Hei!
Fikk litt mere info fra Alex angående funksjoner på DSD-Master samt noen bilder av innsiden på APL HAS-Master!
Hello Stein,
Here is a link to the Facebook page; we have some new pictures uploaded, including Power Units without top cover and some manufacturing/assembly pictures as well. Hope you like it!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/APL-Hi-Fi/515119481859549
About Roysen's post on the thread:
The DSD-Master "acts" as an usual DAC, but with a "twist". Below are some additional points of explanation how it works:
1. It accepts AES/EBU balanced digital, as well as two Coaxial S/PDIF digital inputs, just like the DAC-Master. Both can process rates up to 192kHz/24bit PCM.
2. PCM data is being converted to DSD at the rates I've already mentioned. The result is astonishing - best I've heard from a CD!
3. The "twist" is that:
a) PCM is converted to DSD64 or DSD128 at unusual, higher rates DSD. And BTW, I have experimented with even higher rates DSD (256, 512, etc) and found that that the most natural sounding is DSD64, and some might also enjoy DS128. Any higher DSD rate results in unnatural sound, IMHO!
b) The proprietary USB interface accepts DSD64 and DSD128 only, no PCM. There is a current solution for Windows that converts PCM to DSD on the fly, but I am really waiting for the real time PCM to DSD converter from JRiver. According to my findings, the JRiver PCM to DSD converter is one of the very best I've auditioned, if not the best. In other words, with the DSD-M, audiophiles can stream PCM-to-DSD converted data, or stream real DSD64/DSD128 files from the computer. Our proprietary "DSD Only" USB interface is a first.
c) Similar to I2S, the DSD-M can optionally accept DSD data from another DSD source. There is a product available that is basically an audio player, but the media is an SD card (it also takes up to 128GB SDXC cards). This product provides DSD data at the I2S output that is made around RJ45 (LAN) connector. Audiophiles interested in using such device/digital SD card transport can request such DSD input. And that is DSD only, no PCM.
d) As you already know, the heart of the DSD-Master is my own-designed DSD-to-Analog converter. It is quite unique in every respect, offering unmatched sound quality from every source, even MP3.
Bottom line, the DSD-Master D/A converter is a very unique product that accepts both PCM and DSD while offering sound quality that is beyond anything I've personally auditioned to date. Namely, the sound character is not only the closest to analog (read vinyl), but it actually outperforms it in some ways since, due to it's nature, vinyl is very non-linear source.
The DSD-Master provides the same natural flow of music that is totally free from any digital glare, while being ultra-linear, unlike any other analog source available I know of.
Of course, the last word about the sound quality is yours, and I can't wait to hear about it!
Hope this explains it!
Best,
Alex
Alex Peychev
+1 707 320 2367 - USA
+359 899 225 411 - BG
www.aplhifi.com
Håper dette forklarer hvor genialt og heftig dette er!
Som jeg nevnte tidligere i tråden har jeg bestilt DSD-Master, blir meget spennende.
Mvh.
SAL