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In Reply to: RE: cPlay 2.0b27 Released posted by cics on June 15, 2009 at 08:37:20
My first impressions after listening for a number of hours, very very impressive!
This is superb. I have a CD which was recorded while I was in and around the orchestra videotaping, and I remember the sound very clearly. This version is the first time where I really feel I am back there in that same hall. Every instrument is clear and distinct and I can tell exactly where it is on the stage, exactly where it was in reality.
CICS, you have performed quite a feat here, thank-you for all the hard work. This has to be one of the few ultimate ways to listen to digital audio.
Daniel Gauthier
Montreal Canada
Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L, E7200, 2 x 1 gig HyperX LL Memory, Antec SLP-450WR PSU, WinXP sp3 on Compact Flash Drive, Jili@ Analog Out direct to Electrocompaniet Ampliwire II Amplifier, Apogée Convergence Speakers
- Have you tried using just 1 RAM module (reducing memory to 1GB)?
- How is music accessed if using CF drive?
- Any mods on Juli@? By ESI's own admission, Juli@'s 114db SNR DAC is not the best (they instead went for better ADC). The big advantage is using 192k cPlay output which bypasses AKM's internal 192k interpolater. This way, SQ is exceptionally good (including digital VC) from this "average" AKM DAC chip. Very interesting.
1. Have you tried using just 1 RAM module (reducing memory to 1GB)?Actually I was mistaken, I'm using 2 x 512megs of Kingston ValueRam, The 1gig modules are in another PC at the moment, but as soon as I have a chance I want to swap and test different configurations of memory to see what sounds the best. I think I wouldn't go below 1gig as I listen to a lot of classical music and I like the possibility of loading an entire movement into memory.
2. How is music accessed if using CF drive?
Only Windows and software (C drive) and a spare backup drive of a total of 4 gigs are on Compact Flash, the music is on a 2.5" 120 gig hard drive at the moment, but it's much too small. I'm thinking of getting an external SATA box to put 4 drives in RAID 0. The box would be mounted on the other side of the wall in the next room.
3. Any mods on Juli@? By ESI's own admission, Juli@'s 114db SNR DAC is not the best (they instead went for better ADC). The big advantage is using 192k cPlay output which bypasses AKM's internal 192k interpolater. This way, SQ is exceptionally good (including digital VC) from this "average" AKM DAC chip. Very interesting.
No mods yet, I plan to power the card through a dedicated 5 and 3.3 volt linear supply and cut the power connections to the PCI bus. I would love to get an external DAC, say like the Apogee, or the Benchmark since people seem to get very good results with them, but it's not in the budget for a while yet.
I am also using only an Antec PSU to power the computer itself, no mods there yet, but I'm planning to add caps and later to use dedicated linear supplies for everything.
I've got these monster power supplies made for the Meridian-1 phone system that gives all the necessary voltages, I want to try that first, if it works you could probably get them cheap on eBay, but they are heavy, about 25 pounds!
Daniel Gauthier
Montreal Canada
Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L, E7200, 2 x 1 gig HyperX LL Memory, Antec SLP-450WR PSU, WinXP sp3 on Compact Flash Drive, Jili@ Analog Out direct to Electrocompaniet Ampliwire II Amplifier, Apogée Convergence Speakers
Edits: 06/22/09
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