The next DirectStream update?

Audio Components DACs
744

Count me in too

745

Count me in. :grinning:

746

Hope I could be one of the volunteers as well =ļ¼½

747

Count me in too!

748

I am retired, so Iā€˜ve got the timeā€¦

749

Count me in too

750

If you want to test the new firmware email me directly
paul@psaudio.com

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751

Done!

753

Iā€™ve two DS boxes so twice the testing to be carried out :grinning:

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754

@paul - count me in, sent you the emailā€¦

755

Also done :wink:

756

Email sent. Would love to lend an ear.

757

Emailed you as well!

758

Guys, please stop telling everyone you emailed Paul. He already knows, he received the email. The rest of us do not need to know.

By the way, you are also cluttering up Paulā€™s inbox; he receives all Forum posts by email so youā€™re actually emailing him twice.

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759

Very interesting, So is that why the Dac sound different (and worse in my system) with Bridge 2 removed when using USB, because the pic processing pattern is different? I presumed it was pleasant thickening noise that the Bridge adds on?

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760

No, the PIC isnā€™t involved directly with USB at all - USB and the Bridge both provide the FPGA with I2S, but they each have their own benefits and problems with external incoming noise, groundloop issues, and local noise generation. Yes the display/control processor is doing different displays for the bridge compared to all of the other inputs, but (especially with the display off) the sound quality difference is probably very small compared to the differences cause by the external environment and local noise generation, etc. Much of the display/control processor code is running identically no matter which input is selected (house keeping, getting status from the FPGA, dealing with the remote, ā€¦)

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761

Thanks Ted. Just to add, I always have the display off for improved sound.

762

Strange, my DirectStream sounds better with the Bridge II card removed. @tedsmith, based on what you know, should it sounder better, worse, or just different with the Bridge II card removed? I would think it could do nothing but hurt the sound quality.

763

I know! I got the idea from another member, but I was very disappointed. The treble was definitely a bit clearer, but no bass extension what so ever, no bass slam, Bridge went straight back in.

764

When I am not using the Bridge II input, I leave the network card in place but disconnect the Ethernet cable from it. I recall reading that doing so achieves most if not all of the sonic benefits of removing the card.