XMOS ASIO -> USB cable -> Gustard U12 DDC -> BNC SPDIF -> Gungnir MB -> RCA outĭante ASIO VSC -> EN cable -> Focusrite Rednet D16 -> AES/EBU -> Mutec MC-3+ reclock -> AES/EBU -> Yggdrasil -> RCA out XMOS ASIO -> USB cable -> Gustard U12 DDC -> AES/EBU -> Yggdrasil -> RCA outĭante ASIO VSC -> EN cable -> Focusrite Rednet D16 -> AES/EBU -> Mutec MC-3+ reclock -> BNC SPDIF -> Gungnir MB -> RCA out XMOS ASIO -> USB cable -> Gustard U12 DDC -> AES/EBU -> Mutec MC-3+ reclock -> BNC SPDIF -> Gungnir MB -> RCA outĭante ASIO VSC -> EN cable -> Focusrite Rednet D16 -> AES/EBU -> Yggdrasil -> RCA out Transport comparison chain #X below -> Silver Sonic Air Matrix RCA cables -> a channel on a Zana Deux with Sophia Electric 6SL7 -> Phase Reverse -> HD800 via Draug 2 cables
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JRMC -> SRC to 96KHz 24 bit -> VST plugins including Sonarworks HD800 compensation -> Waves Nx -> Phase Reverse -> Virtual Audio Cable -> Digital T -> transport comparison chain #X below At some point I just want to enjoy the music.Īll chains have the same Digital beginnings and Analog endings: I may do some additional cable swapping but these comparisons are time consuming and tiring. The differences require on the order of 10s of minutes before they become apparent. I will note that quick A/B doesn't yield much in the way of audible differences.
![waves nx headphone calibration waves nx headphone calibration](https://www.thomann.de/thumb/opengraph/pics/prod/512290.jpg)
![waves nx headphone calibration waves nx headphone calibration](https://thumbs.static-thomann.de/thumb/orig/pics/bdb/515331/16050868_800.jpg)
Latest observations for my comparisons between a USB DDC via Gustard U12 and EN via Dante Rednet D16 using the chains specified below.