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Post by brubacca on Jul 25, 2018 16:48:11 GMT -5
 Well give it a try and see if it offers anything to your system. It might, it might not, but it's worth trying. What else is this hobby for if not to experiment? Just make sure you are using really expensive cables with this. I remember an audio dealer telling me on the phone that any (Analog) cable under $400 was crap. (Paging KeithL, this is part of the hypocrisy that you are speaking about). Yeah, I never went to his store. I like the Eitr because it sounds really good, but also because it takes the SoTM and mR and makes them truly a transport. I can even use my Rega DAC which has a crappy USB implementation. |
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Post by novisnick on Jul 25, 2018 16:49:26 GMT -5
You have to get Boomzilla over. He is a nonbeliever and has a discerning enough ear to hear the difference. I love the Eitr. It is a linear PSU Wall wart. Thanks, I did think the WW was rather large to just be a standard PS. Boomzilla had told me he would be on his way if he wasn’t knee deep in work. If you remember , he did a review of the Mytek Liberty. I believe it was mostly favorable. |
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Post by klinemj on Jul 25, 2018 20:00:42 GMT -5
You have to get Boomzilla over. He is a nonbeliever and has a discerning enough ear to hear the difference. I love the Eitr. It is a linear PSU Wall wart. Thanks, I did think the WW was rather large to just be a standard PS. Boomzilla had told me he would be on his way if he wasn’t knee deep in work. If you remember , he did a review of the Mytek Liberty. I believe it was mostly favorable. needs to get his knees out of work and get to the important things in life. Audio. And, Audio. And, Audio. And, the Lounge of course. Mark |
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Post by novisnick on Jul 26, 2018 21:15:27 GMT -5
The gracious loan of the Schiit Eitr by DYoun was greatly appreciated. After hours of testing showed me nothing in my system. The Mytek Brooklyn has a very good USB configuration with no noise detectable in its current setup. I think it may help in a lesser system or one with a compromised USB port.
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Post by novisnick on Jul 27, 2018 16:06:03 GMT -5
Powering my sms-200 ultra is soTm’s sps-500 which is a switching power supply. It is selectable and will output 7-9V, 12V, or 19V. A maximum of 50 watts I believe. It is dead quiet. If D-Class amps are of this caliber then I see no problem in using them as a PS. I haven’t heard one being implemented in an amp but it sure has caught my interest.
My Ultra is 12v so the PS is set to 12v as well, it has remained cool to the touch since I first powered it up Over a week ago.
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Post by novisnick on Jul 30, 2018 17:10:40 GMT -5
OK folks, so the Brooklyn Nd Ultra both have 300 hours of break-in on them. Manuals in hand I started going over the settings again. This one, that one and another and this one too! oH,,,,,Wait! Whats this. I don’t have line level fixed? It should be, I don’t need/want two volume controls, itll muffle the sound! OK, set to volume level “Fixed”  Your just not going to believe how much this DAC just opened up! Im running my digital through the McIntosh C220 and the sound with the control set to fixed has made a rather large difference. I don’t know how it all works but somebody had a towle around the speakers! |
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Post by novisnick on Jul 30, 2018 17:12:20 GMT -5
This lady has NEVER sounded so good. Im speachless!  |
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Post by novisnick on Jul 30, 2018 17:22:01 GMT -5
I must have done something else as well, I don’t understand this. Im going through some different music and damn!
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Post by sahmen on Jul 30, 2018 17:23:46 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Jul 30, 2018 17:25:35 GMT -5
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Post by sahmen on Jul 30, 2018 17:39:32 GMT -5
^^^  |
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Post by klinemj on Jul 30, 2018 21:11:26 GMT -5
I have really enjoyed my time with my loaned microRendu. I can't wait to try the UltraRendu. I'm also happy that you are having fun with your new toys. Great stuff!
Mark
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Post by novisnick on Jul 30, 2018 21:53:16 GMT -5
I have really enjoyed my time with my loaned microRendu. I can't wait to try the UltraRendu. I'm also happy that you are having fun with your new toys. Great stuff! Mark I really think this is as close to spinning those perfect LPs as you can get without much effort. SQ off the charts ! It’s all I could ask for from recorded music. Which is crazy because I thought that today, before I found a better sound by setting the output on the Brooklyn to fixed. |
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Post by creimes on Jul 30, 2018 22:39:12 GMT -5
So that fancy Mytek DAC isn't good enough on it's own  |
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Post by novisnick on Jul 31, 2018 0:49:53 GMT -5
So that fancy Mytek DAC isn't good enough on it's own When you Can put the cherry on top my friend. 😁 |
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Post by creimes on Jul 31, 2018 1:25:27 GMT -5
So that fancy Mytek DAC isn't good enough on it's own When you Can put the cherry on top my friend. 😁 One would hope spending that much on a DAC you wouldn't need to add a cherry hahaha |
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Post by novisnick on Jul 31, 2018 2:41:01 GMT -5
When you Can put the cherry on top my friend. 😁 One would hope spending that much on a DAC you wouldn't need to add a cherry hahaha All good fun Chad but which cherry are you talking about? 😁 |
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Post by Soup on Jul 31, 2018 11:30:43 GMT -5
I’ve noticed a few of you with the Sonore micrRendu are stating that they run rather hot, have I read that right or is it just the power supply? I haven’t a clue why if its the player but I will share that my network player and atached power supply run cool to the touch. Im using the matched sMs-500 power supply made by soTm. Ive you want hot, I give you the Mytek Brooklyn. It runs about as hot as the Emotiva DC-1. I assume all that heat is the result of it toroidal l power supply. This is a known thing with the mR and the iFi power supply. Depending on how the USB is implemented on the DAC (forget the details) the current draw on the USB port makes the unit hot with the 9V supply. I do believe the designer says that there is no issue that the case is meant to dissipate the heat. That being said many think that it is too hot to the touch for their taste. I haven't been following the threads, but when I was there had been no failures due to this heat (this was along time ago and may have changed). Boomzilla - These are network to USB bridges Add Any USB DAC that works with Linux. It makes any DAC a network player. [brp] Mine runs hot with same setup. |
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Post by DYohn on Jul 31, 2018 17:03:37 GMT -5
When you Can put the cherry on top my friend. 😁 One would hope spending that much on a DAC you wouldn't need to add a cherry hahaha My DACs are nothing but cherries. |
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Post by audiosyndrome on Jul 31, 2018 17:05:14 GMT -5
I have really enjoyed my time with my loaned microRendu. I can't wait to try the UltraRendu. I'm also happy that you are having fun with your new toys. Great stuff! Mark Mark- once again the ultra Rendu or ultra SOtM shoul make no difference as the “better” clock in either unit is not used in the DAC. The DAC substitutes it’s own clock. Better clocks (other than one actually in the DAC) are audiophile BS IMO. Russ |
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Well give it a try and see if it offers anything to your system. It might, it might not, but it's worth trying. What else is this hobby for if not to experiment? 
