and I'd love to tap the DSD of my Sony CE595 SACD changer and run to the Buffalo with a pair of Teleporters...
Tape Echo, pls post here, if possible, the final connections setup... I'd lije to do the same!

Thank you very much! I really appreciate the gear and the assistance! Will do, asdiasx...I've got the service manual from Elektrotanya and now have to locate the solder points! (Edit: I don't have transporters yet so no wiring details until I can get them at the beginning of next month...D'oh!)
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Tape Echo, I have a Denon 3910 that I modded to export I2S (CD) and DSD (SACD) using Twisted Pear Teleporters to send and receive to my dual mono BIII. The Denon swapped R and L channels playing DSD so I used a Twisted Pear OTTO II to swap the channels before sending. It is controlled by a mechanical switch on rear of the Denon.
SQ is excellent! Sorry for the poor quality pic...

SQ is excellent! Sorry for the poor quality pic...

ESS and DSD
My experience is that the ESS 9018 sounds even better with DSD (both DSD 64 and DSD 128) than it does with PCM. Likely because it does a bit less processing to DSD source signals (although it does do some processing to them, as do almost all DSD DACs these days).
I've read the TP web page and searched and am still unsure so I'll simply ask...I've got a Buffalo IIISE, love it, building a Glassware unbalancer/broskie for it, and I'd love to tap the DSD of my Sony CE595 SACD changer and run to the Buffalo with a pair of Teleporters...BUT...the ESS spec doesn't appear to indicate that it will run in the 1-bit, 2.8MHz SACD native format. Does it? Their product brief says it's good with sampling input rates up to 1.536MHz. Or must one covert to 24/96 or higher PCM? I'll take it that would be a loss, sonically. Sorry if this has been gone over and over and over already.
My experience is that the ESS 9018 sounds even better with DSD (both DSD 64 and DSD 128) than it does with PCM. Likely because it does a bit less processing to DSD source signals (although it does do some processing to them, as do almost all DSD DACs these days).
Thank you everyone! Definitely going to do this!
There doesn't appear to be a signal path named bitclock, briefly skimming the service manual. I have found IC200, the stereo L/R DAC, to have DSD L and R, which trace back to (page 12) "DSR" and "DSL" at pins 83 and 84 of IC706, which is labelled the DSD section of the IC. The SACD section is directly below that.
There doesn't appear to be a signal path named bitclock, briefly skimming the service manual. I have found IC200, the stereo L/R DAC, to have DSD L and R, which trace back to (page 12) "DSR" and "DSL" at pins 83 and 84 of IC706, which is labelled the DSD section of the IC. The SACD section is directly below that.
Would love some direction if possible to locate the appropriate solder points on the 595 for a Teleporter 🙁 It's beyond me.
Would love some direction if possible to locate the appropriate solder points on the 595 for a Teleporter 🙁 It's beyond me.
This page post 89 has a schematic. Wouldn't LRCK be word clock BCK bit clock? Data L and R would be R and L channel DSD? It's been 4 years and I have a PCM1796 DAC chip. PCM and DSD share some pins on the 1796 so I was able to export I2S and DSD with four wires.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/206856/modding-the-sony-scd-ce595/75

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Wouldn't LRCK be word clock ....
or left right clock. IIRC you need bit clock, L and R channel for DSD and you need a ground. Fairly sure this is correct for you. IIRC DSD data 1 = DSD LEFT DSD data 2 = DSD RIGHT.
BCK > DCK
DSD1 > D1
DSD2 > D2
G > G
With the 1796, DSD and PCM share so I just needed 4 wires and a ground to export I2S and DSD.

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Need some help please
I would like to use a DIYINHK USB to I2S on a Buff SE
the connection on the USB unit are MCK, LPCK, DATA, and GND
the connections on the Buff SE are DCK, D1, D2, GND
The GND is obvious but how do the rest match up?
Thanks
I would like to use a DIYINHK USB to I2S on a Buff SE
the connection on the USB unit are MCK, LPCK, DATA, and GND
the connections on the Buff SE are DCK, D1, D2, GND
The GND is obvious but how do the rest match up?
Thanks
Happy to help!
Greetings pelliott, page 37 of TP BIII Integration Guide...
Bit clock (or MCK) > DCK
Word clock (LRCK) > D1
Data > D2
GND > GND
Greetings pelliott, page 37 of TP BIII Integration Guide...
Bit clock (or MCK) > DCK
Word clock (LRCK) > D1
Data > D2
GND > GND
Thanks so much,
I feel a little stupid that I was only looking at the pages of the Guide that pertains to the SE
Happy, Happy
Merry, Merry
I feel a little stupid that I was only looking at the pages of the Guide that pertains to the SE
Happy, Happy
Merry, Merry
No worries, there is so much info in there I have to keep going back to it to retain more...lol
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
No lock
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Problems with lock Buffalo III SE and Spdif/TTL tranceiver This is a power amp with Buffalo III SE and LL 1684 as I /V
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Problems with lock Buffalo III SE and Spdif/TTL tranceiver This is a power amp with Buffalo III SE and LL 1684 as I /V
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Remove the capacitor?
Short it? This is instead of the C 23 SMD
Short it? This is instead of the C 23 SMD
Where it is, you are bypassing more than just C23. Why are you doing this at all? Was the S/PDIF input not working?
Where it is, you are bypassing more than just C23. Why are you doing this at all? Was the S/PDIF input not working?
Only because I can hear differences between capacitors in digital circuits. As far as I can see only the C 23 is bypassed. This is not the first time I have done this and normally there is no problem.
As far as I can see only the C 23 is bypassed.
True. Resistors in the path are both parallel.
Make sure it is not shorted to ground. I suppose it's also possible you cooked the comparator when soldering to it. Just guesses.
Ok I have extra Compararors if thats the case. In another diydac here at diyaudio comparators bought at Mouser where fakes and I had to replace it. Think I will short that capacitor. Do not think it is needed when I use the Spdif/TTL tranceiver.
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