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    No. I don’t hear a sonic difference between my iPad into Chord products vs my streamer Toslink into Chord products. As long as you’re...
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    ecwl reacted to Reactcore's post in the thread Watts Up...? with Like Like.
    To my ears, Mscaler, and with Chord DAC's in general they really depend on the source being bitperfect and not overly DSP'ed in a...
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    Yup I just learned that a few days ago. With the Bluesound On optical it sounds better than streamers 10 times the price 😂 😂 😂. You're...
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    You can dim M-Scaler like you can dim TT2. Whether the dimmed light is still too bright for you as hard to predict.
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    I checked some more. I don’t have usb input connected, just Toslink. When there is no signal, all 3 buttons on the right are dark. But...
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    I’m trying to figure out why your M-scaler lights for the DX volume buttons are on (the two right most buttons) Mine are always dark.
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    ecwl reacted to Rob Watts's post in the thread Watts Up...? with Like Like.
    Clearly the writer doesn't have a clue how sampling theory works - the diatribe is just mumbo-jumbo. To say that with more taps "they...
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    ecwl replied to the thread CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE.
    I thought @number1sixerfan was trying Toslink and USB a few years back but there were some dropout issues. I was wondering if you have...
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    ecwl replied to the thread Watts Up...?.
    Haha... Same here at my local head-fi meet last time where I setup DCA Stealth/Chord Hugo 2. People hated it. They much prefer Hugo 2...
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    ecwl replied to the thread Watts Up...?.
    With time, I'm more and more convinced that many people just prefer euphonic distortions, particularly for poor recordings. Daniel Hertz...
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    ecwl reacted to Rob Watts's post in the thread Watts Up...? with Like Like.
    I would hesitate to put a number on the sound quality from the DAC as the analogue and PSU is indeed vital. But if pushed for a number...
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    ecwl reacted to SoupRKnowva's post in the thread Watts Up...? with Like Like.
    I think 15k USD is pretty likely. I doubt it's less than 12k. there's a lot going into this product, specially with two chassis as well...
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    ecwl replied to the thread Watts Up...?.
    I will admit that I have very low expectations for flexibility and options for the new Quartet M Scaler EQ, given what was provided for...
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    No. Topping DDC sounds too expensive to me. I use this...
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    ecwl replied to the thread Watts Up...?.
    Since my living room stereo definitely needs EQ and I am definitely buying the Quartet M Scaler, I would love to volunteer to beta test...
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