malbreakerOnce this card is my default audio device, can I utilize the pci bus to bring in a source from the optical drive (a audio cd) and have it go through the card for up sampling then to another location, lets saya HDD or a second optical drive, for the final saving of the file. If not, then I could still attach a portable exterior cd player in at the line in, and then send it to be up sampled to the HDD or Optical drive. I'll bet that is the only way.Of course, the former would be simpler and the more preferred. Wouldn't it be great to have 2 optical drives and run it from one, to the up sampling ,and out to the other. Or out to a HDD would be great too.That would really be using the bus for in and out.Doable? regards and thanks. I'm liking the focus on the 2 channel stereo!
Triplefunty_ger07TriplefunEVGATech_JeffPty_ger07Utterly pointless. For stereo, you will never need anything more than 44.1 kHz at 24 bit (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 144 dB [worst case] dynamic range). And realistically, usually 44.1 kHz at 16 bit is sufficient (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 96 dB [worst case] dynamic range). Keep it real. Keep it compatible.Post #8, everything you need to know:Have you even tried dsd upsampling. The evga Delta sigma dac upsamples pcm to dsd prior to processing. If you do this in the computer then you have more control and put less overhead on the dac resulting in layinga more natural sound. Try it!Pointless. Upsampling has no benefit. There was no useful signal missing from the original 44.1 kHz data stream. And, up-sampling can't add supposedly missing natural sound to the data. All up-sampling does is stretch out the data points and add nothing in between. It's the equivalent of zooming into a pixelated image. Plus, the dsd is single-bit? Why would you want that? It sounds worse. And, why would the DAC ever need less overhead? Bunch of nonsense. Sounds like you were converting just for the sake of converting.I appreciate your frankness but please just try it and I think you will be impressed. Your i7 3770k should be able to handle DSD256 upsampling. You can always use Foobar which doesn't cost anything. And note the upsampling algorithms are a lot more than just a linear interpolation with the result the music is smoother and more natural sounding. There are a lot of forums on the web supporting the value of this process.
ty_ger07TriplefunEVGATech_JeffPty_ger07Utterly pointless. For stereo, you will never need anything more than 44.1 kHz at 24 bit (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 144 dB [worst case] dynamic range). And realistically, usually 44.1 kHz at 16 bit is sufficient (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 96 dB [worst case] dynamic range). Keep it real. Keep it compatible.Post #8, everything you need to know:Have you even tried dsd upsampling. The evga Delta sigma dac upsamples pcm to dsd prior to processing. If you do this in the computer then you have more control and put less overhead on the dac resulting in layinga more natural sound. Try it!Pointless. Upsampling has no benefit. There was no useful signal missing from the original 44.1 kHz data stream. And, up-sampling can't add supposedly missing natural sound to the data. All up-sampling does is stretch out the data points and add nothing in between. It's the equivalent of zooming into a pixelated image. Plus, the dsd is single-bit? Why would you want that? It sounds worse. And, why would the DAC ever need less overhead? Bunch of nonsense. Sounds like you were converting just for the sake of converting.
TriplefunEVGATech_JeffPty_ger07Utterly pointless. For stereo, you will never need anything more than 44.1 kHz at 24 bit (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 144 dB [worst case] dynamic range). And realistically, usually 44.1 kHz at 16 bit is sufficient (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 96 dB [worst case] dynamic range). Keep it real. Keep it compatible.Post #8, everything you need to know:Have you even tried dsd upsampling. The evga Delta sigma dac upsamples pcm to dsd prior to processing. If you do this in the computer then you have more control and put less overhead on the dac resulting in layinga more natural sound. Try it!
EVGATech_JeffPty_ger07Utterly pointless. For stereo, you will never need anything more than 44.1 kHz at 24 bit (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 144 dB [worst case] dynamic range). And realistically, usually 44.1 kHz at 16 bit is sufficient (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 96 dB [worst case] dynamic range). Keep it real. Keep it compatible.Post #8, everything you need to know:
ty_ger07Utterly pointless. For stereo, you will never need anything more than 44.1 kHz at 24 bit (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 144 dB [worst case] dynamic range). And realistically, usually 44.1 kHz at 16 bit is sufficient (0 Hz to 22 kHz audio range with 0 to 96 dB [worst case] dynamic range). Keep it real. Keep it compatible.Post #8, everything you need to know:
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lvgoldenknightsAre there any plans to make an external version of this? The reviews make this sound fantastic, but the internal sound card format is a problem.
RadioHorstSo what i seen in pictures and product description, that must not be the truth :-):Line-Out: DAC AK4493 > 2 * LME49724 > ADI AD8056 OP-amp > line-outHeadphone: DAC AK4493 > Maxim DS 1882 > ADI OPA275 OP-amp > LME49600 > headphone-out
RadioHorst@jll544: Thanks for the clarification. So that means for me, if i want to "modify" the sound with an different op-amp, then i can do it: - for the headphone output at 2 positions (AD8056+OPA275) - and for line-out "only" at 1 postion = AD8056 So that is very helpful for me and my questions, which i have post in the "Op-Amps Question" thread , because i asked which op-amp i can use to change instead of OPA275 (i use headphone only). In this thread "EVGATech_LeeM" have posted some op-amps to change AD8056. So now i can begin with the AD8056 ....
EVGATech_LeeM I'll see if I can get you a little more detailed answer, but yes, you can modify the headphone through both op-amps.
TriplefunI have dual Burson V5i op amps. According to Burson I could use one to replace the headphone OP275 but I am unsure of the AD8056. The V5i is a substitute for the AD8066 but the AD8056 is not mentioned. I note the AD8056 is actually a mono amp whereas given the EVGA diagram of the card you would expect a stereo device like the AD8066. Update: burson replied I could use both, one for headphone the other for line. I installed them and fiound the improvement well worth the investment. So much so that I have now disconnected my topping d50.