h ä lt . D e r d e u ts c h s tä m m ig e K o n s t r u k -
te u r is t in s b e s o n d e re in d e r D I Y - S z e n e
e in e z ie m lic h s c h ille r n d e P e r s ö n lic h -
k e it (g e w e s e n , s e it s e in e m p r o fe s s io -
n e lle n E n g a g e m e n t is t ’s d ie s b e z ü g lic h
le id e r
d e u t lic h r u h ig e r u m
ih n g e -
w o r d e n ) m it o ft m a ls s p e z ie lle n , a b e r
im m e r
s e h r f u n d ie r t
a rg u m e n t ie r t e n
A n s ic h t e n .
M a n c h e
v o n
T h o r s t e n s
S e lb s t b a u k o n s t r u k t io n e n g e n ie ß e n b is
h e u te K u lt s t a t u s .
„ i F i “ s o ll d a s k re a tiv e P o t e n z ia l d e s
A u d io - W u n d e r k in d e s in b e z a h lb a r e n
R e g io n e n n u t z b a r m a c h e n . B is je t z t h a t
d a s h e r v o r r a g e n d f u n k t io n ie r t u n d d e r
m ic r o i D S D w ir d d e m N im b u s w e it e r
z u t r ä g lic h s e in , d a b in ic h s ic h e r.
iF i- G e r ä t e s in d p o rta b e l. W i l l sa g e n :
D i e w e r d e n p e r
e in g e b a u te m A k k u
v e rs o rg t. D a s m a c h t v o n d a h e r S in n ,
w e il sie so k o m p a k t s in d , d a ss m a n sie
u n te rw e g s b e n u t z e n k a n n (u n d s o ll) .
D e r m ic r o i D S D is t , g e n a u s o w ie d e r
n a n o
i D S D ,
e in e
K o m b in a t io n
a u s
K o p f h ö r e r v e r s t ä r k e r u n d D / A - W a n d -
le r, d ie S ie s ic h g e rn e a n d e n G ü r t e l
h ä n g e n d ü r fe n , u m M u s ik d a t e n a u s
Ih r e m
S m a r t p h o n e
in
u n v e r g le ic h -
lic h e r Q u a lit ä t a n d e n K o p f h ö r e r z u
lie f e r n . P r in z ip ie ll is t d a s a u c h d e r J o b
d e s n a n o i D S D ; w a s T h o r s t e n & C o .
m it d e m b e i u n v e r ä n d e rte m G e h ä u -
s e q u e r s c h n it t d o p p e lt so t ie fe n m ic r o
i D S D a lle rd in g s „ a n g e r ic h t e t “ h a b e n ,
g e h t d a rü b e r n o c h d e u t lic h h in a u s . U m
es g le ic h v o r n e w e g z u s a g e n : M i t d e m
D i n g jo g g e n z u g e h e n h e iß t e in e g a n -
z e P e r le n k e t t e v o r d ie S ä u e z u w e r f e n .
Z u m in d e s t d a n n , w e n n S ie d a s G e r ä t
h in t e r h e r n ic h t u m g e h e n d w ie d e r a n
Ih r e „ r ic h t ig e “ A n la g e s tö p s e ln , d a z u
h a t ’s n ä m lic h z w e i C in c h - A u s g ä n g e .
D i e K o n z e p t io n d e s m ic r o i D S D f u ß t
a u f
V o r s c h lä g e n
v o n
In t e r e s s ie r t e n
A uskunftsfreudige G e rä teu n te rse ite: Da gibt's
eine L iste m it F e a tu re s und Erklärungen zum
Einstellen d er diversen S ch alte r
a u s d e m In t e r n e t , d e r H e r s t e lle r h a tte
im V o r f e ld d a z u a u fg e ru fe n , e n ts p re -
c h e n d e W ü n s c h e z u ä u ß e r n . W a s in
S a c h e n F e a tu re s d a b e i h e r a u s k a m , is t
n ic h t w e n ig e r a ls k o n k u r r e n z lo s : D a s
G e r ä t v e r a r b e ite t ab U S B - 3 .0 - E in g a n g
P C M - D a t e n b is 7 6 8 K ilo h e r t z u n d 3 2
B i t (d a f ä llt „ D X D “ m it h in e in ) , d a z u
m a x im a l A c h t f a c h - D S D ( D S D 5 1 2 ) .
D a s in d F o r m a t e b e i, f ü r d ie es b is la n g
p r a k t is c h n o c h k e in e
S o ft w a r e g ib t ,
a b e r m a n k a n n j a n ie w is s e n . W e r a u f
N u m m e r s ic h e r g e h e n w i l l - m it d ie -
se m W a n d le r is t m a n g e rü s te t.
D e r
K o p f h ö r e r v e r s t ä r k e r
h a t
d re i
s c h a ltb a re
L e is t u n g s s t u fe n
u n d
„ d r ü c k t “ m a x im a l v ie r W a t t b e i e in e r
S p a n n u n g v o n
a c h t V o lt . I c h h a b ’s
n o c h n ic h t p r o b ie r t , a b e r d a m it m ü s s te
s ic h d u rc h a u s e in L a u t s p r e c h e r z u n e n -
n e n s w e r t e n P e g e ln ü b e rre d e n la s s e n .
E in e n K o p f h ö r e r , d e r s ic h d a m it n ic h t
a u s r e iz e n lä s s t, g ib t ’s s c h lic h t n ic h t .
K o m f o r t ? R e ic h lic h . D a s G e r ä t is t m it
in s g e s a m t s ie b e n S c h a lt e r n b e s t ü c k t .
U n t e n g ib t ’s e in e n U m s c h a lt e r z w i-
s c h e n d e m la u ts tä rk e g e re g e lte n A u s -
g a n g f ü r d e n K o p fh ö r e r b e t r ie b u n d
d e m „ u n g e b re m s te n “ C in c h - A u s g a n g .
E i n
w e it e r e r
S c h ie b e s c h a lt e r
p a s s t
d ie E m p f in d lic h k e it in d re i S t u fe n a n
d e n
W ir k u n g s g r a d
d e s
K o p f h ö r e r s
a n . W ä h le n S ie h ie r e h e r e in e n ie d -
rig e
E m p f in d lic h k e it ,
s o n s t
g e ra te n
Gehörtes:
- Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo M a Plays
Ennio M orricone
(DSD64)
- Digital Highend
3 5 2 ,8 kHz-Demo
(24 Bit)
- Youn Sun Nah
Lento
(FLAC 24/96)
- 1000mods
V ultu re s
(FLAC 16/44)
sie b e im L e is e h ö r e n in d ie R e g io n e n
g a n z lin k s b e im L a u t s t ä r k e p o t i, in d e -
n e n d e r K a n a lg le ic h la u f n ic h t m e h r
s e h r g u t is t . S e it lic h g ib t ’s S c h a lt e r f ü r
d ie m a x im a le P o w e r d e s K o p f h ö r e r -
v e r s tä r k e r s (m e h r L e is t u n g b e d e u te t:
A k k u
s c h n e lle r le e r ) , d ie W a h l
d e r
a b s o lu te n
P h a s e
u n d
e in
d re is tu fig
s c h a ltb a re s D ig it a lf ilt e r . W e lc h e s d a -
v o n S ie b e v o rz u g e n , is t G e s c h m a c k s -
s a c h e . V o r n e k a n n m a n „ X B a s s “ u n d
„ 3 D H o lo g r a p h ic “ a k t iv ie r e n ; h ö r t s ic h
s c h lim m a n , is t es a b e r n ic h t : B e id e
E f f e k t e v e r ä n d e r n d ie K la n g m e r k lic h ,
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