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In Reply to: RE: There is little wrong with your current Schiit DAC... posted by Charlie8521 on February 23, 2017 at 09:34:05
I have fired up the new Gustard 9028Pro on usb input. It is very good, although most Chinese XMOS system use the XMOS driver and not the Theyscon driver which allows for the lowering of latency in the Control Panel. This can improve transparency in good systems.
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The dac sounds different driven via the usb3 and usb2 board sockets, played thru an iFI usb Power interface with short Wireworld Starlight cables.
I haven't tried all the tricks and cables yet. The PC is powered via a Paul Hynes regulator and input to the iFi is pre-regulated.
The Gustard is powered via a regenerator at 73Hz/226V.
given cables may sound different [toslink, AES/EBU, coax, USB etc] but even all this considered.It seems to me that USB requires the most [stuff] between the source and the Dac to be up to par..........
Your thoughts? Is USB worth an extra $1000 to sound better that everything else?
Edits: 02/25/17
It's a scale of value and SQ. I find 352k music very nice and spdif less open and transparent up to 192k even with loads of 'enhancements'.
There is actually material difference between the usb3 and usb2 outputs on my Zotac C1320, with good points for each into the Gustard 9028 with the ES chip clock bypassed (a Gustard feature). The USB3 sound is very precise, and but violins and strings can be very slightly piercing. The USB 2 sound is more organic and easy on the ear. Sound staging is different. What is better depends a little on the material. The Gustard is easily the equal of anything costing 3x as much.
Your question cannot be answered as satisfaction can be gained with a $100 'Leaf' usb dac. What I reckon is that there is no point spending $200 on a box such as the popular Singxer F1, as high end sound cannot be achieved.
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