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kpavey

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  1. My Hiface was commissioned last night by myself and friend who bought the same unit. John configured everything for plug and play with the two LiFePO4 batteries. After reviewing the documentation he supplied the table gave everything we needed, and conveniently enough the outputs match the Buff2 DAC (however don't need MCLK). She fired up immediately after installing the driver. No issues whatsoever There are some slight improvements to his documentation I have suggested and I believe these will be done shortly. It was immediately obvious that the Hiface is distinctly better than the dddac.de USB-I2S convertor (which has a Guido Tent X02 reclocking 12Mhz into it) in several ways: Far more transparent - I was able to detect many subtleties in recordings I had not heard before, like felt pedal action on a piano and other instrument interplay previously obscured Improved tonality and expression - related to the above, better ebb and flow, more dynamic shadings and expression heard in voices, and instruments Slightly better top end resolution - again related to transparency, and making shakers sound like shakers Improved pace, rhythm, and timing - not expected, but very much welcomed. And this was without the galvanic isolation included! Conclusion - I expected I would struggle to hear the difference between the dddac.de USB-I2S converter and the Hiface. On the contrary, the differences are bleedingly obvious. This is perhaps the best bang for buck I've ever experienced in hifi - a truly amazing sonic improvement. Thankyou.
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