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new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - phantomaussie - 30-Nov-2015 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/SaviAudioBravoHDSwPkg_HsDriverASIOiAP_20150703_v2p0p0p5.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 new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - sleach - 30-Nov-2015 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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RE: new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - phantomaussie - 30-Nov-2015 So far, 3 days in , Yes, I think it is an improvement in sound on Spark. new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - Phs - 30-Nov-2015 VERY interesting!!! Thx for sharing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RE: new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - Chillin - 30-Nov-2015 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. RE: new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - jaykay1967 - 30-Nov-2015 Now have this on order... RE: new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - MountainGuy - 30-Nov-2015 (30-Nov-2015, 06:57)sleach Wrote: Nice! I'm using an ifi ilink in the same way. sleach, presumably Spark still sound better than the ifi ilink even with lossless files Are you using tidal? Thanks RE: new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - MountainGuy - 30-Nov-2015 (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: 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! RE: new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - phantomaussie - 30-Nov-2015 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 . RE: new USB to HD optical device = Superb ! - mixart - 30-Nov-2015 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? |