b e z a h le n , d e n n U S B w ir d q u a s i a ls O p -
t io n a n g e b o te n . I c h s e lb s t b e s te h e a u f
d ie s e r V e r b in d u n g ,
U n t e r
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es
n a t ü r -
lic h w ie im m e r T r e ib e r , u m a u f d ie
U S B - 2 .0 - K o m p a t ib ilit ä t z u k o m m e n ,
d ie f ü r d ie
1 9 2 k H z n ö tig is t . D ie
f in d e t m a n a u f d e r H o m e p a g e u n t e r
„ S u p p o r t “ u n d „ D o w n lo a d s “ . D i e I n -
s t a lla t io n d a u e rt z ir k a f ü n f M in u t e n ,
d a n a c h m u s s m a n s ic h n ie w ie d e r u m
sie
k ü m m e r n .
W e lc h e
V e r b in d u n g
S ie a u c h im m e r n e h m e n , d a s S ig n a l
f lie ß t in e in e n C i r r u s - L o g i c - S / P D I F -
R e c e iv e r , d e r s ic h a u f d e m H e r z s t ü c k
d e s D A , d e r „ D a c t i l 1 .2 “ g e n a n n te n
T o c h t e r p la t in e , d ie s e n k r e c h t im I n n e -
r e n d e s D A C s a n g e b ra c h t w u r d e , b e -
fin d e t . W ic h t ig e B a u s t e in e a u f ih r s in d
d e r W o lf s o n - D A C - C h i p , d e r b e re its
e r w ä h n t e R e c e iv e r v o n C ir r u s L o g ic ,
d e r d a s a n k o m m e n d e S / P D I F - S i g n a l
e r s t m a l a u ft r e n n t u n d d e m W M 8 7 4 1 -
D A C e in I 2 S - S ig n a l lie f e r t , s c h ö n s a u -
b e r n a c h W o r t , B i t - u n d D a t e n - T a k t
g e t r e n n t . U n d w e n n m a n ih n s c h o n
m a l o ffe n v o r s ic h lie g e n h a t , k a n n m a n
s ic h g le ic h a u c h m a l a n d a s U m s c h a l-
t e n d e r D ig it a lf ilt e r m a c h e n , d e n n d a s
w ir d h ie r im G e r ä t p e r J u m p e r v o r g e -
n o m m e n . H i e r w e r d e n z w e i v e r s c h ie -
d e n e a n a lo g e A u s g a n g s filt e r a n g e b o -
t e n , d ie u n t e r s c h ie d lic h s t e il a m S ig n a l
a rb e ite n u n d d e m B e s it z e r d ie A u s w a h l
z w is c h e n f la c h e r F ilt e r u n g m it w e n ig
P r e - R in g in g u n d s te ile r, g n a d e n lo s e r
H e r a n g e h e n s w e is e g e b e n , d ie d a n n n a -
t ü r lic h e in p a a r V o r s c h w in g e r e rz e u g t.
W i e d ie s ic h k la n g lic h a u s w ir k e n , k lä re
ic h n o c h k u r z , ic h h a b e in d e r V e r g a n -
g e n h e it b e i fa s t je d e m D / A - W a n d le r
d ie E r f a h r u n g g e m a c h t, d a ss d e r fla c h e
F i lt e r e tw a s b e s s e r k lin g t . W a h r s c h e in -
lic h is t es h ie r a u c h so , k o m m e ic h n o c h
z u .
D e r H e e d D A h a t a ls w e ite r e k le in e
B e s o n d e r h e it z w e i P a a r a n a lo g e C in c h -
a u s g ä n g e , v o n d e n e n e in e r e in n o rm a le s
1 ,5 - V o lt - , d e r a n d e re e in m it 2 ,5 V o lt
e tw a s
k r ä ft ig e r e s
S ig n a l
h e ra u s g ib t.
D a m i t w i l l m a n s p e z ie ll la n g e K a b e l
Das Dactilus-Modul ist für
n o c h t r e ib e n k ö n n e n u n d d ie E r f a h -
einen Großteil des feinen
r u n g le h r t a u ß e r d e m , d a ss m a n r u h ig
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m a l m it d e n B u c h s e n e x p e r im e n t ie r e n
s o llte - d a k a n n s ic h k la n g lic h e in ig e s
tu n .
N a t ü r lic h m u s s te z u n ä c h s t a b e r d e r
V e r g le ic h z w is c h e n d e r C D s e lb s t u n d
e in e m
o rd n u n g s g e m ä ß e n
R ip
u n d
e b e n so o rd n u n g s g e m ä ß e r W ie d e r g a b e
ü b e r d e n C o m p u t e r h e r. G e r ip p t w u r -
d e n d ie T e s t s c h e ib e n m it d b p o w e ra m p
in A I F F , d ie W ie d e r g a b e e rfo lg te m it
J R i v e r in d e r a k t u e lle n V e r s io n 1 9 u n d
d e m P lu g in „ J P la y “ . E r f a h r u n g s g e m ä ß
is t d a s a u s k la n g lic h e r S ic h t m it d a s
B e s t e , w a s m a n s o ftw a r e s e itig m a c h e n
k a n n . D a m u s s te s ic h d e r H e e d D T
g a n z s c h ö n s tre c k e n , u m h e r a n z u k o m -
m e n . D o c h es w a r m a l w ie d e r w ie so
o ft : D e r R e c h e n b a c h fr e u t s ic h ü b e r d ie
Gehörtes:
- Gregory Porter
Liquid Spirit
(AIFF,
96
kHZ,
24
Bit und CD)
- Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Roachford
Permanent Shade of Blue
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Peter Gabriel
Red Rain
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit, CD)
- Hoff Ensemble
Quiet Winter Night
(FLAC,
192
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Michael Formanek
Small Places
(FLAC,
96
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Various Artists
Manger, Musik wie
von einem anderen Stern
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
Don't Explain
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit, CD)
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