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How are you connecting it now, and how were you connecting things previously Roberto?

I use a Squeezebox, so USB (and USB conversion) is out of the equation for me.
 
From the USB to this Ref Link USB input, then coax to the DAC. This allow me to up-convert to 192KHz, because the M-DAC USB input max frequency is 96KHz. Now I do have a much more resolution, and dynamics are more evident. Just wondering if anybody is in the same boat with us. Happy listening!
 
Using the Audirvana virtual player, allows you to have it. The feature is 1) none up-sampling 2) power of 2 up-sampling 2x, 4x... 3) maximum up-sampling 4) 2x up-sampling only. When you select maximum up-sampling, from 16 bit/44.1KHz the clock will be up to 24bit/192KHz. What it does to the sound? You have to listen it first. There are a lot of literature about this. My liking is power of 2 up-sampling. Usually my M DAC display is showing 24bit/176.4KHz. 320MP3 and AIFF, are the formats that I use. Happy listening.
 
I have heard the Bel Canto USB/SPDIF converter. It really makes a difference.

I think the regenerated clock it produces is of very high quality (i.e. low jitter).

- Still wouldn't trade it for my Orbe, though :)
 
I'm getting really good results using HDMI from a laptop into a Samsung telly then Toslink out to my DAC.

Much better than using USB to a Musical Fidelity V-Link, which has failed to sync with my DAC countless times.

Anyway Roberto, glad it works well. Nice looking piece of kit.
 
Just trying to make my digital sound better... and it is working, or I am less demanding as I was before. Thanks guys, I wish to all a very happy listening!
 
With all respect, I think we all have our own ways to reproduce our music. These different kind of paths make our hobby more interesting. As an example, you can choose my way, my path, and in this road I am learning things like the need of a galvanic filter to take a lot of garbage out. Also, I had learned that it is not the sampling speed or over-sampling that makes the music to sing along. Everything has to do with a good recording or a bad recording. The DAC that I am using has a lot of gadgets that others costing two or three times do not have. Again, I am not saying that this is the most purest fore front digital to analogue converter. What I am saying, is that with all these adds (USB cable, RefLink, and digital coax cable) my sound had changed for good. I find more crystal clear highs, and tons of image and stage. Wide spread music at the sides of my CLXs, having them in my small room. I find digital very pleasant too, and it is challenging my analogue sound. Perhaps I should change something or do something to my analogue sound. But the time to get the songs or any artist, digital is a clear winner. The sound is not that bad, and I am always telling me this. Just wanted to share with you these thoughts that were bugging me. Happy listening!
 

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