20-Jan-2018, 21:33
(19-Jan-2018, 04:20)Axel Wrote:(18-Jan-2018, 18:20)nkbg Wrote: Has anyone added an Etalon to a FMC setup?
Adding the optical isolation and powering it with a quality LPS was a big step up in sound quality for me. I preferred it to the Berkeley Alpha USB to AES convertor route but would love to minimize gizmo and power supply boxes from the living room!
There are a few user reviews online comparing FMC and Etalon setups. The general consensus seems to come down in favour of the Etalon. It is certainly a more "tidy" solution, being passive and therefore not requiring a power supply, whereas the FMCs require power to both converters. Again, most of these reviews are in French and I find Google Translate does a good job of the translation.
Thanks Axel. I’ll check those out.
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