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The izotope SRC looks great and Id like to try it, but reading this thread it seems its only for apple OS player apps? Is there anyway to use it for playback in windoze eg as a VST run in Foobar? Thanks.

Any updates?

I want to achieve complete USB electrical isolation from my computer. Is there any work around to isolate the computer USB bus V+ and V- from the Corning USB3 cable eg using clean 5V linear power without breaking the handshake protocol?

All the DSD dedicated DAC's Ive seen measured have a high noise floor at about 17bits of resolution. This is to be expected by the noise shaping topology endemic to DSD processing. A DAC running PCM via a R2R converter can measure better and will often render acoustic instruments with better timbre. Could it be the DSD phenomena is just a fashionable intoxication with the "latest" technology?

Getting filter setting right for impulse response and phase can make a big difference to digital playback. Especially for those using NOS DACs that use no internal filters. If you want to experiment for free and run Windoze the Resampler-V (its malware free) SRC plugin for Foobar works a treat: The plugin is superbly configured allowing on the fly graphs to display eg the impulse response with different settings. To hear the difference close the plugin and in DSP window click on "Apply". Big thanks to the developer valer_valer

According to this : "If you recently purchased a Raspberry Pi and want to know if your device is in the new version you can run a command cat/proc/cpuinfo and if you're running the new revision 2.0 you will see code numbers four, five, or six."

Ive never actually heard an Audial DAC or even found a review of the Audial Model S USB. If anyone has heard one of these please let me know how it sounded? Im really curious after reading about the design rationale for the Audial Model S USB: (Audial :: Model S USB DAC :: Technical Information). To me it appears to have an impeccable design and might be ideal for my computer audio - I mainly listen to 44.1/16 and use a preamp for volume already. Any comments on the design?

The Audio-gd Reference 10.2 DAC has a volume control that in terms of design credentials should deliver excellent transparency, while the DAC section uses the famous PCM1794UK. Heres a review...Audio-gd Reference 10.2 DAC…And More! – DAC’s, Macro | TONEAudio MAGAZINE

Its hard to imagine just how such a sophisticated design can be developed even further. I wonder what is Peter developing?

As I understand it, an ideal DAC will have a USB input that is so well designed it is impervious to USB cables and computer configurations. Such a mythical machine will instantly make all CAP's redundant. Back in the real world DAC USB inputs are often so poor that an AP SPDIF input is a major improvement, despite the ridiculous design of SPDIF with no dedicated clock. The Audial Model S USB DAC looks to have the USB design implementation well sorted. Has anyone heard such a machine?

Seems you want a musical DAC with clarity? I don't think you will get that under. a grand with a descent "transport". I think you can narrow your search by looking for these design elements asynchronous USB ISOLATION TDA1541 highly regulated power solid state output mosfet nil NFB. good luck