When i heard the combination of the original sonicweld diverter and the rega. I have changed my setup and am no longer in need of a high quality usb to spdif transport. Hdmusik downloads, hi res audio kostenlos, highres audio shops. Fullscale ok any dac with spdif input should be ok via sonicweld dac via usb direct. The hrt microstreamer is as arrestingly light as it is small, measuring all of 2. Sonicflare i heard comments from tube heads who couldnt get enough of the sonicweld sound. Absolute sound sonicweld s trademark cnc aluminum construction throughout is a mindblower. If anyone in the uk wants to meet up somewhere for a bakeoff.
The original sonicweld diverter in a pure slab of beautifully crafted aluminium. Right now my music catalog has very, very few files that cannot be handled by the sonicweld diverter but as. If you have a show youd like the demo diverter to be available for, schedule it with lee from cryoparts for a westcoast show, and craig from whiplash audio for an eastcost show. The diverter hr allows your pc or mac to function as a referenceclass digital music source. There used to be a simple aural reset mechanism round these parts. Many technical details can be seen on the website for sonicweld.
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Its an original as transcend, the first version, based on sony es players not the top loading philips mechanism one. Sonicweld diverter 2496 usb to spdif transport transports. Might be able to get my hands on a m2tech stack, but still curious about sonicweld diverter hr i did try the older one though and offramp 5. Dedicated source components thread starter scootermafia. High resolution music downloads and free hires music downloads.
Compare the features and performance of these popular usb to spdif converters. Sonicweld diverter usb spdif converter im curious if anyone has experience with this, especially someone who hasused either a squeezebox or itransport. This is one of few units that can handle 96 24 over usb which is nice. This is perfect for anyone using redbook1644 from pcmac based systems. I recall the nova had a synchronous usb connection that did 24 96 its decent but not great.
This is one of a very few select usb to spdif devices that can pass bit perfect 24 96 files via usb. Online shopping at gearbest for the best cell phones, electronic gadgets, toys, sporting goods, home products and apparel for geeks at unbeatable great prices. Steves offramp is by far one of the best usbspdif devices and would be significantly better than the novas internal usb. I remember comparing a sonicweld diverter to the novas internal usb and it was simply no contest. I use an ayre qx5 twenty for toslink and streaming, and i use an an cdtfour with this dac. I really enjoy it though i have seen unix shell scripts with better interfaces. The number of convertible formats is enormous, ranging from mp3 to rm with customizable bit rates. Sonicweld diverter usb to spidf converter for sale us. The darko dac index the dac and serverstreamer categories are presently enjoying the benefits of swift technological progress.
No special drivers or software were needed and the sonicweld simply. The sonicweld pulserod system the pulserod is a nocompromise, ultracompact active loudspeaker system, designed for monitoring, worldclass home theater, or definitive twochannel music reproduction. I then plugged the output of the diverter into a 24 96. Nordost knows how to apply science to a very misunderstood field.
Qobuz ist fuhrend im bereich 24bit hires downloads. Inside an enclosure milled from a solid billet of 60601t6 aluminum, the sonicweld diverter s circuitry transforms usb. Hi, a nicely recorded album is the daft punk album random access memories. Dsd is irrelevant for me, my library is 80% redbook and some highres files 24 96, 24 192. It slips neatly into a front pocket and isnt easily damaged when freed to cut loose in a backpack. Hi, ive decided to sell my audio synthesis transcend transport, perfect working condition. List of dacsaudio interfaces that workdont work in. Absolute sound sonicweld s trademark cnc aluminum construction throughout is a.
Listening to allison krauss and union stations paper airplane on a 2496. Stereotimes far and away, the best disappearing act ive heard from a loudspeaker with no exceptions. I then plugged the output of the diverter into a 2496 capable dac. Apart from the measurements for the audiophilleo devices, most manufacturer do not publish jitter specifications or performance data. I used to own a waveterminal 24 96 pci soundcard made from this company, and was pleased with it. Sonicweld diverter for salethis is a usb to spdif converter and is will send a 24 96 digital signal to your dac. Installation was as simple as plugging one end of a kimber silver usb cable into the computer and the other end into the diverter. Ive been using a laptop, streaming via usb to a sonicweld diverter. I use an audiophilleo 1 with my rega dac and a sonicweld diverter hr the original version with my berkeley alpha series 2 dac and get wonderful sound.
Hdtracks gibt es jetzt endlich auch in deutschland, mit zahlreichen musiktiteln v. If youre converting for convenience, the versatile kingrex uc192 and vintage audio labs converters offer excellent value. As of this writing the cap is 24 96, but 24 192 should be available fairly soon. The clip men with helmets and the cd cover helmet is seen in every cd shop.
The other devices on the market that can pass 24 96 over usb either require a special driver, or are licensed technology from a very large company, this product is different. So thats a good starting point, but id really like to hear from someone who has used this specific product before i buy one. I have both on commercial cds and both sound like crap by comparison, even played with a highend cd player. Sonicweld diverter 24 96 usb to spdif converter location. Any chance the higher end dac will be just a dac for those who have no use for a dynamic headphone out. For me there are two, possibly three types of audio, nay, highend audio companies. Ive also played some hires material at 24 96 and 24 192 and some dsd files, converting them to 176400 pcm on the fly. The source is a laptop with files in a nas, amp goes with valves, and i want nothing sounding digital or fatiguing after many hours of music in the background.
If youre converting for excellence, linking to a dac whose strong suit is coaxial input via bnc or rca, halides the bridge from the people that bought you the devilsound dac and the all new sonicweld diverter ii provide optimal, lowjitter spdif output as well as. I have two ring cycles in 24 96, both downloaded from sources on the internet. Maybe i will experiment with windows server 2012 sometime but for the time being, im just going to enjoy listening to music. They have been taken from lp using highend equipment and sound pretty fabulous. Awave studio 11 0 keygen torrent tibihara awave studio 11 0 keygen. Sonicweld diverter 24 96 model via stock win7 driver. The diverters been out of a few months and this is the latest revision that incorporates bnc output and various other tweaks, the details of which i am unaware of. The diverter hr is a bestinclass usb to spdif converter which has been continually refined since its successful introduction in 2009. As the album also appeared in many best album of 20 lists, i decided to give it a try. Usb connectivity is asynchronous via a mini usb b socket.
To rate a dac, server, streamer or reclocker is to hit a moving target, such is the recontextualisation brought by newcomers, upgraded models, firmware updates and rrp movement. Sonicweld diverter 2496 usb to spdif converter for sale. I use an audio synthesis dax discrete, with a specially modified an. Much of the press and user commentary was particularly enthusiastic about the prospect of uncompressed 24 bit 192khz downloads. Too many converters and need money to fund a new amppayment method.
Having written and opined about louis moteks full name liudas motekaitis ingenious designs many times over the past ten, fifteen years, i have come to realize that in many ways louis is equal parts disruptor and contrarian. I tried it with several computers, both of the windows and apple varieties. Im considering a sonicweld diverter hr, which then of course means buying a spdif cable, and it would have to be one reasonably commensurate with the quality of the cynosure, and then maybe i would buy a better and more advanced dac like the bel canto 3. Hdtracks provides the highest quality recordings with an online experience not available anywhere else by supplying downloads in 24 bit with 44. What do you cleverly call a company that has at its core value the maximum extraction of auditory information from any given signal. Ive left the buffers for these two resolutions at 8 and 16. Nordost is the antithesiscable quality and energy transfer can be measured in scientific terms and proven conclusively to work as advertised. I then plugged the output of the diverter into a 24 96 capable dac. It sounds better than any red book dac i know and will go up to 24 96 with an optional audiophilleo 2. Hi folks, as i have had the opportunity to try the sonicweld diverter in my system, thanks to the generosity of a friend, i thought i would post some comments here. Dafur muss allerdings mehr als fur herkommliche mp3downloads gezahlt werden.