Yep, that's a dam1021 based build in the background. I built it a few years ago. It was my "main system" dac up until the little Khadas Toneboard I was using at my computer for day to day stuff died. It then got moved to my desk and it'll go back to main system duties now that I have this AD1865 build finished. There is an amanero i2s interface in the dam1021 build and an xmos one in the ad1865.
I mostly use a variety of headphones with a ton of DIY amps I've built over the years. Truth be told I can't hear any significant difference between the two, certainly nothing large enough I could easily pick it out. They both sounds great to me and are noticeably quieter than the ALC1200 in my PC. Both are dead silent and have a black background.
I'm super happy with both of them and they're both fun builds. Sokris is also a great person, super helpful. Just like Miro
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. Sokris is also a great person, super helpful. Just like Miro
A little bit like telling your dad that your step dad is so cool BUT JUST DIFFERENT
Glad to hear all around. There appears to be plenty of discussion between Amanero and Xmos front ends. My current DAC is from Audio GD and it runs Amanero and PCM1704 chips. It also has a DSP at the front end. I'm interested to hear the differences between that the Miro's design (I'm still just waiting on parts)
Thanks for taking a minute and sharing your experience
I currently digged in service manuals from well known CD player manufacturers (where R-2R DACs are used - TDA1541A, PCM63, PCM58, AD1865, AD1862, PCM1702, PCM1704, ...) and searched for their power supplies
(brands: Accuphase, AIWA, Audio Note, Blaupunkt, Cambridge, Classé, Denon, Grundig, Harman-Kardon, JVC, Kenwood, Marantz, Meridian, NAD, Panasonic, Philips, Teac, Technics)
... They used 78xx/79xx regulators almost everywhere 🤩 Did they want to make the job easier? 🤣
Only Krell, sometimes Pioneer or Onkyo used a discrete PSU, (Sony and Yamaha often used a chip controller).
(brands: Accuphase, AIWA, Audio Note, Blaupunkt, Cambridge, Classé, Denon, Grundig, Harman-Kardon, JVC, Kenwood, Marantz, Meridian, NAD, Panasonic, Philips, Teac, Technics)
... They used 78xx/79xx regulators almost everywhere 🤩 Did they want to make the job easier? 🤣
Only Krell, sometimes Pioneer or Onkyo used a discrete PSU, (Sony and Yamaha often used a chip controller).