Was Upcoming DS release - Now Windom has been released

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@cudfoo, could you elaborate on the “fade” issue associated with Snowmass? I am not familiar with it.

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There’s a fade up when a new track begins that’s a different sampling frequency than the prior track.

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Here you go from the first post in the thread:

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Great news - thx

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So … it’s like October now right???:slight_smile:

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When sample rates or format changed the volume level ramped and, yes, Ted fixed it.

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Yup. October should see it ready.

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Excellent news, thank you, Paul.

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Hi Paul. Has it been determined yet if this new release fixes the USB dropout bug?

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@tony22

Read my post from 5 days ago…or the very first post in this thread!!!

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Oh my. Just read the newsletter!! I love it!!

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New DAC again before Christmas…I love it, too!

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Since I’m not subscribed and it’s not posted on the site yet, could somebody please share the details?

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Oct 2 release.

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More…

One of my favorite audition tracks is by the late Leonard Cohen from his Ten New Songs album, with harmonies (and songwriting credits) by singer Sharon Robinson. The track, Alexandra Leaving, is based on a poem by Constantine P. Cavafy, The God Abandons Antony . This is a track I have listened to hundreds of times. To say I know it well is an understatement.

Listening on Snowmass it sounds great. Both Cohen and Robinson are in synch and harmonizing as a pair. Switch to Windom and suddenly it’s as if the track had been remastered on better equipment. Now it is clear Robinson is either on a separate microphone or separately enhanced with reverb of her own (or maybe even done at a different time). Clear and distinct are the two singers where before, and on every other DAC and system I have auditioned, it sounds great but it’s not right.

Windom gets it right. And tonal balance? Holy Maloney. Rich, full, and right. Wowsers.

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I’ll bet it “measures” like crap, though.

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Thanks for the teaser.

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October 2nd for both DS and DSjr?

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I find the loudness of my tinnitus decreases dramatically when I stay hydrated, exercise & get enough sleep.

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Absolutely - I’m not as good at the exercise portion as I should be tho.

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