Sorry, yes http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/dac-tour.212818/#post-3331145
Just to whet people's interest, TNT Audio review published http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/ciunas_isodac_e.html
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Sorry, yes http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/dac-tour.212818/#post-3331145
Just to whet people's interest, TNT Audio review published http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/ciunas_isodac_e.html
Just to update this thread - AlCarmichael is sending me the Ciunas DAC to update the firmware or diagnose the problem.
BTW, if anyone is interested, I've organised a tour of the ISO-DAC & ISO-PS...
Haven't heard back from Alex since the beginning of Oct when I diagnosed that the problem is probably that the DAC's firmware needs to be reset once the battery is allowed to fully deplete.
I gave...
Haven't heard anything further from the owner so I can't report anything here.
I'm busy anyway with RMAF this weekend where an ISO-DAC can be heard in room 2014, Tower 2 innovation area - the...
I won't know until I get more info from the owner as to the state of affairs now!
No, I don't have it, it's still with the owner - I'll try to remotely diagnose & get it working.
Actually, I'm not so sure it was faulty after talking to the owner - it may have been a combination of depleted battery charge (as evidenced by the blue led behaviour) & the firmware being erased by...
Ok, I believe it is faulty, then.
You have a Ciunas DAC with silver push button switch which lights blue when pushed in, right? Is it pushed in our out?
You are charging from a USB port, right?
If the above is correct & the...
OK, hope I can help? :)
I believe your problem might be that you are leaving the DAC turned on while charging (blue light is on, you say) - this is not actually letting the batteries reach their...
Agree "proof" is not posssible in a blind test - a well conducted one returns a statistical confidence level of the result, not proof.
Eliminating sighted bias without realising or caring about...
Yes, Clive & I believe most of the sound stage illusion comes from temporal & low-level cues within the sound field - the area where good PS design has the most impact. It's funny sometimes when some...
Having read Werner's post I can agree with him - we can tell a good imaging from bad imaging room immediately, we don't need to acclimatise ourselves. Can we adjust our perceptions over time to a...
I agree that people have different value systems when it comes to listening - I have come across people who seem to think that unnatural ultra-detail is hearing into the music rather than it being a...
Yes, Paul but again just to clarify what I mean - I'm not saying that LeSurf's measurement actually fully explains the audible difference between the devices (Halide Bridge USB-SPDIF bridge Vs...
Paul, don't get me wrong - I'm not saying measurement is not needed or important - what I'm saying is that at the stage audio is now at all the MAJOR FR, THD, etc. issues are well known & measurable...
Yes, it's good to hear sensible & reasonable views being expressed here. All too often, one finds on forums a type of censorship applied by a small but vocal group who infiltrate any thread with the...
Looking at this myself. How much of an upgrade to the QA550, is it & in what particular areas does it sound better?
I should also add this:
It doesn't require proprietary USB drivers & therefore will work on Windows(driver needed for >96KHz), Mac (should support Audirvana + direct mode & integer mode). Linux/Unix...
John, thanks for posting this - hope you can get a few interested parties?
John was one of the first on my 2012 DAC tour but couldn't get it working & sent it onwards but persevered (& called in...
Thanks John for posting your impressions!
OK, Gary not interested, then Dan's your man :)
Ok, if both DACs have no sound then it is unlikely to be a problem in the DACs - chances of both failing is unlikely (unless both have battery depleted). Seems to be some issue with your system which...
Anthony, thanks for the reply.
I tried to help you via PM yesterday but got no answer after I asked
"Oh, what computer PC or Mac?
Both DAcs were the same - no sound?
Is your USB cable good?"
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Actually, I think the DACs he has are probably low in charge - I'm just looking at the last person's email who had the DACs & he says that the red light no longer shines when the external power...