24-Aug-2017, 19:24
Long awaited posts! Good job guys.
I tested several cables and found that if it is a hybrid cable, a 75ohm cable works much better than a 110ohm cable. I have nearly identical Oyaide 5N silver solid core digital cables with the main difference being the impedance. I made them hybrid using adapters of the same brand. The 75ohm cable was more dynamic and detailed. Maybe less noise because of reflections? This is with the D800 BTW.
A few days ago I bought an impedance matching transformer:
http://www.neutrik.com/en/accessories/ae...aditbnc-fx
Will test it in a few days and report back. I don't remember anybody using anything like this, only the one built in a cable.
Two question to Guillaume:
1. Did you fully power off and on the Devialet when swapping cables?
2. When you mean hybrid, that is just the connector type, the is no transformer installed, right?
Zoltan
I tested several cables and found that if it is a hybrid cable, a 75ohm cable works much better than a 110ohm cable. I have nearly identical Oyaide 5N silver solid core digital cables with the main difference being the impedance. I made them hybrid using adapters of the same brand. The 75ohm cable was more dynamic and detailed. Maybe less noise because of reflections? This is with the D800 BTW.
A few days ago I bought an impedance matching transformer:
http://www.neutrik.com/en/accessories/ae...aditbnc-fx
Will test it in a few days and report back. I don't remember anybody using anything like this, only the one built in a cable.
Two question to Guillaume:
1. Did you fully power off and on the Devialet when swapping cables?
2. When you mean hybrid, that is just the connector type, the is no transformer installed, right?
Zoltan
Win10/HQPlayer / Roon - Uptone Audio Etherregen switch / SOtM-SMS-200 ultra with clock input - Mutec REF 10 clock for the switch and the streamer - Denafrips GAIA DCC - Devialet D800 - YG Acoustics Carmel - Dual Elac SUB-2090
power supplies: Uptone JS-2, SOtM SPS-500
