Posts tagged with: DAC

Korg MR-2000S: 1-Bit DSD Recorder

My second post of the weekend. This is my new source gear, Korg MR-2000S 1-Bit Studio Recorder. I have been looking for a very good source and I’m a believer...... Read More

Testing ASUS Xonar Essence STX II 7.1

PC based sound card. Thing that I have left long time ago. Just got a time to visit my friend’s with his new toy, a PC based audio source equipped...... Read More

Burson Supreme Sound OpAmp 4th Generation First Impression [Continued]

My first impression was here which you can look around if you haven’t read that. Last time, I ordered 5 pcs of Burson Audio Discrete OpAmp for my ASUS Xonar...... Read More

Disassembly Asus Xonar Essence One

Don’t call me nuts as I think disassembling Asus Xonar Essence One shouldn’t be categorized as that 😉 I took 30 minutes, more or less, to disassembly this stuff. The...... Read More

Asus Xonar Essence One Power Supply

Still remember Asus Xonar Essence One DAC? It’s time to disassembly the power supply. It’s separated on small PCB. Good design as this makes my life more beautiful, although it’s not an...... Read More

ASUS Xonar Essence One Meets QLS QA-660

Just to kill the curiosity, I hooked up ASUS Xonar Essence One to my QLS QA-660. Seemed the process didn’t click that easy. Xonar Essence One failed to capture the...... Read More

ASUS Xonar Essence One: Preliminary Exploration

ASUS seems so serious to jump into sound card industry. Since the first Xonar sound card launched several years back, ASUS keeps doing a lot of innovative things. I think,...... Read More

QLS QA-660 First Listening Test

I’m still waiting for a ‘proper’ DAC, but I think it’s quite interesting to see how this new QLS QA-660 performs against its elder brother, the QLS QA-550. So I...... Read More

QLS QA-550 with Terratec Aureon FireWire

It’s been a long time since I bought this QLS QA-550 – a year or two. Unfortunately, I haven’t had enough time to try this. During this lazy Sunday, and...... Read More

E-MU 1820M PCI Sound Card Revisited

This is actually an old card, but I think I can have a use if I can get an adequate mainboard with PCI slot. This card was quite famous at...... Read More

Bintaro DIY DAC Competition

As usual, local audio DIY group in Indonesia held a routine group meeting and gathering. This time, the topic is DAC. There were several contenders joined this session. Below is...... Read More

Nokia E7 ‘USB On-The-Go’ Connects to USB Sound Card (It Works!)

“USB On-The-Go” is not really a new thing actually. But since I have ‘exiled’ myself from the glamorous gadget world, probably I have missed this one. So, I just acquire...... Read More
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