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Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:07 am
by nige2000
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:26 pm
by rickmcinnis
Being able to use a CD drive or a SDD would be an advantage when you want to hear something new quickly. I wonder how well the thing can control a CD drive? An SSD would seem to be simplicity in comparison.
I wonder how complicated it is to find what you want on a 500 gB SDD?
I would like to give this a try but think I will stick with the SD card player for the time being. I like the fact that an SD card is stupid. It will only do one thing - no messing around with the data once it is on the card. Biggest drawback is the slow copy speed but that might well be an advantage for audio.
Nigel - you have to get a SATA SD writer - just amazing what it does. You do not have any idea how much clean bass you are missing as a start.
Made a HASWELL version of the ripper OS - down to 31 mB including dBpoweramp - cpu core volts 0.144. No question HASWELL is vastly superior. Had first used IVY BRIDGE - cannot slow it down below 1600 mHz - unacceptable.
There is much to be got with a serious ripping setup.
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:13 pm
by nige2000
Sligolad wrote:Looks like it is getting near time to jump into this pond soon given all the excellent options and particularly after hearing Nige's SD card setup yesterday.
Nice to see the Gale 401s in there as well, brings back memories of Terrys restoration project which kept us going for a while.
actually my sd player /dac was a bit of a shambles yesterday since i broke the adjustable clock on the soekris, it was functioning of sorts
i am waiting for new fixed freq clocks (which are a bit like hens teeth in theses frequencies) which i will hopefully be able to integrate into the build
the way it is functioning atm would make an electrical engineer spontaneously combust at first glance
i probably shouldn't have brought it in its very nonoptimal state, but i knew a few guys were interested in hearing it and it still didn't sound bad as such and im not used to bringing nothing to these things:)
from previous experience an improved clk system like what im hoping to get working, will increase definition and resolution (which is something i think it lacked yesterday) hopes are very high for this sd player/soekris combo
i had some music files on the sd card that were of dubious origin that were floating around on the laptop and not from my storage drives so that hopefully why some individual tracks didn't sound so good
the dac also lost lock a couple of times and i have had a loose i2s wire when i got back so im hoping thats the issue
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 4:44 pm
by rickmcinnis
The fixed clock sounds like a good idea.
So does the SOEKRIS clock change frequency for different digital formats? Is that why he uses it?
I am a REDBOOK only guy so this would not pose a problem for me if the clock changes to suit the different formats. I only care about one.
AS if an EE's (or an assessen's) opinion could make you quake ...
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:48 pm
by nige2000
rickmcinnis wrote:The fixed clock sounds like a good idea.
So does the SOEKRIS clock change frequency for different digital formats? Is that why he uses it?
I am a REDBOOK only guy so this would not pose a problem for me if the clock changes to suit the different formats. I only care about one.
AS if an EE's (or an assessen's) opinion could make you quake ...
afaik it only switches between 45/49mhz
primarily 44khz myself too but id still like to have the ability to play everything
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:57 pm
by gstew
nige2000 wrote:rickmcinnis wrote:The fixed clock sounds like a good idea.
So does the SOEKRIS clock change frequency for different digital formats? Is that why he uses it?
I am a REDBOOK only guy so this would not pose a problem for me if the clock changes to suit the different formats. I only care about one.
AS if an EE's (or an assessen's) opinion could make you quake ...
afaik it only switches between 45/49mhz
primarily 44khz myself too but id still like to have the ability to play everything
Same... but I'm not sure what it does for DSD Playback mode.
Greg in Mississippip
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:40 pm
by rickmcinnis
I have no interest in DSD and doubt the SOEKRIS is the way. Those fellows on the NO DAC IS THE BEST DAC thread have the right idea for that.
I think I remember reading that the clock is multiplied by the FPGA somehow.
Who knows if it sounds any good, I think most of those who demanded this just wanted it to be able to do it. I do not think they were concerned with how well it did it. That is my curmudgeonly opinion.
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:51 pm
by randytsuch
I got my sdtrans last week.
Running it with the stock, cheap walwart it comes with.
Using wav files I already have, copied with a usb converter (Rick is trying not to get sick as he reads this) to a generic 32 g sd card.
It's been burning in since around Thursday. It it sounds great already. I don't know if it better than my pc in all things, but its definitely better in some things, and I don't have any urge to reconnect my PC to my dac.
Battery mods are on the horizon, but I need to rearrange my dac to make some space to do this.
Randy
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:03 pm
by rickmcinnis
We all had to start with something!
Doesn't make me sick, well, not very sick.
I bet there will be a BIG difference when you get your five volts battery pack attached.
That had to be the most SHIITE wall wart I have ever seen. Mine was thrown in the trash after I used it to verify the thing would turn on. I think that is all it is there for.
Like saying you ran a pretty good race considering you cut off one of your feet just before the event ...
Take care,
Re: SDTrans 384?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 2:39 pm
by gstew
rickmcinnis wrote:
<SNIP>
That had to be the most SHIITE wall wart I have ever seen. Mine was thrown in the trash after I used it to verify the thing would turn on. I think that is all it is there for.
Like saying you ran a pretty good race considering you cut off one of your feet just before the event ...
<SNIP>
I still use the wall wart to put more burn-in time on it when it is not in the system... one good use (and I agree, about the only one!).
Greg in Mississippi
