tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post247661931033472386..comments2024-03-29T00:15:52.117-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: REVIEW: Sabaj A20d 2022 Version DAC [Part III] - DSD, Headphone Out, AMPT, Subjective Impressions and Summary. (And some more Peru pictures!)Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-51783202070469428372023-09-20T00:47:41.979-07:002023-09-20T00:47:41.979-07:00Could you please give some basic instructions on h...Could you please give some basic instructions on how you upgraded the firmware? Sabaj sent me a firmware because of some bluetooth problems, but there are no instructions on how to apply it.<br />Thank youΠαύλοςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322409892388193599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-87716607673569207952023-03-31T10:06:24.459-07:002023-03-31T10:06:24.459-07:00Meant to edit it not delete it.
I am an early ado...Meant to edit it not delete it.<br /><br />I am an early adopter of the a20 D as well, I wrote Sabaj to ask for the firmware, they have not responded back in ~months. I am not running a logitech touch but a custom build of squeezelite I built for the pi that upsamples everything to DSD512 and BOY it is is noticeable. <br />Please feel free to contact me via contact@volt-xoccula.com if need to Synxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355346575914328989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-68799753046016467972023-03-31T10:03:50.491-07:002023-03-31T10:03:50.491-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Synxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355346575914328989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-10424672340616101422022-09-02T06:40:45.448-07:002022-09-02T06:40:45.448-07:00Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!fgkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734672776625220548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-7158400878683666602022-08-31T13:19:37.244-07:002022-08-31T13:19:37.244-07:00Yes there is a fraternity that swear by Linear PS&...Yes there is a fraternity that swear by Linear PS's particularly in audio PC servers. And I have bought an audio PC server with LPS but unable to compare. I do trust the maker as he is an electronic engineer(computer industry) who also makes NOS Dac's and has considerable experience in implementation. In regards to the Oppo 205 surprisingly the picture was noticeably improved with deeper Robocophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112097881279296367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-39487285884239310572022-08-31T12:28:46.113-07:002022-08-31T12:28:46.113-07:00Yeah Vaal,
As a "more objective" guy, I ...Yeah <em>Vaal</em>,<br />As a "more objective" guy, I have no problem enjoying the subjective appearance of products! No problem paying more for high-quality workmanship and high-class materials. ;-)<br /><br />Obviously, it's a balanced between appearance and actual fidelity of the product, and would hate to spend a lot of money on something that looks good but technically Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-26895571638766062472022-08-31T11:02:58.300-07:002022-08-31T11:02:58.300-07:00Hi fgk,
As requested, there's an addendum with...Hi <em>fgk</em>,<br />As requested, there's an addendum with some pictures of the internals. Modern SMT and plenty of room for the layout.Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-26916540537175588782022-08-29T19:29:59.978-07:002022-08-29T19:29:59.978-07:00Hi Archimago,
Do you have any photos showing how t...Hi Archimago,<br />Do you have any photos showing how this DAC looks inside? I want to estimate the quality of electronics, layout, soldering, etc.<br />Thank you for your posts.fgkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734672776625220548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-24341834443812002622022-08-28T08:54:44.864-07:002022-08-28T08:54:44.864-07:00--- "Finally, if you're like me and have ...--- "Finally, if you're like me and have over the years had mainly boxy DACs, the physical appearance can be eye-catching while sporting a nice-sized, color LCD screen providing useful information at a glance, with a conveniently large volume control knob."--<br /><br />I agree. Personally I really like nice-looking audio gear. It adds some nice eye-candy and user satisfaction.<brVaalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896147903257500224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-52172657604277545582022-08-28T08:07:19.158-07:002022-08-28T08:07:19.158-07:00Hey there Robocop,
The Oppo UDP-205 is an excellen...Hey there <em>Robocop</em>,<br />The Oppo UDP-205 is an excellent sounding DAC IMO. Objectively we can say that at THD+N of -115dB it's not quite up to the low-distortion character of these modern -120dB devices. Again, are we likely to hear the difference? I would argue not likely to a significant extent. Nonetheless, subjectively I do like to switch over to the Oppo once awhile and Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-68583581249109847232022-08-28T07:29:18.980-07:002022-08-28T07:29:18.980-07:00Hi Read,
Yeah, I think from an objective perspecti...Hi <em>Read</em>,<br />Yeah, I think from an objective perspective while we can keep pushing the fidelity, the <strong>most important question is whether any one of us can actually hear it!</strong><br /><br />For me, the only honest position I can offer is to admit that I cannot hear differences when listening to DACs like the Sabaj A20d (2022), SMSL DO100, or Topping D90SE... Heck, I would hateArchimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57572808552636674062022-08-27T17:27:04.104-07:002022-08-27T17:27:04.104-07:00Great review. My main Dac/preamp is the Oppo 205. ...Great review. My main Dac/preamp is the Oppo 205. How would you compare the sound difference between the two if any. Both have the same Sabre chips. The Oppo does have a linear power supply on preamp. I've also replaced the digital PS with a retro linear PS. Robocophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112097881279296367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-67901548713285273272022-08-27T10:39:16.131-07:002022-08-27T10:39:16.131-07:00I'm in complete agreement with you. I connecte...I'm in complete agreement with you. I connected my Yamaha Receiver and also using external amplification to integrate with my Roon setup. Convenience trumps fidelity at this point in my life. And gosh... it sounds excellent as well.Gadgetgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217541724580860570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-39167758337209616692022-08-27T10:33:48.570-07:002022-08-27T10:33:48.570-07:00Ask you write it seems to me the peak has been rea...Ask you write it seems to me the peak has been reached on stationary converter and amps with now being the pricing benchmark around $400 (a year ago was $1.000 for RME Adi DAC-2) ..... when will portable gear do reach that level and at which prices or how far away from the peak are we now?Read Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452528084900931335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-11934266927010617632022-08-27T07:52:58.405-07:002022-08-27T07:52:58.405-07:00Hey there Gadgetgeek,
Yup, these days I really do ...Hey there <em>Gadgetgeek</em>,<br />Yup, these days I really do enjoy my multichannel since I integrated both 2-channel and 5.1 music into Roon. Easiest with the Yamaha in place and route signals to the nCore for better front channel amplification (via pre-amp out). Looking around to upgrade the receiver at some point for balanced pre-amp.<br /><br />To be honest, I'm not keen to go back to Archimago's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326929293463498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-70953109444128957882022-08-27T06:38:53.684-07:002022-08-27T06:38:53.684-07:00Hey Arch. I'm impressed that you still have th...Hey Arch. I'm impressed that you still have the Yamaha receiver connected for preamp duties. Thanks again for your detailed reviews!Gadgetgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217541724580860570noreply@blogger.com