Yes, been using the D1 for 2 years. What made a distinct improvement was a 12 volt linear power supply
A dealer I know (Air Music in Johannesburg) let me play with a HOLO RED for a few days and I took it to a friend who lives about an hour away as he had not experienced streaming, mainly because he had no idea how to go about it. He is a retired English Literature Professor from Oxford University and came to Cape Town after retiring. He has some nice gear bit is a total technophobe
Here is a report I wrote for AV Forms South Africa about the HOLO red
Had a HOLO Red here for a few days courtesy of Stefan. I have this old guy in Sunset Beach who listens 80% via his iMac into a Denafrips Pontus, Quad Artera and the latest Quad 2912 he brought from England in March
Very refined sound. I had demonstrated to him the distinct improvement that can be had by moving the computer out the equation and using a Lumin D1
The HOLO Red seemed to me to tick all the boxes as far as sound is concerned and I suggested he listen to it
The on-line user manual is not that good, no real explanation of capabilities
I got better answers on the Head-Fi forum
You attach it to your network, ascertain the IP address (I looked at the list of connected devices and saw Raspberry Pi RED)
Then you can select or deselect the various outputs
It was connected to the DAC using an AES 110 ohm cable. We tried USB and SPDIF. The AES seemed better. Maybe a better USB cable may have helped
When it it switched on with no USB connected, it will only stream
Plug a USB cable from a computer and it will only read from the computer
With USB in, it is a DDC (digital to digital converter)
A huge improvement from computer to DAC when this is connected as a DDC. Much more clarity, full orchestra enabled a full and effortless sound. No masking at all
Tidal really sounded stunning
It undoubtably produces better sound (than the Lumin D1 with a Linear power supply) but not by much
Voices are more articulate, bass is more accurate, piano more pleasing
The snag that killed the deal is that to have the HOLO act as a streamer, you must unplug the USB from the computer. This guys setup means getting on your knees and groping about in a dark shelf
But: If you want a streamer alone, this ticks all the boxes. Plays Tidal straight off. Very good value for money indeed. Stand-alone DDCs cost more than double
A dealer I know (Air Music in Johannesburg) let me play with a HOLO RED for a few days and I took it to a friend who lives about an hour away as he had not experienced streaming, mainly because he had no idea how to go about it. He is a retired English Literature Professor from Oxford University and came to Cape Town after retiring. He has some nice gear bit is a total technophobe
Here is a report I wrote for AV Forms South Africa about the HOLO red
Had a HOLO Red here for a few days courtesy of Stefan. I have this old guy in Sunset Beach who listens 80% via his iMac into a Denafrips Pontus, Quad Artera and the latest Quad 2912 he brought from England in March
Very refined sound. I had demonstrated to him the distinct improvement that can be had by moving the computer out the equation and using a Lumin D1
The HOLO Red seemed to me to tick all the boxes as far as sound is concerned and I suggested he listen to it
The on-line user manual is not that good, no real explanation of capabilities
I got better answers on the Head-Fi forum
You attach it to your network, ascertain the IP address (I looked at the list of connected devices and saw Raspberry Pi RED)
Then you can select or deselect the various outputs
It was connected to the DAC using an AES 110 ohm cable. We tried USB and SPDIF. The AES seemed better. Maybe a better USB cable may have helped
When it it switched on with no USB connected, it will only stream
Plug a USB cable from a computer and it will only read from the computer
With USB in, it is a DDC (digital to digital converter)
A huge improvement from computer to DAC when this is connected as a DDC. Much more clarity, full orchestra enabled a full and effortless sound. No masking at all
Tidal really sounded stunning
It undoubtably produces better sound (than the Lumin D1 with a Linear power supply) but not by much
Voices are more articulate, bass is more accurate, piano more pleasing
The snag that killed the deal is that to have the HOLO act as a streamer, you must unplug the USB from the computer. This guys setup means getting on your knees and groping about in a dark shelf
But: If you want a streamer alone, this ticks all the boxes. Plays Tidal straight off. Very good value for money indeed. Stand-alone DDCs cost more than double
Cape Town - South Africa, the home of good wine
Mercury Pi2 & Gentoo, Expert 440PRO CI. 4Tb SSD. ML Electromotion, REL sub. 2 x Dachshunds
Mercury Pi2 & Gentoo, Expert 440PRO CI. 4Tb SSD. ML Electromotion, REL sub. 2 x Dachshunds
