In preparation for purchasing a new PW SACD Transport in Canada (not yet at the distributor), I have some questions about connecting it to my DS DAC via I2S. First, James @jamesh does PS Audio supply an HDMI cable with the transport? If so, what length is it? Were the Beta testers supplied with a…

That’s a good question. I’m not certain there is a way to adjust it through the GUI. There have been software updates for other products that allow for adjustment of the logo brightness, so maybe we can make that happen with a future release. Some of the very first transports that were shipped out …

Thanks as always for the quick response, that would be a nice feature. The new transport is sounding very nice indeed and it is straight out of the box. My expectations were very high for this unit and I am sure they will be met or exceeded based on what I am hearing so far. I would say you guys ha…

Thanks for the manual link. I just read the manual and it states that a 0.5 m cable is recommended. Following is the relevant paragraph: “Connect a high-quality HDMI cable between the PST’s I2S output to a compatible DAC’s I2S (via HDMI) input. Note: the quality and length of the HDMI cable hav…

I would agree with this. I always recommend folks use the shortest HDMI cable that they can get away with in their system. The length isn’t as important as USB cables, but I still prefer the shortest possible.

[image] jamesh: I always recommend folks use the shortest HDMI cable that they can get away with in their system. O.K., but why? I think it would be helpful, if you would not mind, to share when and why this matters so one may understand any technical reasons (or exceptions thereto) for such…

Ted touched on it a bit above and I’m certainly no HDMI cable expert, but luckily certified HDMI cables are built to a high standard that need to support a high bandwidth. The shielding is key. The longer the cable, the more it acts like a big antenna between your gear. I’m not certain I can hear th…

Appreciate the extra information, James… Regards.

Interestingly others say that 1.5 m or longer is the ideal. There apparently can be problems with longer cables, but 6 meters or more in length. Personally I have used 2 m lengths of PS Audio HDMI AC12 and .5 meter lengths in the same spot and can hear no difference. Likewise I have used 1 m length…

[image] lonson: I actually hear a difference between DMP and DSD stacked on top of each other with a .5 m cable and separated with a longer cable. Separated and not stacked the sound is better. Well that’s “very interesting”. (Try to hear Artie Johnson’s voice if you are old enough when you …

In my case I would say dynamic contrasts were a bit more clearly audible.

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I bought three of them, two 1m, and a 2m.

It’s being replaced by the AQ 48 series. I don’t need that technology at this point.

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