normundss,
Now that is a first class appraisal.
Glad to know you are involved in this.
Thanks and take care,
Now that is a first class appraisal.
Glad to know you are involved in this.
Thanks and take care,
I had the same impression : much better with higher resolution material !
Without headphone, do some members have the same hole in the middle between the speakers ? Like if the speakers were toe towards the exterior (not in: towards the listener) ?
Sorry to re ask ? I had no answer about that, I called this "phase" but have not technical knowledge about this (it's certainly not the good word) but I have not this strange stage presentation with my others dacs and cd players : e.g. voice is not centrer but divided in each speakers comming from the laterral walls !!!! (not nice)
Is there any opinion about that ? Jut at home ? Could it be the actual digital filter and a revision couls solve that ?
Soren ? (I believe you can hear that with a headphone, but if you can test on your floorstanders please, I would appreciate your return about that please)
kind regards
Eldam
Without headphone, do some members have the same hole in the middle between the speakers ? Like if the speakers were toe towards the exterior (not in: towards the listener) ?
Sorry to re ask ? I had no answer about that, I called this "phase" but have not technical knowledge about this (it's certainly not the good word) but I have not this strange stage presentation with my others dacs and cd players : e.g. voice is not centrer but divided in each speakers comming from the laterral walls !!!! (not nice)
Is there any opinion about that ? Jut at home ? Could it be the actual digital filter and a revision couls solve that ?
Soren ? (I believe you can hear that with a headphone, but if you can test on your floorstanders please, I would appreciate your return about that please)
kind regards
Eldam
If it shows rev F.F, then the FPGA image is not downloaded correctly. The uManager should always work, even with incorrect FPGA image.
The image get downloaded directly to the FPGA Flash, it's not like it get loaded afterwards.... I'm using the same source code as for my line of embedded computers, so it should be ok.
I'm using HyperTerminal on Windows, that I never had any problems with.
The fact is that now I'm stuck with a board that will not lock to my SBT source
(LED keeps on flashing) and thus it won't play any music on the I2S input.
My SBT can still see the Amanero though.
When trying to connect to the board with PuTTy, the status bar says 'Connected' but when typing +++ in order to start the uManager, the '+++' is echoed on the screen, but the uManager is not starting up. So naturtally I can't flash any firmware.
Help, please!
Help, please!
I had that when I didn't crossover the wires. Hope that's the case...
Hi!
Simple question to the designer, on behalf of others too.
How to connect this DAC to a commercial (nothing special like the Amanero, just a simple Breeze Audio cm6631) USB to Spdif converter????
Koax wire conneted to Spdif1 IN+ and Spdif1 IN- is enough????
Greets:
Tyimo
Simple question to the designer, on behalf of others too.
How to connect this DAC to a commercial (nothing special like the Amanero, just a simple Breeze Audio cm6631) USB to Spdif converter????
Koax wire conneted to Spdif1 IN+ and Spdif1 IN- is enough????
Greets:
Tyimo
Hi!
Simple question to the designer, on behalf of others too.
How to connect this DAC to a commercial (nothing special like the Amanero, just a simple Breeze Audio cm6631) USB to Spdif converter????
Koax wire conneted to Spdif1 IN+ and Spdif1 IN- is enough????
Greets:
Tyimo
No, see drawing in post #1105.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/vend...magnitude-24-bit-384-khz-111.html#post4202552
Hi All,
Thanks for your comments and suggestions so far.
Attached are the print screens of the interface board (top and bottom sides) that I would like to submit for your additional checks and comments.
I added the LDO 3,3 V for the Toslink connector in the bottom side of the board. The +5 V are to be supplied by the dedicate connector. Adding the dedicated LDO to the Toslink connector I think that the 47 uH is not more required and I remove it but I am not an expertise about the Toslink, so please correct me if I am wrong.
I move the U.FL connectors in the bottom side of the board to have the traces as short as possible and in same time to have the room to properly connect the U.FL cables.
I added the connector for the POT
I added the pads for the balanced input transformer and the relevant pads for the XLR connector. The connector is not in the board... sorry, too big.
I move the following in upper side of the board: the switch for the 2 SPDIF inputs, the LED and the inputs that I don't know for what they are required.
The board size now is 39 X 42 mm.
Any comment, correction, etc.. are welcome 🙂.
Thanks and Regards,
Enrico
Enrico,
I like your project a lot. I would make just one suggestion in regards to the digital signal transformer. It would be great to make multipurpose and surface mount pads for it, that would allow usage of different transformers. Best in industry for this purpose are Scientific Conversions transformers used in all leading broadcast brands.
Scientific Conversion, Inc. - Transformers and Inductors
I will use SC947, see specs published. If interested I could help this group in obtaining the group buy. Audio Note transformer seems to be easy to mount in any position as long as there are holes, so that will leave everyone a choice.
Truth to be told, not that it matters much since there is FIFO on the board, but still why not do it the best we can.
Comparative jitter measures.
Buffalo DAC with Amanero, Weiliang DAC with XMOS Weiliang, Dam1021 2% with Amanero.
The measures are the minimum noise on my Motu Ultralite MK3 . The Dam1021 probably better measure.
I used single transformer. Dam1021 has very good Power suply. In my opinion no need construction of external power for improvement.
Have better fase jitter. I think the digital filter is very bad.
Buffalo DAC with Amanero, Weiliang DAC with XMOS Weiliang, Dam1021 2% with Amanero.
The measures are the minimum noise on my Motu Ultralite MK3 . The Dam1021 probably better measure.
I used single transformer. Dam1021 has very good Power suply. In my opinion no need construction of external power for improvement.
Have better fase jitter. I think the digital filter is very bad.
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I had that when I didn't crossover the wires. Hope that's the case...
How do I 'crossover the wires' and which wires are we talking about?
No, see drawing in post #1105.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/vend...magnitude-24-bit-384-khz-111.html#post4202552
What is the "strategy" if the commercial has already an output traffo with its spidf ? We keep just the 330 ohms shunt and the 1.2 V PS layout ? (believe I already asked that but had a silence !)
How do I 'crossover the wires' and which wires are we talking about?
Most probable tx and rx.
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Please show 1-500hz
Please explain measuremnt?
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Please explain measuremnt?
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Comparative jitter measures.
Buffalo DAC with Amanero, Weiliang DAC with XMOS Weiliang, Dam1021 2% with Amanero.
The measures are the minimum noise on my Motu Ultralite MK3 . The Dam1021 probably better measure.
I used single transformer. Dam1021 has very good Power suply. In my opinion no need construction of external power for improvement.
Have better fase jitter. I think the digital filter is very bad.
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Most probable tx and rx.
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You mean like twist the two cables?
Please note that I did in fact manage to do a FW transfer without crossover/twisting.
Sorry- ignore that. And the previous advice you got must have been for no connection. But you have had connection and didnt change the cabling so... sorry cant help.
So both your USB and serial connections are gone?
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So both your USB and serial connections are gone?
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You mean like twist the two cables?
Please note that I did in fact manage to do a FW transfer without crossover/twisting.
If you are using the same setup as yours first successful attempt, nevermind the my crossover advice, you got it right. If you have disconnected and reconnected the wires, check TX/RX, RX/TX connection.
Upsamplers and ringing
So the DAC seems to sound better with 44.1 when it is upsampled.
Next week I'm back home and I can start with this nice DAC 🙂
In the meantime I did some research about resamplers and filters:
Here's an interesting article at soundcheck site about resamplers and ringing artifacts.
One of the best resamplers is SoX, it's open source and also available as plugin for foobar.
Regards,
Danny
So the DAC seems to sound better with 44.1 when it is upsampled.
Next week I'm back home and I can start with this nice DAC 🙂
In the meantime I did some research about resamplers and filters:
Here's an interesting article at soundcheck site about resamplers and ringing artifacts.
One of the best resamplers is SoX, it's open source and also available as plugin for foobar.
Regards,
Danny
I stoped reading here:
"2. You try to fight the jitter.
By resampling you got the chance to do a proper reclocking
with one precise highest quality clock and e.g. an ASRC (Asynchronous Sample Rate Converter)."
It just dont work like that.
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"2. You try to fight the jitter.
By resampling you got the chance to do a proper reclocking
with one precise highest quality clock and e.g. an ASRC (Asynchronous Sample Rate Converter)."
It just dont work like that.
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Hello TNT.
1-500 Hz. And more interesting 20-6000 Hz. logarithmic.
Sorry. I can´t explain. For me is difficult to write in English. I use translate.google.es.
1-500 is no important in this DAC. No have problems. The Dam1021 is perfect. Very well manufactured isolated mass. No ground problems. Perfectly filtered 50 Hz.
The Buffalo DAC hum is because I have Ground problems in my DAC made. I touch the wiring and the noise changes for the better or worse. It's very low level that does not affect sound quality. :>)) Is very difficult for me to resolve. I have a lot of wiring on the case. Preamplifier, DAC, Salas power, etc.
The important to see is Jitter measure J-Test. I can see a Filter problem. The filter is Bad. And it may not sound good at this moment.
1-500 Hz. And more interesting 20-6000 Hz. logarithmic.
Sorry. I can´t explain. For me is difficult to write in English. I use translate.google.es.
1-500 is no important in this DAC. No have problems. The Dam1021 is perfect. Very well manufactured isolated mass. No ground problems. Perfectly filtered 50 Hz.
The Buffalo DAC hum is because I have Ground problems in my DAC made. I touch the wiring and the noise changes for the better or worse. It's very low level that does not affect sound quality. :>)) Is very difficult for me to resolve. I have a lot of wiring on the case. Preamplifier, DAC, Salas power, etc.
The important to see is Jitter measure J-Test. I can see a Filter problem. The filter is Bad. And it may not sound good at this moment.
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I stoped reading here:
"2. You try to fight the jitter.
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Too soon, you should have scrolled down to the images
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