So I’m in need of a Red…
I was visiting my dad and brought the Red with to hear on his Pass XP-22, X260.8’s and DS1 and I ended up giving it to him once we heard what a difference it made after removing the bridge ll from the DS.
Let me know if anyone is interested in selling
Timing is just a little off for me, unfortunately. I’m waiting to get a sense of the LUMIN U2 against the soon to be seen Rose RS130. I knew the Red would be an interim solution until something in that price range showed up. Hopefully you’ll be able to find one sooner.
I’m betting that a lot of Holo Reds will suddenly become available once when (if?) the PS Audio AirLens finally ships. I’m fairly certain that mine will…
Right but when is the AirLens gonna ship???
Supposedly in July (this year), after Roon certification has been granted…
I’ve been pretty lazy with streaming lately. Still happy with the Red, but seriously, streaming sucks.
True
You’re doing it wrong.
Something I never noticed before. I use Paul’s tracks to identify left and right when I reword things. Just to make sure I did not flip anything.
When I am comparing red to eversolo I was hearing weird things. Flip flop channels. I am that’s weird. Check it again and it’s right. Soni found my old XLO cd which is pcm and tried that channel identification. And it’s backwards with Red. What the heck.
Is there a setting for that i missed? Need to check manual.
Update: flipped the first two dip switches and red does pcm right but DSD is now flipped. Hmmm.
Definitely the dip switch combination.
I will poke at the Red later tonight.
Right now I am listening to Funky Nothingness loud enough to move the hair on my arm.
I am sick and the diagnosis is audiophilia nervosa, so I bought HOLO RED as an alternative to PS audio bridge II. The basic configuration is - TIDAL / Roon on NAS Synology - ethernet - switch - Holo Red - HDMI - I2S-1 - Directstream MkI (Lundahl Vcom mode) vs. switch - Bridge II
This configuration allows for an immediate A/B comparison, which I have been doing for a whole month. I would simply compare the sound from the Holo to a situation like when you put a thick blanket over the speaker. There is a significant loss of height and space. removing the PS bridge also has no effect.
I might be doing something wrong, but PS audio bridge is an excellent product for me at the moment
There’s a lot of people who agree with you.
Is it the best? No. Is it good? Yes.
Even the original Bridge which I’ve been using since day 1 ain’t half bad. But, then, ignorance is bliss and as long as I continue to not listen to any of the newer stuff I’ll remain fat, dumb and happy.
the pendulum to Holo Red came back!
FWIW, I switched back to B II for last night’s listening session and the improvement in a sense of “air”, depth and height of the sound stage, as well as clarity of mid and lower frequencies was startling.
The system really clicked last night/early this morning and I was up way past my bed time enjoying the music. JRMC was serving up my files via Wi-Fi from my iMac and a Synology NAS. The iMac hosts JRMC and some of my files. The NAS hosts the rest of my files.
I think the “blanketing”/dampening effect of the Holo Red compared to the performance of the B II is as good a descriptor as any, to my ears/IMO.
YMMV.
The search for a better option to the Bridge continues.
To me this is a head scratcher. 
With my Red and MkII I hear nothing like this. I was using my MkI with BII for years before I pulled it and switched to a Rendu and Matrix (which was slightly better). I compared the Rendu and Matrix into my MkII alongside the Red, and found the Red to be at least as good, if arguably a hair better. 
sounds like a preemphasis issue?
man o man, a new term for me