dCS Vivaldi Remote Control App

[Eichebaum]

Looking forward to reading about the comparison W20 vs NAS.

Originally Posted by joeling

Some news. My dealer is sending a firmware update that will enable the use of the app.

[joeling]

I have received the software update but have not been bothered to update them yet. Family is back for the school holidays so kind of tied up. I have this idea to convert my favourite songs to DSF then store in the NAS then playback through the network.

Fingers crossed.

Regards,
Joe Ling

[microstrip]

Originally Posted by joeling

I have received the software update but have not been bothered to update them yet. Family is back for the school holidays so kind of tied up. I have this idea to convert my favourite songs to DSF then store in the NAS then playback through the network.

Fingers crossed.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Did you read the article on TAS site about the Transparent Audio XL digital cables?

[Eichebaum]

Did you make it?

Originally Posted by joeling

I have received the software update but have not been bothered to update them yet. Family is back for the school holidays so kind of tied up. I have this idea to convert my favourite songs to DSF then store in the NAS then playback through the network.

Fingers crossed.

Regards,
Joe Ling

[jfrech]

Originally Posted by microstrip

Did you read the article on TAS site about the Transparent Audio XL digital cables?

Yup I did. And bought 4 Transparent Ref XL's 2 for clock (bnc to bnc) and 2 for dual aes vs firewire on my Scarlatti dac/trans/clock.

The Transparent Ref XL digital cables have about 180 hours on them...they should be through the breakin process mostly.

I can enthusiastically say this is a major upgrade going dual aes vs firewire. Much better resolution, much better demensionality, lower noise (it's so quiet now)...which allows the dynamics and textures to really jump and/or bloom.

The clock cables alone were a big improvement.

I feel like I got a new digital front end.

Substantial improvements across the board...nothing went backwards. I am happy...

[microstrip]

Originally Posted by jfrech

Yup I did. And bought 4 Transparent Ref XL's 2 for clock (bnc to bnc) and 2 for dual aes vs firewire on my Scarlatti dac/trans/clock.

The Transparent Ref XL digital cables have about 180 hours on them...they should be through the breakin process mostly.

I can enthusiastically say this is a major upgrade going dual aes vs firewire. Much better resolution, much better demensionality, lower noise (it's so quiet now)...which allows the dynamics and textures to really jump and/or bloom.

The clock cables alone were a big improvement.

I feel like I got a new digital front end.

Substantial improvements across the board...nothing went backwards. I am happy...

I know it is not easy to separate contributions, but how would you rate the effect of the clock cables versus the AES/EBU cables?

[jfrech]

Hi...this is far from scientific, but it's about 50/50. They were both relevant. I know I know..it's clock cable...just timing signal.

Yesterday I had 3 audio buddies over...all with great systems. We put the firewire back in and switched back and forth. It's unmistakable. And not subtle. You could easily do a double blind study and pick with 100% accuracy which cable and digital transmission method used....

The firewire sounds uninteresting, dimensionally flat, lacks energy, and looses a lot of bottom end heft...in comparison. But when you listen deeper...the real missing component is the textures and inflections in each note....I think this is the root of my less interesting comment...

Going to lesser clock cables the focus seems off, lower in resolution, more noise. Imagine a SLR camera and your messing with the focus ring...

Hope this helps...

[microstrip]

Originally Posted by jfrech

Hi...this is far from scientific, but it's about 50/50. They were both relevant. I know I know..it's clock cable...just timing signal.

Yesterday I had 3 audio buddies over...all with great systems. We put the firewire back in and switched back and forth. It's unmistakable. And not subtle. You could easily do a double blind study and pick with 100% accuracy which cable and digital transmission method used....

The firewire sounds uninteresting, dimensionally flat, lacks energy, and looses a lot of bottom end heft...in comparison. But when you listen deeper...the real missing component is the textures and inflections in each note....I think this is the root of my less interesting comment...

Going to lesser clock cables the focus seems off, lower in resolution, more noise. Imagine a SLR camera and your messing with the focus ring...

Hope this helps...

Interesting. I see you have 4 clock cables and only 2 AES/EBU - can I ask you what is the purpose of each?

[jfrech]

Hi...maybe i wasn't clear enough :-) 4 Transparent Digital Reference XL cables in total. 2 for clock (bnc to bnc) and 2 for AES...so on clock to trans and dac and aes to trans to dac...

[Eichebaum]

Originally Posted by joeling

I have received the software update but have not been bothered to update them yet. Family is back for the school holidays so kind of tied up. I have this idea to convert my favourite songs to DSF then store in the NAS then playback through the network.

Fingers crossed.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Joe Ling, I use my Vivaldi connected to a NAS. I like the result very much. I'd like to know your opinion about how big is the diference from the Aurender W20. I do not have the opportunity to demo it in my home.

Regards