andreas
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I use a van den hul optocoupler toslink on my mac mini which is connected to a chord qbd76. Perfect. Never use something else. If you look in the physic then you know why toslink is the best you can use. I only bought the van den hul because I didn´t want to use adapters.
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Ayre QB-9 directly on active speakers. Experiences?
andreas replied to fds's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
is a mac mini, a chord qbd 76 and Backes & Müller BM 12. The mac mini is connected via toslink to the chord. Amarra doesn´t sound very good to me, I hear the difference between itunes and cog but not in a way I like. Between itunes and cog there is no difference, as I said, the volume control in cog is much better. When I use the level pilot, i put itunes volume control to the maximum. Why do I use both? The problem is really only when I want to listen to music on a very low volume while working or reading. Then I use cog. When I have friends around, I use itunes an level pilot because the navigation in itunes with the iphone is much better. -
Ayre QB-9 directly on active speakers. Experiences?
andreas replied to fds's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
Hi, I have my DAC directly connected to my active speakers. With iTunes I organize my music, for playback I use a software called COG. In cog you can control the volume. There´s also a hardware solution from tc electronics called level pilot, works very well too. You don´t need a power amp between the QB-9 and your speakers and I´m quite sure that you don´t need amara... Try it before you buy! I had the QB-9 at home for testing, very good DAC, I would not put anything behind it. -
Try COG, I organize my music with iTunes and listen with COG. http://cogx.org
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CHORD qbd76 or Ayre qb9 ----> which should I buy?
andreas replied to r2d2's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
I just compared this three DACs. The Chord is connected via USB. There is no preamp. The buffer settings is set to "max" which gives you a delay in iTunes when you change a track or adjust the volume. What do you mean by "balanced mode"? Andreas -
CHORD qbd76 or Ayre qb9 ----> which should I buy?
andreas replied to r2d2's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
I am definetly going to buy the Chord. My location is Germay, Duesseldorf. There is a big difference in the price, Chord is 4200€ the Ayre is 2600€ . But in my constellation it is the much better decision. Andreas -
CHORD qbd76 or Ayre qb9 ----> which should I buy?
andreas replied to r2d2's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
I have them both at home for the moment. I use a mac mini and BM12 speakers. The difference between the Chord and the Ayre are really big. The Chord has generally much more power and a better transparency. I´ve tested them the last three days with a couple of friends around, for me, on my equipment there is no question what I am going to buy. Maybe there is a difference because my speakers are fully active? Andreas