26-Jul-2020, 10:44
@salk61 - @Axel is correct, if you look at the pictures on the previous page, this is exactly what you are seeing, the Vivaldi Upsampler is the source for the Devialet, the Vivaldi Master Clock is Providing a word clock for the Vivaldi Upsampler, nothing else.
There is perhaps something to think about here. The dCS Vivaldi range is designed to be used a system, the "full Vivaldi stack" as some call it. So if you had the full Vivaldi stack, the master Clock would provide a consistent word clock to all devices, so the Upsampler, the DAC, even the CD/SACD player. Similarly, the Upsampler has dual AES/EBU outputs, which can output higher DSD rates than can normally used via S/PDIF, this works fine in the "full stack" as the Vivaldi DAC has equivalent dual AES/EBU inputs.
So when used this way with a Devialet, you are not making full use of the either the Upsampler or the Master Clock. Just for clarity, with the Upsampler you can switch it to single AES/EBU mode, which is how it can be used to send DSD64 to a Devialet. So it works, but to use the common analogy, it is a "sledge hammer to crack a nut".
If the aim is have a decent quality feed for a Devialet, there are more cost effective ways of doing it. Indeed, if you want a clean, reclocked feed, maybe Upsampling to DSD64, this thread is currently discussing nut crackers to crack nuts. Maybe something to think about?
https://devialetchat.com/Thread-Digital-...w-products
@Pim - Re you question regarding how the Upsampler actually sounds, when browsing dSC's website I noticed this quote from dCS themselves "The results gained from Vivaldi Upsampler are extraordinary – a more vibrant, three-dimensional, transparent and effortless performance." - So there you have it, they build the things, so they should know, right?
Joking apparat, to say the results are "extraordinary" is stretching things a bit, this is a digital source, so results are never likely to be much more than "small / incremental" at best, but "more vibrant, three-dimensional, transparent and effortless performance", yes, maybe just a little bit of that.
There is perhaps something to think about here. The dCS Vivaldi range is designed to be used a system, the "full Vivaldi stack" as some call it. So if you had the full Vivaldi stack, the master Clock would provide a consistent word clock to all devices, so the Upsampler, the DAC, even the CD/SACD player. Similarly, the Upsampler has dual AES/EBU outputs, which can output higher DSD rates than can normally used via S/PDIF, this works fine in the "full stack" as the Vivaldi DAC has equivalent dual AES/EBU inputs.
So when used this way with a Devialet, you are not making full use of the either the Upsampler or the Master Clock. Just for clarity, with the Upsampler you can switch it to single AES/EBU mode, which is how it can be used to send DSD64 to a Devialet. So it works, but to use the common analogy, it is a "sledge hammer to crack a nut".
If the aim is have a decent quality feed for a Devialet, there are more cost effective ways of doing it. Indeed, if you want a clean, reclocked feed, maybe Upsampling to DSD64, this thread is currently discussing nut crackers to crack nuts. Maybe something to think about?
https://devialetchat.com/Thread-Digital-...w-products
@Pim - Re you question regarding how the Upsampler actually sounds, when browsing dSC's website I noticed this quote from dCS themselves "The results gained from Vivaldi Upsampler are extraordinary – a more vibrant, three-dimensional, transparent and effortless performance." - So there you have it, they build the things, so they should know, right?
Joking apparat, to say the results are "extraordinary" is stretching things a bit, this is a digital source, so results are never likely to be much more than "small / incremental" at best, but "more vibrant, three-dimensional, transparent and effortless performance", yes, maybe just a little bit of that.
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