HDD players with built in PCM1794 DAC

audioholik · 15th August 2008, 06:20 PM

just found this site,

http://hifidiy.net/zxbd/200808/t20080802_1673.htm

now they are selling this kit for about $200 including mainboard, case, and R Core transformer. and you can add $40 more for 1798/4 DAC kit

just want to know what do you guys think about it?
and, is it better than PC based + USB DAC player?

i think i might be ordering those

oh and use google translate to read all the painting

MrMajestic · 15th August 2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by audioholik
just found this site,

http://hifidiy.net/zxbd/200808/t20080802_1673.htm

now they are selling this kit for about $200 including mainboard, case, and R Core transformer. and you can add $40 more for 1798/4 DAC kit

just want to know what do you guys think about it?
and, is it better than PC based + USB DAC player?

i think i might be ordering those

oh and use google translate to read all the painting

For $200 it looks like a bargain.

analog_sa · 15th August 2008, 07:43 PM

This looks quite amazing. Especially compared to all the idiotic kits diyers seem to adore. Wrong geographic location and wrong language though.

audioholik · 15th August 2008, 09:15 PM

who want to start a group buy?

bm0rg · 15th August 2008, 09:56 PM

Best kit I've seen around and for $200 thats a very good price for what you get.

finneybear · 15th August 2008, 10:15 PM

Ok, since I know the host of the site so probably I can relay you guys request to him?

Anyway, I'd say it's a fairly matured product as of now. It can handle APE, Flac, 24bit/192KHz wave files as well as spit out 24bit/192KHz SPDIF data stream.

You do have to provide your own hard drive though.

Another Chinese website is also bringing out a similar product. This one is based on the ADI Blackfin processor running at 600MHz. It hence has the extra horsepower to do upsampling in software! A bit more higher end yet the release date is still unknown. The price is about the same. Both machines can do firmware/software upgrade through internet:

http://cndiyclub.com/bbs/read.php?tid=16201

SunRa · 15th August 2008, 11:15 PM

Can it spit out 192/24 I2S? And do you have any info about how the clock is implemented?

xaudiox · 15th August 2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by audioholik
who want to start a group buy?

+1

xaudiox · 15th August 2008, 11:50 PM

more info : http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl...5FZpPWjKBHqC_g

121fred · 16th August 2008, 02:23 AM

Thanks for the translation, looks great value

15th August 2008, 06:20 PM	#1
audioholik diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	HDD players with built in PCM1794 DAC just found this site, http://hifidiy.net/zxbd/200808/t20080802_1673.htm now they are selling this kit for about $200 including mainboard, case, and R Core transformer. and you can add $40 more for 1798/4 DAC kit just want to know what do you guys think about it? and, is it better than PC based + USB DAC player? i think i might be ordering those oh and use google translate to read all the painting

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15th August 2008, 07:43 PM	#3
analog_sa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sofia	This looks quite amazing. Especially compared to all the idiotic kits diyers seem to adore. Wrong geographic location and wrong language though.

15th August 2008, 09:15 PM	#4
audioholik diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	who want to start a group buy?

15th August 2008, 09:56 PM	#5
bm0rg diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Best kit I've seen around and for $200 thats a very good price for what you get.

15th August 2008, 10:15 PM	#6
finneybear diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Deep inside the Silicon Furnace	Ok, since I know the host of the site so probably I can relay you guys request to him? Anyway, I'd say it's a fairly matured product as of now. It can handle APE, Flac, 24bit/192KHz wave files as well as spit out 24bit/192KHz SPDIF data stream. You do have to provide your own hard drive though. Another Chinese website is also bringing out a similar product. This one is based on the ADI Blackfin processor running at 600MHz. It hence has the extra horsepower to do upsampling in software! A bit more higher end yet the release date is still unknown. The price is about the same. Both machines can do firmware/software upgrade through internet: http://cndiyclub.com/bbs/read.php?tid=16201

15th August 2008, 11:15 PM	#7
SunRa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Romania	Can it spit out 192/24 I2S? And do you have any info about how the clock is implemented?

15th August 2008, 11:50 PM	#9
xaudiox diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2006	more info : http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl...5FZpPWjKBHqC_g

16th August 2008, 02:23 AM	#10
121fred diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	Thanks for the translation, looks great value

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