Tests made on 2 systems (see my signature) in dedicated and acoustically treated rooms.
Audio quality: top
Impossible to make the difference on a Totaldac d1-dual DAC in comparison with Totaldac d1-server (AES connexion)
d1-server remains a (very) little bit better on the DAC of Ayon S5 (still AES)
Final quality depends also on quality of inputs on the DAC...
Fabrication quality: some weaknesses (IEC plug, back panel, useless front switch button), impression that it could have been better built for not a lot of investments
Network/internal firmware/UPNP etc: very robust, never failed.
Choice of 2 output modes when ordering:
- Everything up-sampled to 24/192 (and then no DSD)
- Native sampling, and DSD in DoP format goes through AES for compatible DAC (as Mytek or Totaldac)
Quite "old" way to switch from one mode to another, with "dips", and the obligation to open the Nano and use something very thin to move the dips. Not recommended for everybody.
Audio quality: with Totaldac d1-server, currently the best available, far from all other products (sorry for others, but this is my opinion after testing nearly every product in this category)
Cheers
Thierry
Audio quality: top
Impossible to make the difference on a Totaldac d1-dual DAC in comparison with Totaldac d1-server (AES connexion)
d1-server remains a (very) little bit better on the DAC of Ayon S5 (still AES)
Final quality depends also on quality of inputs on the DAC...
Fabrication quality: some weaknesses (IEC plug, back panel, useless front switch button), impression that it could have been better built for not a lot of investments
Network/internal firmware/UPNP etc: very robust, never failed.
Choice of 2 output modes when ordering:
- Everything up-sampled to 24/192 (and then no DSD)
- Native sampling, and DSD in DoP format goes through AES for compatible DAC (as Mytek or Totaldac)
Quite "old" way to switch from one mode to another, with "dips", and the obligation to open the Nano and use something very thin to move the dips. Not recommended for everybody.
Audio quality: with Totaldac d1-server, currently the best available, far from all other products (sorry for others, but this is my opinion after testing nearly every product in this category)
Cheers
Thierry
S1: Totaldac d1-server, Trinnov ST2-H, Ayon S5, Orpheus Lab 3M, Klinger Favre D56
S2: Trinnov Amethyst, Ayon Odin III, TAD Evolution One
S2: Trinnov Amethyst, Ayon Odin III, TAD Evolution One
