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Post by John on Dec 5, 2023 5:07:02 GMT
The new unit should work well. Hopefully, software issues are sorted.
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Post by peter on Dec 5, 2023 19:22:37 GMT
I hope so John, because i am reading the whole thread for DI20 on headi-fi which is more than 300 pages, and i am a bit scared !
So many firmware issues, instabilities , incompatibilities and i can`t understand why did they make the update process so complicated !?
Couldn`t they just make it to be updated via the input of DI20, and i have to buy that USB BLASTER additionally, which isn`t cheap at all.. i am a bit mad about that.
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 5, 2023 19:52:25 GMT
So many firmware issues, instabilities , incompatibilities and i can`t understand why did they make the update process so complicated !? Personally I wouldn't go near it with those kind of reliability issues! |
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Post by stellabagpuss on Dec 5, 2023 21:24:27 GMT
So many firmware issues, instabilities , incompatibilities and i can`t understand why did they make the update process so complicated !? Personally I wouldn't go near it with those kind of reliability issues! l did go near...l was happy to say goodbye |
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Post by peter on Dec 5, 2023 21:30:25 GMT
Is the Gustard U-18 much more stable and reliable ? I am Windows user tho
How about Denafrips DDCs, are they comparable to the DI20HE soundwise ?
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Post by stellabagpuss on Dec 5, 2023 22:30:13 GMT
Is the Gustard U-18 much more stable and reliable ? I am Windows user tho How about Denafrips DDCs, are they comparable to the DI20HE soundwise ? Putting my DI20HE experience away from my views, issues with the the unit are well documented, as it's been mentioned. Look into the U18 and you will be searching for a long time, for complaints. l can't comment on the Danafrips. |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 6, 2023 5:36:23 GMT
Is the Gustard U-18 much more stable and reliable ? I am Windows user tho The U18 is incredibly stable, just works very reliably. I doubt you would need to update any modern one but if you did, you just plug a Windows laptop into the USB and are provided with the software to check firmware version and update it. |
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Post by John on Dec 6, 2023 6:35:38 GMT
The firmware was crap. It sounds good although a bit for Jazz cats without a good clock.
The warranty was good
My friend Vic never had issues nor Brett
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Post by John on Dec 6, 2023 6:40:36 GMT
Agree about the U18 being stable
Personally what I would do is wait for a few months after the clock comes out and read the feedback
The U18 with a decent clock became more musical e.g a better sense of flow
As I said happy I didn't need a DDC with a decent clock
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Post by brettj on Dec 6, 2023 9:02:48 GMT
No problems at all with it.
The problem with one channel ended up being dry joints on my amp.
The DI-20HE is happily humming along here (although with no hum).
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Post by MartinT on Dec 6, 2023 9:46:18 GMT
although a bit for Jazz cats without a good clock <shudder> ! |
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Post by John on Dec 6, 2023 12:56:38 GMT
The U18 was to forward via 12s in my system so both benefit from a clock
I know some of this is system dependant
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 6, 2023 14:30:17 GMT
I've been running the U18 via I2S and have been very happy with the tonal balance without a clock thus far, but intrigued to see what a clock would bring to the party.
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Post by John on Dec 6, 2023 15:45:11 GMT
A good clock takes it up a few levels it became a lot better balanced to my ears
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Post by MartinT on Dec 6, 2023 15:46:17 GMT
Actually, the U18 is not too forward as I have discovered, that was other system issues which have now been resolved. What an external clock does do with the U18 is enhance both detail and soundstage.
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Post by John on Dec 6, 2023 21:17:00 GMT
Perhaps Martin, but that was my experience in a few different systems and I was surprised how much adding a clock changed those issues
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Post by MartinT on Dec 6, 2023 22:13:37 GMT
Perhaps Martin, but that was my experience in a few different systems and I was surprised how much adding a clock changed those issues Yes indeed, all my observations of the U18 are with an external clock and I2S. |
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Post by peter on Dec 8, 2023 20:16:21 GMT
Is it true that if i use DDC before my RME interface, i will not be able to use the RME drivers anymore because the computer will recognise only the DDC and not the interface anymore ?
If this is true, i will have to think for another solution like the JCAT usb XE card for example, because one of the reasons to use RME instead other devices is exactly the drivers stability.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 8, 2023 20:32:55 GMT
It will depend on the DDC. I believe the U18 is widely compatible and gives my Signature Rendu SE no trouble at all, without any special drivers.
When I have plugged my Dell laptop in, that works really well with the U18 driver for Windows.
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Post by peter on Dec 8, 2023 22:54:09 GMT
You mean that the computer still recognizes the Signature Rendu SE, even when it is connected through the U18 ? Because this is what i want to do with my RME ADI 2 pro fs.
Do i have to understand that your Rendu is connected only through the U18, no other connection to the computer ?
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