Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC (VERY early impressions)

Some recordings are out of phase,so the switch can be useful for those too.

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Originally Posted by macnugget

Hi Malek

I found this AES/EBU to RCA cable today (http://www.awdiy.com/index.php?page=...-digital-cable) and I think this might give us better performance over the coaxial out from the dac. It does make sense to me. What do you think?

BTW, I was so enjoyed with the music through the EEDac using the coax out and haven't had a chance to try the USB yet. What was your thought on the USB?

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Hmmm... I'm not DIY-competent as such but I suspect that, unless proper care is taken, there might be an electrical mismatch issue that will affect the integrity of the digital signal at the receiving end. Can anyone more competent enlighten us? :scratch:

As for the USB connection, I haven't even considered using it yet as I'm pretty old school and only just started to venture into computer audio. :rolleyes:

I'm thinking of getting an Apple iPOD Classic to dock with an Onkyo ND-S1 digital transport; and even then, will still use the coaxial input of the DAC until I get a suitable glass-based optical cable for use with the optical input so I don't need to keep on reconnecting between sources to use the sole coaxial input :lol:

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Originally Posted by hifinutt

bel canto cd2 , cracking transport , built like a tank and sounds fab

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I really like the fact that it's a top-loader with no sliding tray to break down and a multitude of digital outputs but put off by the inclusion of an onboard DAC which obviously adds to the cost; not to mention a "noisier" internal/external environment due to additional EM radiation from the DAC section :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by PRYML

I really like the fact that it's a top-loader with no sliding tray to break down and a multitude of digital outputs but put off by the inclusion of an onboard DAC which obviously adds to the cost; not to mention a "noisier" internal/external environment due to additional EM radiation from the DAC section :rolleyes:

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Just about every CD player has an onboard DAC.
And if the CDP conforms to CE and EMC ( a requirement before it can be sold legally in the EU) then EM radiation should be non-existent in the DAC section.

Thanks for the clarification Stanley :)

Then I assume all units would be EU compliant in my part of the world as well; I'll see if my local dealer can give me a good deal on one :eyebrows:

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Originally Posted by macnugget

I found this AES/EBU to RCA cable today (http://www.awdiy.com/index.php?page=...-digital-cable) and I think this might give us better performance over the coaxial out from the dac. It does make sense to me. What do you think?

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here's another option... :)

http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/in...roducts_id=184

but it's for the BNC input on the DAC; that took Mark one year to develop! So, as I earlier suspected, it's not as simple as just replacing the termination to fit the input :rolleyes:

Do share how your DIY experiment goes though ;)

Ahh! This cable does look good and I think I might try one first and see if it sounds good.

Thanks for that.

Stephen

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Originally Posted by macnugget

Ahh! This cable does look good and I think I might try one first and see if it sounds good.

Thanks for that.

Stephen

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Should've been...

http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/in...roducts_id=182

phono to BNC; instead of BNC to phono :doh:

been running the ee dac alongside the weiss dac2 flicking between the two

extremely good dacs , very similar , the weiss just pips it with more resolving power and funnily enough since i put a isotek syncro [dc blocker] on the mains conditioner the weiss has had much more seismic bass than the ee dac

brillinat value for money

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Originally Posted by hifinutt

been running the ee dac alongside the weiss dac2 flicking between the two

extremely good dacs , very similar , the weiss just pips it with more resolving power and funnily enough since i put a isotek syncro [dc blocker] on the mains conditioner the weiss has had much more seismic bass than the ee dac

brillinat value for money

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Hi
Thanks for your feedback. Are you comparing them using the coaxial output or USB? What would you rate them out of a 100 then?