01-Mar-2015, 19:53
(This post was last modified: 02-Mar-2015, 14:09 by GuillaumeB.)
Tomorrow I should be getting my hands on an Akurate DS demo unit. This is to test its digital output and in particular Tidal integration from both a usability and SQ perspective.
Rufus is going to lend me his Transparent Ref XL SPDIF so that we can compare against my totaldac d1 server as a transport (the totaldac has a Transparent Ref XL AES/EBU connection to the Devialet, the Linn Akurate DS only has an SPDIF output). I think it will also be interesting to connect the Akurate to the totaldac, making use of the totaldac's powerful reclocker.
I'll post some screen shots of Linn's Kazoo too, so you can all see what Tidal looks like in the application.
Guillaume
Rufus is going to lend me his Transparent Ref XL SPDIF so that we can compare against my totaldac d1 server as a transport (the totaldac has a Transparent Ref XL AES/EBU connection to the Devialet, the Linn Akurate DS only has an SPDIF output). I think it will also be interesting to connect the Akurate to the totaldac, making use of the totaldac's powerful reclocker.
I'll post some screen shots of Linn's Kazoo too, so you can all see what Tidal looks like in the application.
Guillaume
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