Topic: Audiophilleo 1 (Read 2928 times)

DaveBSC · « **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:57:05 PM »

Quote from: purrin on April 10, 2013, 10:53:10 PM

They sell a $500 HDMI cable?

Actually I think it's more than that. The RJ-45 I2S cable that they sell is $469, the 1.5M HDMI I2S cable is $699.

DaveBSC · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:58:56 PM »

The AP1 to me has always seemed stupid. You get a pointless LCD screen, a lousy volume control, and a "jitter simulator." Aside from that it's functionally identical to the half priced AP2, which with the PP at around $1,000 is a lot more reasonable.

Marvey · « **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2013, 11:00:48 PM »

There's a $735 BNC-BNC cable.

Anaxilus. · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2013, 11:56:44 PM »

I'm not buying anything that uses such cheap cables as these!

blue · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2013, 03:32:57 PM »

Quote from: purrin on April 10, 2013, 09:55:08 PM

BTW, I am getting the OR5 without the $$$ turboclock upgrades, but the less expensive Hynes regulator for the HDMI output. So we'll see if the Empirical box still does it magic. I know the OR5 we reviewed had the turboclocks, but no Hynes regulator for HDMI.

Hopefully the Turbo Clock upgrade won't make too much of a difference, that way everyone saves 700 bucks. I'm thinking about getting a Hynes PSU for this unit but I'm not sure if would make a difference..

Quote from: DaveBSC on April 10, 2013, 10:58:56 PM

The AP1 to me has always seemed stupid. You get a pointless LCD screen, a lousy volume control, and a "jitter simulator." Aside from that it's functionally identical to the half priced AP2, which with the PP at around $1,000 is a lot more reasonable.

Agreed. I got mine for free.

AstralStorm · « **Reply #15 on:** April 13, 2013, 10:47:35 PM »

Hm, yes, Leckerton's USB interface is unfortunately not that great. You do get nice (supposedly) 110 dB SNR (beyond my old equipment's capabilities to measure) via the optical or coax SPDIF and a bit more via analog - but would need a good enough source, which is implausible.

You don't need anything that expensive - a very good asynchronous USB interface costs some $200, e.g. M2Tech's or Musical Fidelity's. There are some stupidly expensive devices out there and what you actually need is two good interface chips plus a very stable clock oscillator and run in asynchronous mode. Optionally an extra buffer or some other means of jitter compensation - not that it should get anywhere near bad even without it.

Granted, that is too close to the price of the amp and could've been averted by the use of a nicer USB chip...

Marvey · « **Reply #16 on:** April 13, 2013, 11:05:03 PM »

Quote from: blue on April 11, 2013, 03:32:57 PM

Hopefully the Turbo Clock upgrade won't make too much of a difference, that way everyone saves 700 bucks. I'm thinking about getting a Hynes PSU for this unit but I'm not sure if would make a difference..

Anax and I discussed this (and his impressions of the OR5) before I finalized the order. Sometimes the super-duper clocks may be too much of a good thing. I will probably take 1/2 of a AMB Sigma22 board I have and make an external PS for it. Fishski may be even able to help. Maybe make a few smaller Sigma11 power supplies.

fishski13 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 14, 2013, 12:32:24 AM »

let me know if i can help.

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