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mbic
01-03-2019, 21:49
Has anyone settled on any of the sound options with the Caiman seg using various sources?
Hypnotist
01-03-2019, 22:35
3 for me after a long burn in
Leeken
02-03-2019, 08:14
3 for me too
Sherwood
02-03-2019, 11:28
I think you need to be specific which EPROM your SEG is using. I am guessing that the profiles differ somewhat in the latest EPROM.

Geoff
Alp
02-03-2019, 11:39
I think it may depend on your source. With my Allo DigiOne I find the 1 setting the best (setting 3 was too bright). With a HiFiBerry Digi+ setting 3 was best
Leeken
02-03-2019, 12:14
Don’t forget you need to change them for each input too,I thought my cca/Spotify was ok,not bad,then I realised the setting was specific to the input not the whole dac,changed to setting 3 and am absolutely blown away by just how good Spotify is through this (latest firmware and clock and supercap)
AJSki2fly
02-03-2019, 12:19
I think it may depend on your source. With my Allo DigiOne I find the 1 setting the best (setting 3 was too bright). With a HiFiBerry Digi+ setting 3 was best

I completely forgot about these since buying my RPI with HiFiBerry Digi+, I did originally try them bu could not decide which I preferred. I have used my Caiman SEG quite a lot now so should be quite stable by now.

I have just tried setting 3 with the coax from the Digi+ and I think this sounds the best for me. My Meridian 508 CD is feeding the optical on the Digi+, later when I play a CD I will try all 3 and see which works best. I'm not sure but think I am the latest EPROM, or was in November last year.
mbic
02-03-2019, 17:50
In relpy to Sherwood, it is the latest Caiman, with the latest firmware, and powered by The Dorado
Alp
03-03-2019, 08:57
Don’t forget you need to change them for each input too,I thought my cca/Spotify was ok,not bad,then I realised the setting was specific to the input not the whole dac,changed to setting 3 and am absolutely blown away by just how good Spotify is through this (latest firmware and clock and supercap)Good tip. I had always done my comparison with flac files streamed from my NAS. Both Radio Paradise and Spotify sound better with 3.

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Hypnotist
03-03-2019, 23:13
Latest firmware on my SEG as well