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Month: July 2021

Soncoz SGA1 Balanced Headphone Amplifier Measurements

27th July 202127th July 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the Soncoz SGA1 Balanced headphone amplifier.

Categories Measurements Tags amp, amplifier, balanced, headphone amp, pentaconn, SGA1, SGD1, soncoz Leave a comment

Audio-GD DI-20HE DDC Measurements – Wow….

10th August 202122nd July 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the hugely impressive Audio-GD DI-20HE

Categories Measurements Tags audio gd, audio-gd, audiogd, DDC, di-20he, di20he, jitter, measurement, measurements, spdif, USB, zen 9 Comments

Pi2AES Streamer Measurements and 5v PSU Mod Instructions

10th May 202222nd July 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the Pi2Design Pi2AES and a quick guide on how to use a 5v PSU with it.

Categories Measurements Tags DDC, ifi, jitter, measurement, measurements, spdif, stream, streamer, USB, zen 58 Comments

ifi Zen Stream Measurements and intro to streamers

22nd July 2021 by Golden One

A brief introduction to why a streamer or DDC can be beneficial, and some jitter and noise measurements of the ifi Zen Stream.

Categories Measurements Tags DDC, ifi, jitter, measurement, measurements, spdif, stream, streamer, USB, zen 12 Comments

ifi Zen Can Measurements

9th September 202122nd July 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the ifi Zen Can balanced headphone amplifier

Categories Measurements Tags 3d+, amp, amplifier, balanced, headphone amp, ifi, pentaconn, xbass, zen can 11 Comments

Denafrips Terminator Plus Measurements (Old)

7th October 202121st July 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the denafrips terminator plus DAC

Categories Measurements Tags dac, measurements, nos, r2r, terminator, terminator-plus 2 Comments

Gustard X26 Pro Measurements

21st July 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the gustard X26 Pro DAC

Categories Measurements Tags dac, ESS, gustard, measurements, X26 6 Comments

Denafrips Ares 2 Measurements and Review

21st July 202113th July 2021 by Golden One

The denafrips ares 2 is an absolutely fantastic dac for the money and at the $700 pricepoint it’s one of my two current favourites, alongside the SMSL VMV D1SE.

BUT, it’s not actually a NOS dac….

Categories Measurements, Reviews Tags ares 2, dac, denafrips, goldensound, measurements, nos, r2r, review 12 Comments
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