Ok , I now have this little USB to optical device on my pc ,it feeds the optical in on my Dialog:
here it is :
http://hifimediy.com/DACs/ready-made-dacs/9018-dac
with this device I can now play HD and / or upsample up to 192khz , 16bit ,24bit or 32bit over optical.
I am getting the Best ever sound from my Phantoms. more air ,more detail, more Depth
it does need a driver for PC , Mac does not need one
the driver is here:
http://hifimediy.com/download/SaviAudioB...p0p0p5.zip
Foobar is my player of choice but it will work with all . .
yep it works ,44.1 upsampled in Foobar to 192khz into the spark optical , its great.
Happy Trails
dave
Nice! I'm using an ifi ilink in the same way.
I think playing in spark had a very slight edge but it is very close. Do you find the hifimediy to be actually an improvement in sound?
Anyway the real bonus is being able to use Roon, Iriver or whatever player I fancy while spark comes up to speed. I use Spark for more critical listening though.
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So far, 3 days in , Yes, I think it is an improvement in sound on Spark.
VERY interesting!!!
Thx for sharing
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Atm I am using an Auralic Aries Mini to the optical input of Dialog and I am feeding it with qobuz Sublime. Sound is much more relaxed than with Spark app directly. Although this setup still uses the DAC of Dialog/Phantoms it is astonishing how much better the resolution is.
In addition the Auralic software is thousand times better than Spark app as it supports all features that Qobuz app supports too. Together with remote it is a nice setup.
If only Dialog would not get that hot. It really does not have the quality you should expect from Devialet and I would love to pay 100 Euros more to get a Dialog solution with a good case and a little bit more heat control.
Now have this on order...
(30-Nov-2015, 06:57)sleach Wrote: [ -> ]Nice! I'm using an ifi ilink in the same way.
I think playing in spark had a very slight edge but it is very close. Do you find the hifimediy to be actually an improvement in sound?
Anyway the real bonus is being able to use Roon, Iriver or whatever player I fancy while spark comes up to speed. I use Spark for more critical listening though.
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sleach, presumably Spark still sound better than the ifi ilink even with lossless files Are you using tidal?
Thanks
(30-Nov-2015, 05:36)phantomaussie Wrote: [ -> ]Ok , I now have this little USB to optical device on my pc ,it feeds the optical in on my Dialog:
here it is : http://hifimediy.com/DACs/ready-made-dacs/9018-dac
with this device I can now play HD and / or upsample up to 192khz , 16bit ,24bit or 32bit over optical.
I am getting the Best ever sound from my Phantoms. more air ,more detail, more Depth
it does need a driver for PC , Mac does not need one
the driver is here:
http://hifimediy.com/download/SaviAudioB...p0p0p5.zip
Foobar is my player of choice but it will work with all . .
Happy Trails
dave
May I ask what you compared it with previously when you say 'mor air, detail, depth'? Were you using Spark directly and with what service?
Thanks!
Just compared to Spark playing 44.1khz flac files from my pc ,the little Hifime usb optical upsampling device sounds better .
playing with the upsampling frequency rate and bit rates is rewarding .
anyway, do not like using Spark for my pc music , its just not there yet compared to Foobar
you will hear it , its only $89 ,give it a shot ...
dave
ps i do not work for them.
pss , re dialog heat , mine does not get that hot ,warm but not really hot .
So if I have a bluray movie with Dolby HD/DTS-HD Master on my computer, can I get 24bit sound from it in stereo?