@Donald D ;Brilliant, and thankyou for linking me to this... with regards to these statements; For me THAT is the big benefit that was gained when moving to a high quality LadderDAC (/'R2R')... When I used a Topping D90 it sounded 'technically accurate' to the audio that was recorded ,but the...

erm.... 1,2,3,4,5.... nope.. unless I skipped a few pages,.. we never even got FIVE... (dang?!) I bought some CARDAS ear monitors simply due to the cable they used (and materials and philosophy put into practice with that part). like some of the best speakers being 'one way' designs.. those...

Must BUYs!! (factoring these elements; ) studio/reference grade IEMs. (no flavour of their own imparted, so much as just 'getting out of the way' and showing what is there) will rip apart anything and render a perfect playback. soundstage is accurate. I prefer to large over ears in this regard...

as in “also liked OS mode previously”, and was unsure of the two modes after changeup?

yeah totally.. it is in the recording (cause playback is ALWAYS perfect!) (I do videos because I do not typically do sarcasm, text =loss of tone of voice: I suppose it isnt in the metrics that forums allow us to see) These shills at Yamaha (this thread is about transport quality NOT...

I can only comment on my parallel situation, playing with a R2R ‘ladder’ DAC.. (different brand though).. for whatever reason it doesn’t ship in “it’s best sounding mode (to me)”. When I went to effort to put it in NOS mode, it sounded not dramatically different to the 8x oversampling mode, and...

Alright on a 2019 R28, but likely has parralels with other units; not sure if most users toyed with their respective modes: NOS in 'mode 3' was so noticably an improvement for me, that I'd hardly call it the same DAC. given how much fast A/B switching is required to spot 'small' differences...

Hoping 'not noise' (some threads love innane stuff like this post); My 'new' (second hand) Audio-Gd turned up today. (faith in people restored, thankyou S) The Audio-Gd 3.1 (dual Wolfson 8741 Delta Sigmas) can now go to the bedroom stack, or be on rotation as a loaner DAC (more likely)...

^^^ Lamb are probably my favourite Drum and Bass outfit. Fear of Fours, whilst not my favourite album, gets a lot of play when learning what my kit can do... I say this due to overhearing 'others' conversations whilst getting my drink at the bar. Having found a table, and seat; My uber...

I am in Perth, Australia... (happy to help any who feel that way...)

as an example of a transport altering the texture and tonality SO MUCH in 'the den' system 'so much', was when I installed a better DAP (Questyle QP1R).. I literally had to trim the subwoofer a couple of decibels. when we get a nice stream of zeros and ones, rather than a fudged stream...

^^^^^Thanks. I often feel that too. basic human relations tells me that some readers must feel that way even if they disagree with my logic or principles. seriously, that simple sentiment just healed some aspect of my spirit. (smiles with you,.. its all good, forums are for social shizz and...

Not necessarily. If PC gaming is representative of a parallel,.. the squeaky wheel gets the oil, sure. ;but I would argue the internet is NOT representative of'the real world'. Like all situations- happy users are simply 'off enjoying their equipment'. (I have had many games downgraded because...

...nothing further? I have had Sony parts that wouldnt do firmware updates if they didnt find a Sony USB cable. (that blew me away, recognising it obviously required a specidfic config/chip to be recognised) (I would never argue against a quality cable for firmware updating... but I did freak...

havent read full thread yet... if tolerances to jitter have been altered at all, via FPGA reprogramming, transport (upstream) digital SENDING might make the world of difference. if anyone wants to note what their transport is (and cables/power filtration used etc) and what mode they are gunning...