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Ared · 20th October 2010, 06:26 PM

Let me rephrase: Will the buffalo 2 work well using only one 9V transformer + placid power supply + buffalo 2 kit wired together and directly connected to my naim amp?

I'm not rlly a diy-junky, I just want something better than the DacMagic and I lack the money for anything serious.

BrianDonegan · 20th October 2010, 06:32 PM

Yes, it will work fine.

Ared · 25th October 2010, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianDonegan

Yes, it will work fine.

Thanks for the answer Brian!

Just for clarification, do I need a ballsie stage to use the buffalo2 in single ended mode without a seperate analog stage?

Yves Smolders · 25th October 2010, 09:50 PM

Hello, scanned this (huge!) thread and hopefully learned all I need to know about the Buffalo II - looks like a beautiful piece of work.

I'm considering using it in the following way:

Squeezebox3 -spdif- Buffalo II -balanced- 2xUCD400

* Squeezebox would do digital volume control (already proven lossless until a certain volume)

* For keeping costs low I would like to run the Buffalo II without Ivy-III (I'll accept the 12db worse thd+n) - is the direct output of the Buffalo OK to drive UCD modules? Their gain is 26db - recommended input impedance is 7 Kohm.

Thanks

glt · 25th October 2010, 09:56 PM

I have mine connected directly to ucd 180 in balanced mode. Plenty loud. But I would recommend controlling the volume inside the DAC rather than before the DAC.

vndiya · 26th October 2010, 03:51 AM

Hi Mr Russ
When the next patch will be available to order?

Many thanks.

MartinC700 · 26th October 2010, 07:04 AM

Russ,

Not sure if you are able to answer this due to NDA agreements with ESS, but does the Sabre chip's DSP manipuate clipped signals? One thing the Buffalo is amazing at is handling music that was almost unlistenable on other DAC's, that I had put down to the 'loudness wars' amd digital clipping.

Regards

Martin

Yves Smolders · 26th October 2010, 08:36 AM

Thanks glt, for your feedback. I understand volume control is better @ the DAC than before it, but as a "low cost" test - to see if the DAC outperforms my Denon 4306 feeding the UCD's - this will do for now

Russ White · 26th October 2010, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vndiya

Hi Mr Russ
When the next patch will be available to order?

Many thanks.

Just waiting on the parts and boards to get here. Once they are here then it will take 2-3 weeks for the manufacturing process.

Cheers!
Russ

TheShaman · 26th October 2010, 10:02 PM

Any listening impressions of Buffalo II VS. Buffalo II in Dual Mono ?
Does the latter setup justify it's (almost) double cost ?

20th October 2010, 06:32 PM	#802
BrianDonegan diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rock Ridge	Yes, it will work fine. __________________ Twisted Pear Audio

25th October 2010, 09:56 PM	#805
glt diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	I have mine connected directly to ucd 180 in balanced mode. Plenty loud. But I would recommend controlling the volume inside the DAC rather than before the DAC. __________________ www.hifiduino.wordpress.com

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20th October 2010, 06:26 PM	#801
Ared diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Szeged	Let me rephrase: Will the buffalo 2 work well using only one 9V transformer + placid power supply + buffalo 2 kit wired together and directly connected to my naim amp? I'm not rlly a diy-junky, I just want something better than the DacMagic and I lack the money for anything serious.

25th October 2010, 09:50 PM	#804
Yves Smolders diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Antwerp	Hello, scanned this (huge!) thread and hopefully learned all I need to know about the Buffalo II - looks like a beautiful piece of work. I'm considering using it in the following way: Squeezebox3 -spdif- Buffalo II -balanced- 2xUCD400 * Squeezebox would do digital volume control (already proven lossless until a certain volume) * For keeping costs low I would like to run the Buffalo II without Ivy-III (I'll accept the 12db worse thd+n) - is the direct output of the Buffalo OK to drive UCD modules? Their gain is 26db - recommended input impedance is 7 Kohm. Thanks

26th October 2010, 03:51 AM	#806
vndiya diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	Hi Mr Russ When the next patch will be available to order? Many thanks.

26th October 2010, 07:04 AM	#807
MartinC700 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Diego	Russ, Not sure if you are able to answer this due to NDA agreements with ESS, but does the Sabre chip's DSP manipuate clipped signals? One thing the Buffalo is amazing at is handling music that was almost unlistenable on other DAC's, that I had put down to the 'loudness wars' amd digital clipping. Regards Martin

26th October 2010, 08:36 AM	#808
Yves Smolders diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Antwerp	Thanks glt, for your feedback. I understand volume control is better @ the DAC than before it, but as a "low cost" test - to see if the DAC outperforms my Denon 4306 feeding the UCD's - this will do for now

26th October 2010, 10:02 PM	#810
TheShaman diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Crete	Any listening impressions of Buffalo II VS. Buffalo II in Dual Mono ? Does the latter setup justify it's (almost) double cost ?