I spoke to a few vendors of this board and got mixed feedback WRT native DSD.
One said no go, another said would do quad speed DSD with different USB bridge...... that's about when I found this thread... still no definitive answer.
All I can say is very poor vendor support.
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I had been looking at this board when I got my 4495/xmos board from the same designer.
Glad I didn’t, mine worked great and has no coupling caps either...
Glad I didn’t, mine worked great and has no coupling caps either...
Ow it's not that it isn't working.... And it's sounds fabulous.
DOP or DSD native.... It's just the thought. I can't hear the difference.
Sample rates are visible on optical and Coax though.
DOP or DSD native.... It's just the thought. I can't hear the difference.
Sample rates are visible on optical and Coax though.
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Update...
So with the original (thesycon) Xmos drivers DSD Asio bitstreaming works...
It's a driver issue...
I did the capacitor modification and indeed the bass is a lot tighter... Thanks.
So with the original (thesycon) Xmos drivers DSD Asio bitstreaming works...
It's a driver issue...
I did the capacitor modification and indeed the bass is a lot tighter... Thanks.
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Has anyone tried using film/foil capacitors in the i/v filter?
Ie. Wima fpk2, or similar?
I noticed a nice benefit from this on several other dacs.
Sorry I haven’t read through all of this thread...
Ie. Wima fpk2, or similar?
I noticed a nice benefit from this on several other dacs.
Sorry I haven’t read through all of this thread...
The capacitors in the filter start seeing some voltage over them way above audio frequencies, so any audible effect noted is in all likelihood an illusion.
So should i buy another xmos card to try native DSD? Or is it mandatory to all xmos cards.
I know DoP sounds the same to me. But I have the philosophy. If it can work it has to work.
I know DoP sounds the same to me. But I have the philosophy. If it can work it has to work.
Might want to try it sometime before declaring that I’m imagining things.
Or maybe a quick search even, get some internet intelligence going there...
How did it all worked out for you? I more or less in the same boat.
My card is playing though. Only native DSD not working. On a Linux distro it is playing DSD.
But don't want to buy another license Jriver for Linux.
The Chinese make cards but the drivers has no support.
The thesycon evaluation drivers is playing DSD on windows but.. Yeah evaluation... Not possible to buy for end users.
I have this card.
XMOS CPLD U208 DAC daughter card USB digital interface I2S DSD output Suitable AK4497 ES9018 ES9028 ES9038 DAC decoder board
XMOS +CPLD U208 DAC daughter card USB digital interface I2S DSD output Suitable AK4497 ES9018 ES9028 ES9038 DAC decoder board-in Amplifier from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group to Clipboard
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The XMOS card I have is pictured in post #52 and earlier.
After spending a lot of money and time I have given up on the DAC board because I have probably damaged it by connecting the centre hole on the XMOS board to the hole beneath it on the DAC board.
The suggestion earlier in the thread that these should be connected is probably incorrect. The LED on the XMOS card no longer lights and there's no audio from the DAC board after making this connection.
The optical and SPDIF inputs still work but I really wanted DSD.
I had a total of four xmos chips in circuits here and two of them have died unexpectedly. I think they are just sensitive to esd likely.
Maybe if you can sort out the connections, then try a lower cost usb board to see if you can get it working again?
Maybe if you can sort out the connections, then try a lower cost usb board to see if you can get it working again?
My connections are labeled this way.
I have spoken to a vendor with a different xmos and said his card does native DSD on this board.
I have spoken to a vendor with a different xmos and said his card does native DSD on this board.
Which ones did you try? And how do they worked out?
I have a new one on my way. And he assured me it must work (bitstream DSD in windows) . I also have to connect the Coax pin in the out centered pcb hole.
It's strange that my pin layout is way different from the earlier post on the board.
This is the one I have ordered.
2018 XMOS XU208 USB Interface Module USB To I2S IIS Coaxial DSD Converter 384K XMOS XU208 USB Digital Interface Module For DAC
2018 XMOS XU208 USB Interface Module USB To I2S IIS Coaxial DSD Converter 384K XMOS XU208 USB Digital Interface Module For DAC on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group to Clipboard
Notice the PCB hole in the card above the rail.
2018 XMOS XU208 USB Interface Module USB To I2S IIS Coaxial DSD Converter 384K XMOS XU208 USB Digital Interface Module For DAC
2018 XMOS XU208 USB Interface Module USB To I2S IIS Coaxial DSD Converter 384K XMOS XU208 USB Digital Interface Module For DAC on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group to Clipboard
Notice the PCB hole in the card above the rail.
Hello 🙂
Been lurking on this thread for a while. I'm definitely more attracted to this board than the blue one. (also for the extra modularity)
Just to confirm a few things. Has anyone gotten all chip supported inputs running?
I saw a couple of suggested mods a few posts ago, anyone else try them yet?
Been lurking on this thread for a while. I'm definitely more attracted to this board than the blue one. (also for the extra modularity)
Just to confirm a few things. Has anyone gotten all chip supported inputs running?
I saw a couple of suggested mods a few posts ago, anyone else try them yet?
So finally received the Xmos module....
But damned damned damned it bricked my board...
Lots of white noise... Hear some music in the distance and that's it.....
But damned damned damned it bricked my board...
Lots of white noise... Hear some music in the distance and that's it.....
I guess, connecting the Spdif pcb connection of the Xmos module and the according spdif hole on the board. Has done the damage I guess.
Vacuphile already said it's not necessary to connect that one... But the seller said it has to?
When i connect the other xmos module the sound is the same.
I hear white noise and in the distance some vague music.
When i use another input like spdif the sound is hollow and not good.
So i think end of the project....
Still wondering why there is a spdif connection on the Xmos board and on the DAC board....?
There is already a dedicated spdif connector on the DAC board.
Vacuphile already said it's not necessary to connect that one... But the seller said it has to?
When i connect the other xmos module the sound is the same.
I hear white noise and in the distance some vague music.
When i use another input like spdif the sound is hollow and not good.
So i think end of the project....
Still wondering why there is a spdif connection on the Xmos board and on the DAC board....?
There is already a dedicated spdif connector on the DAC board.
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