you test some brands that can recommend to us? Thx Holo Spring 2 and May DACs for sure and I think Dennefrips Terminator but check that one to be sure. Link to comment
Miska Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 T+A can also do DSD1024 over USB. For example the HA 200 I'm using. Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Popular Post StreamFidelity Posted September 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2020 7 hours ago, MemoryPlayer said: Which DAC's chipset are USB capable (not IS port) up to DSD1024 and PCM 1.536kHz? I had the Denafrips Terminator for a year and now the Denafrips Terminator Plus. The upsampling always runs via HQPlayer and the DAC is operated in NOS (Non Oversampling). With the Terminator (without Plus), I liked DSD better than PCM. Now I really like PCM 1411,2kHz/1536kHz with the Terminator Plus with its beautiful timbres. DSD 256x48 still has a bit better resolution with ASDM7EC. LoryWiv and NanoSword 1 1 Grigg Audio Solutions Owner StreamFidelitys Setup: Sonus Faber Amati Futura | T+A M10 | T+A SDV 3100 HV | fis Audio PC & Server | GigaWatt PC4-EVO+ | JCAT OPTIMO S ATX | FARAD Super10 & Super3 | Keces P8 | Afterdark Buffalo Switch | fis Audio Cables | Solidsteel HJ-3 / HY-A | Formfeld 1 | ABSORBER LIGHT | Link to comment
MemoryPlayer Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Miska said: T+A can also do DSD1024 over USB. For example the HA 200 I'm using. What are you thinking about T+A HA 200? Does it sound much better than DAC8? Did you try NOS mode with files converted by HQP Pro to DSD1024 with Sinc-L and AMSDM7EC? I'm considering the T+A HA 200 as my next step, maybe the last one, so please tell us your impressions... Link to comment
giordy60 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 nice car the t + a HA200 .... but it also makes the pcm 1.536 mhz? sistema: Server HDPlex (i7-6700-WS2016) HQPlayer con Ramdisk + HQPDcontrol > Macmini (roon core+Qobuz) o HQPlayer Client + Qobuz > HDPlex NAA (celeron G1840T-WS2016) NAD con Ramdisk, o miniPC Fitlet con immagine di Miska > Denafrips Ares2 , SPLvolume2 > Monitor KH+sub Link to comment
MemoryPlayer Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 25 minutes ago, giordy60 said: nice car the t + a HA200 .... but it also makes the pcm 1.536 mhz? Its specifications say no, only to 32 Bit/768 kHz! Link to comment
MemoryPlayer Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Miska said: T+A can also do DSD1024 over USB. For example the HA 200 I'm using. Which DAC chipset HA 200 uses? Are you using it with Solitaire? Link to comment
giordy60 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Jussi, hqplayer is able to do upsamplings up to the frequency of 98.304 mhz in SDM (to simplify let's say dsd 2048) why don't you also develop the possibility of upsampling in PCM up to 3072 mhz? ..... is that possible? it seems to me that the only dac that does this internally is the MSB ... if there are others I don't know them. sistema: Server HDPlex (i7-6700-WS2016) HQPlayer con Ramdisk + HQPDcontrol > Macmini (roon core+Qobuz) o HQPlayer Client + Qobuz > HDPlex NAA (celeron G1840T-WS2016) NAD con Ramdisk, o miniPC Fitlet con immagine di Miska > Denafrips Ares2 , SPLvolume2 > Monitor KH+sub Link to comment
giordy60 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, MemoryPlayer said: Its specifications say no, only to 32 Bit/768 kHz! pity it would have been great MemoryPlayer 1 sistema: Server HDPlex (i7-6700-WS2016) HQPlayer con Ramdisk + HQPDcontrol > Macmini (roon core+Qobuz) o HQPlayer Client + Qobuz > HDPlex NAA (celeron G1840T-WS2016) NAD con Ramdisk, o miniPC Fitlet con immagine di Miska > Denafrips Ares2 , SPLvolume2 > Monitor KH+sub Link to comment
Miska Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 9 hours ago, MemoryPlayer said: What are you thinking about T+A HA 200? Does it sound much better than DAC8? I have not compared directly that way, since DAC8 DSD is on my loudspeaker system while HA 200 is on my office desk for headphones. 9 hours ago, MemoryPlayer said: Did you try NOS mode with files converted by HQP Pro to DSD1024 with Sinc-L and AMSDM7EC? I only ever use the discrete DSD side... Not with sinc-L, but with ext2. Compared to ASDM7EC at DSD256, DSD1024 sounds a bit more "real" or "analog". And then switching to AMSDM7EC the sound "opens" or "widens" up a little. Not huge differences. The small box on top, rear right is my NAA, so I can send audio from either Linux or Windows desktop, or my iMac to the HA 200. Most of the time I run it at DSD256 with ASDM7EC modulator, because it is fine for me that way and much easier. 7 hours ago, MemoryPlayer said: Which DAC chipset HA 200 uses? I believe the PCM side is same as DAC8 DSD, so 4x TI PCM1795. DSD side is discrete, further developed from DAC8 DSD. The SD(V) 3100 HV is more fancy version. 7 hours ago, MemoryPlayer said: Are you using it with Solitaire? Yes, nice thing is that I can easily have all my three primary headphones connected to it simultaneously and then easily switch between the headphones. (Solitaire, Sennheiser HD800 and Shure SRH1540. StreamFidelity 1 Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Miska Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 7 hours ago, giordy60 said: why don't you also develop the possibility of upsampling in PCM up to 3072 mhz? ..... is that possible? On Linux and macOS you can already do it if you manually adjust the configuration file. But it goes to same category as DSD2048 that there are no DACs that would have such input possibility on the market right now. Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
jimdukey Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Any opinions on IFI Pro DSD dac that also does DSD 1024? I think it does its own Upsampling with a DSD Direct type setting, Tubes, and Gibbs Filter. I've read both good , and what I interpreted as Luke-Warm reviews. I think Miska doesn't want the Dac to do the Conversions. But I could get TV, Internet Radio and my Files , all at DSD 1024 with it. It's at least $2500, maybe more by now, so not relatively cheap like the RMI. TIA! Link to comment
Miska Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, jimdukey said: Any opinions on IFI Pro DSD dac that also does DSD 1024? I think it does its own Upsampling with a DSD Direct type setting, Tubes, and Gibbs Filter. I've read both good , and what I interpreted as Luke-Warm reviews. I think Miska doesn't want the Dac to do the Conversions. But I could get TV, Internet Radio and my Files , all at DSD 1024 with it. It's at least $2500, maybe more by now, so not relatively cheap like the RMI. It's not about getting some rate like DSD1024, but how that rate is achieved. Good algorithm at DSD256 is better than bad algorithm at DSD1024. MemoryPlayer 1 Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
jimdukey Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 More than meets the eye! Thanks. Link to comment
MemoryPlayer Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 57 minutes ago, Miska said: I believe the PCM side is same as DAC8 DSD, so 4x TI PCM1795. DSD side is discrete, further developed from DAC8 DSD. Yes, nice thing is that I can easily have all my three primary headphones connected to it simultaneously and then easily switch between the headphones. (Solitaire, Sennheiser HD800 and Shure SRH1540. TI PCM1795 is Burr-Brown? I own a Sennheiser HD800S. so how they match with HA200 balanced output? BTW, only by sound quality side, do you think HA-200 deserves US$9,000.00? Link to comment
Miska Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, MemoryPlayer said: TI PCM1795 is Burr-Brown? Yes, TI purchased Burr-Brown long time ago. 1 hour ago, MemoryPlayer said: I own a Sennheiser HD800S. so how they match with HA200 balanced output? Probably pretty nicely, I'm still missing a balanced cable for my HD800, so I have not tried that way yet. Need to get a new cable first. Never bothered for the Schiit Jotunheim. 1 hour ago, MemoryPlayer said: BTW, only by sound quality side, do you think HA-200 deserves US$9,000.00? That's a question everybody needs to answer on their own. But it is a high resolution tool for me. And has quite a lot of features for serious headphone listening. ADI-2 Pro in the picture is also connected to the HA 200 using balanced cables. Some of the features like adjustable output impedance is useful for some headphones like some Beyerdynamic models. MemoryPlayer 1 Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
MemoryPlayer Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 22 minutes ago, Miska said: ...I'm still missing a balanced cable for my HD800, so I have not tried that way yet. Need to get a new cable first... This one is a good option for HD800: https://www.moon-audio.com/black-dragon-headphone-cable-v2.html Silver cables aren't good options for the 800, only for 800S! Link to comment
Outlaw Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Still drop outs with ASDME7.Does not matter with what filter is used .This is with latest 4.71 Link to comment
StreamFidelity Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Outlaw said: Still drop outs with ASDME7.Does not matter with what filter is used .This is with latest 4.71 Same here. As with 4.7.0, an unfortunate overload on two cores. Did you know that Miska is in reality an agent for the PC industry? The PC industry wants to sell its newest hardware. 😂 (A joke) MemoryPlayer 1 Grigg Audio Solutions Owner StreamFidelitys Setup: Sonus Faber Amati Futura | T+A M10 | T+A SDV 3100 HV | fis Audio PC & Server | GigaWatt PC4-EVO+ | JCAT OPTIMO S ATX | FARAD Super10 & Super3 | Keces P8 | Afterdark Buffalo Switch | fis Audio Cables | Solidsteel HJ-3 / HY-A | Formfeld 1 | ABSORBER LIGHT | Link to comment
Miska Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 9 hours ago, StreamFidelity said: Did you know that Miska is in reality an agent for the PC industry? The PC industry wants to sell its newest hardware. 😂 (A joke) I'm just eager to utilize what ever they can offer, for improved sound quality... Too bad they are so slow rolling out faster CPUs. 9 hours ago, StreamFidelity said: Same here. As with 4.7.0, an unfortunate overload on two cores. There are no changes in 4.7.1 that should have big impact on these things. I changed a few optimizations, but those affect Pro more (to be released some time later). For me, things run the same as before on i7-8086K, i9-9900K(S) and i9-10900K. I have one new machine with the new i9-10850K which is very close to i9-10900K, but cheaper. Will test on that one later (it runs Win 10). Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
ASRMichael Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Miska said: I'm just eager to utilize what ever they can offer, for improved sound quality... Too bad they are so slow rolling out faster CPUs. There are no changes in 4.7.1 that should have big impact on these things. I changed a few optimizations, but those affect Pro more (to be released some time later). For me, things run the same as before on i7-8086K, i9-9900K(S) and i9-10900K. I have one new machine with the new i9-10850K which is very close to i9-10900K, but cheaper. Will test on that one later (it runs Win 10). Miska, you have to ask yourself how many if your customers have the latest & greatest CPU’s. I appreciate what you trying to achieve, but maybe it’s just too early. StreamFidelity 1 Link to comment
Miska Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 44 minutes ago, ASRMichael said: Miska, you have to ask yourself how many if your customers have the latest & greatest CPU’s. I appreciate what you trying to achieve, but maybe it’s just too early. I can run DSD256 upsampling on a quad-core Atom CPU. The Intel Joule module was smallest thing that could run HQPlayer Embedded and upsample to DSD256. So it is not so demanding. Rest is about choosing the algorithms you want to run. There are lighter and heavier ones. Even the lighter ones beat typical hardware implementations. I don't think it makes sense for me to limit my most advanced algorithms to the ones that can run on the least powerful computers. If someone has the latest and greatest computer hardware, I don't see reason not to offer best possible algorithms. And even with the latest and greatest computer hardware we are still talking about cheaper device than most high-end or even HiFi equipment is. I think the i9-10850K machine I assembled last weekend was a little over 1000 EUR. And it is with relatively expensive motherboard (Gigabyte Z490 AORUS PRO AX), good PSU (Seasonic Focus PX-850) and fast RAM (4 DIMMS of Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 3200 CL16). And that PSU has enough oomph that you can later add Nvidia RTX 3080 for a lot of bang for the buck. It was a build for my friend, I will later try HQPlayer on it. But I'm pretty sure ASDM7EC works to DSD256 with it. For him, it will be vehicle to run the new Microsoft Flight Simulator when the 3080 GPU becomes available. Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Popular Post Account Closed Posted September 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Miska said: I can run DSD256 upsampling on a quad-core Atom CPU. The Intel Joule module was smallest thing that could run HQPlayer Embedded and upsample to DSD256. So it is not so demanding. Rest is about choosing the algorithms you want to run. There are lighter and heavier ones. Even the lighter ones beat typical hardware implementations. I don't think it makes sense for me to limit my most advanced algorithms to the ones that can run on the least powerful computers. If someone has the latest and greatest computer hardware, I don't see reason not to offer best possible algorithms. And even with the latest and greatest computer hardware we are still talking about cheaper device than most high-end or even HiFi equipment is. I think the i9-10850K machine I assembled last weekend was a little over 1000 EUR. And it is with relatively expensive motherboard (Gigabyte Z490 AORUS PRO AX), good PSU (Seasonic Focus PX-850) and fast RAM (4 DIMMS of Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 3200 CL16). And that PSU has enough oomph that you can later add Nvidia RTX 3080 for a lot of bang for the buck. It was a build for my friend, I will later try HQPlayer on it. But I'm pretty sure ASDM7EC works to DSD256 with it. For him, it will be vehicle to run the new Microsoft Flight Simulator when the 3080 GPU becomes available. I get it but I am not willing to keep chasing DSD to higher and higher levels. I spent $2K two years ago on my HQP PC and I am not going to upgrade for some time to come. I have decided to go back to PCM 768 which sounds really great on my Holo Spring 2 KTE. With 4.7 &4.7.1, I can no longer get ASDM7EC/DSD 256 (128 is the max now). PCM 768 sounds better to me than ASDM7EC/DSD128. I realized that at some point one has to stop chasing the latest and greatest with bigger and bigger numbers and just be happy listening to the music. madman73, blue2, StreamFidelity and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment
Miska Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, bobflood said: I get it but I am not willing to keep chasing DSD to higher and higher levels. I spent $2K two years ago on my HQP PC and I am not going to upgrade for some time to come. I have decided to go back to PCM 768 which sounds really great on my Holo Spring 2 KTE. With 4.7 &4.7.1, I can no longer get ASDM7EC/DSD 256 (128 is the max now). PCM 768 sounds better to me than ASDM7EC/DSD128. I realized that at some point one has to stop chasing the latest and greatest with bigger and bigger numbers and just be happy listening to the music. What kind of machine is it? All my machines that did ASDM7EC before are still doing the same. With optimal BIOS settings and stock Windows 10, Linux and macOS. Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
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