iefbo Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hi, I'm on the market for a new music server and hesitate between the Aurender and Sooloos products. Aurender has very nice prodicts but only their (very) high end models have SPDIF outputs. My DAC only has a SPDIF input. Does any of you use the X100 model with a USB to SPDIF convertor? What convertor are you using and what is you experience? Thanks Yves Link to comment
bpw Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hi,I'm on the market for a new music server and hesitate between the Aurender and Sooloos products. Aurender has very nice prodicts but only their (very) high end models have SPDIF outputs. My DAC only has a SPDIF input. Does any of you use the X100 model with a USB to SPDIF convertor? What convertor are you using and what is you experience? Thanks Yves The iFi Micro iLink is one such product which converts USB to SPDIF. Brian Walsh Analog Expert / Showroom Manager Music Direct Link to comment
mabe Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Does any of you use the X100 model with a USB to SPDIF convertor? What convertor are you using and what is you experience? Yves Hi Yves, for historical reasons I still use an AR-T Legato1 USB/SPDIF converter connected to the aurender X100. I also had a chance to listen to the Audiophilleo connected to my aurender. Both converters are working perfectly on the X100 and are enabling excellent SQ on my system. Today I would prefer Audiophilleo as it provides a broadband of formats and sampling rates. mabe Link to comment
iefbo Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks guys, That is valuable input! Would you rather go X100 + convertor or second hand S10? Yves Link to comment
krass Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I use an Audiophilleo 1 with my X100 and am very happy with the sound quality into my Devialet 200. Grimm Mu-1 > Mola Mola Makua/DAC > Luxman m900u > Vivid Audio Kaya 90 Link to comment
HDgeorge Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I found the combination Aurender X100 + Audiobyte Hydra Z outperforming S10 on a Jadis Dac. I am about also to try on a dCS Scarlatti as well. for the record Audiobyte Hydra Z is better than audiophileo. Link to comment
iefbo Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wow, the Audiobyte Hydra Z looks really good. Price is descent at 700€. Any of you tried the Gustard U12 in combination with the X100? Please keep the opinions and experiences coming! Adding a USB-SPDIF convertor of course means more money to be spent on cables! Link to comment
krass Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 for the record Audiobyte Hydra Z is better than audiophileo. rather a bold statement ! can you provide some basis and clarify if you mean facilities (eg more output formats) or if you have some experiences comparing the sound qualities ? it would be a neat unit at that price if it was indeed better musically than the Audiophilleo. edit: and did you use Audiophilleo with or without Pure Power supply ? Grimm Mu-1 > Mola Mola Makua/DAC > Luxman m900u > Vivid Audio Kaya 90 Link to comment
HDgeorge Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 rather a bold statement !can you provide some basis and clarify if you mean facilities (eg more output formats) or if you have some experiences comparing the sound qualities ? it would be a neat unit at that price if it was indeed better musically than the Audiophilleo. edit: and did you use Audiophilleo with or without Pure Power supply ? Used it without power supply as did with HydraZ. Hydra Z has external power supply as well, but not used it. Also you can built one or buy aftermarket one. Link to comment
HDgeorge Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 And here is what Audiobyte Hydra Z is offering -spec side- : "Hydra Z USB to Coaxial Bridge, with latest Femto Clock inside. With Audiobyte self developed isolatiing buffer, all USB signal will be isolated and re-buffer from the Hydra Z and send to the coaxial/AES output. With Femto Clock inside and Word Clock OUT, you can be sure your DAC and HydraZ will be governed by the best clock and sync between each other under the best clock. for HDMI I2S output , you can output up to 24/384PCM and DSD128x DSD." Link to comment
HDgeorge Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Of course trial and compare is the safest way. If there is a better converter up to 1.000$ or € , I would really like to know. Digital progress will lead to such eventually. Link to comment
iefbo Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Very interesting ... thanks for the input You are right; "comparing is the safest way". Ideally I would compare the S10 with the X100+HydraZ combi in my system That will be very difficult to arrange ... :-( Link to comment
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