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RE: Break-in report: Atom + Juli@ analog is stunning for the price

In replay to your question if anyone else has tried the D510MO.

I tried the D510MO motherboard with some kingston value ram and the OS installed on a CF card. I use a USB to i2s converter to my DAC.
I ran this board for about 5 hours and listened a few times, I found that the sound quality using the USB to i2s converter was very poor. XP was optimised according to the instructions. I was disappointed with the USB sound quality.

My other CMP computer uses the GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard which provides excellent sonic results using the same USB to i2s converter.

Does anyone have an idea why the D510MO sounds so bad when using USB.
I would like to persist with this ITX board, but I dont think there is anywhere for me to go with it. I did turn off Hyperthreading in the bios which made some sonic improvement, but not enough for me to say this board is good when using USB. I'm sure AstroD is correct saying that it sounds good with the Juli@ card, but I dont use that card.

Should I try to "run in" the motherboard for longer. How long is enough?
Can anyone else try testing the USB sound quality on this board?

Thanks
Erin


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