Hey all … I know some of you have this unit… and I have yet to see any negative review on it… For those unaware - this is essentially a USB to I2S converter that seems to mate well with the DS. All reports give it a thumbs up… These reports have been in multiple threads - and I was hoping all cou…

Just to confirm matrix have confirmed external 5v psu is outside of spec and may not work. 7-9v is the spec.

I explained the theory, just because you don’t understand it or just don’t want to do the reading of my explanations or the link to Analog Devices description of the problem doesn’t mean it’s unproven or dishonest. I don’t consider that I’m working based on faith - I use science to do my work (and …

[image] dancingsea: My issue with Uptone is not so much about the actual EtherRegen. It is about the complete dishonesty of their ER webpage. There is no disclaimer clarifying that the design is based upon an unproven audio theory. That no testing has ever been done by Uptone Audio to verify any…

I’ll say this (I’m not well with a temperature so I may be crazy-talking here, but). ASR make personal attacks on people whose designs they don’t understand (and probably haven’t listened to). I may have read some of their measurements before, but it was “holding my nose” to avoid the swill, and in…

Trying not to have to comb through 3300 posts in order to answer my question. :wink: Has it been determined in this thread that the Matrix X-SPDIF makes enough of an improvement with the DirectStream DAC to justify its purchase along with an AudioQuest Carbon HDMI cable? (I have the USB cable.) I’…

I haven’t read through every post, but scanned most… I think yes.

[image] NipperDog: Has it been determined in this thread that the Matrix X-SPDIF makes enough of an improvement with the DirectStream DAC to justify its purchase …for those who have bought, actually listened to, and appreciate the Matrix… yah. Totally. I wouldn’t do without mine.

The theory does not natter, if it sounds better, and you enjoy what it does and you think it’s worth the investment, then that is what matters. If I understand how it acheives that then all good and well, but it’s not important and certainly not a deal-breaker

[image] NipperDog: Has it been determined in this thread that the Matrix X-SPDIF makes enough of an improvement with the DirectStream DAC to justify its purchase along with an AudioQuest Carbon HDMI cable? (I have the USB cable.) You may get some disagreement from those who have done some ext…

[image] MikeK: Bottom line is that you’ll most likely get an improvement from an X-SPDIF-2 converting your USB to I2S (via HDMI cable) into your DS DAC . I’m guessing this is the biggest potential for gains with this thing: I2S/HDMI and DS DAC. I have a Mac Mini going USB to the Matrix and th…

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For the Lumin users who have disabled volume control, if you haven’t already seen this: LUMIN firmware update: Version 13.0 (release date June 2nd 2020)

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