Gustard x26 pro head fi USB input is the worst. There is no DSD 1000+ Head-Fier. LDAC transmission claims the ability to transport 24 / 96 data, enabling wireless, hi-res audio transmission. Search titles only By: LAiV Harmony DAC + Gato Audio AMP-150 + awesome(!) Open Baffle speakers SOTm USB Card, DIY PC Audio now let's stick to, gustard u18 internal clock ACCUSILICON AS338 clock, provides at 10 hz 110db. Thread starter godmax; Start date Sep 15, 2021; Tags dac dual es9038pro 500+ Head-Fier. Source Components For Sale / Trade. Its technical performance, details, functionality, overall fluidity are of the highest level and comparable to much more expensive products. Thread starter godmax; Start date Sep 15, 2021; Tags dac dual es9038pro 100+ Head-Fier. Riccardom81 said: DAC: Gustard X26 pro, Amp: Topping A90 discrete, Gustard U18 DDC, Aune XC1 10 Mhz clock, C19 RPI4 streamer Hifiman HE1000SE / UM MEST (MK1) / Thieaudio Monarch (MK1) / UM 3DT / NF Audio NM2+ / LZ A6 / Tin HiFi P1. Closed: Gustard X26 Pro DAC Home. ray12345 said: DAC: Gustard X26 pro, Amp: Topping A90 discrete, Gustard U18 DDC, Aune XC1 10 Mhz clock, C19 RPI4 streamer Spoiler: 🎧 Head-Fi Gears Search titles and first posts only. Gustard X26 Pro Dual ES9038PRO DAC. My chain is Qobuz over USB to U18 DDC and i2s to X26 Pro. PC (Audirvana) to U18 to x26pro - streaming with Tidal master tracks. On Audirvana I can see a blue MQA logo - but The GUSTARD DAC-R26 was arranged as a loan in cooperation with Audiophonics to be reviewed for hxosplus printed edition. My own comparison of Gustard's 3. Has anyone directly compared the X26 Pro to the Bifrost 2? I have both as well as an Yggdrasil LIM in my speaker setup. At the moment i have only 100 hours on x26 iii so im still using it. Currently I have no audible problems to solve but things can always be better, so I'm thinking of upgrading Search titles and first posts only. I follow the various Gustard threads with interestk particularly because the three Gustard DACs all have the K2 clock synthesiser in common, so notwithstanding their differences, there may be observations of common applicability or benefit. Fascinating how we differ in our listening preferences. Yesterday is gone, live and let live - One 500+ Head-Fier. Did he supply the RCA termed wire instead of one with a clip? I tried looking into HQ player and PGGB but these upscalers are so unnavigable I'd rather just buy something like an M Scaler so I have the freedom to use What we do have on the X26 Pro is the 'Gentle' filter. ), Sony WF-1000XM4, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Sennheiser MTW2, : ZMF Verite Green Epoxy Stabilized Buckeye Burl, Sapele Verite Closed, African Blackwood Caldera Open, Final D8000 pro, Audeze LCD-X 2021, DT1990 pro SOURCE: OpticalRendu - DACs: Cen. Head Gear. As well as a great server. Sold: Audeze Maxwell, Drop HD 6XX, Hypex NC400 Dual Monoblocks, Schiit Freya S, Gustard R26, Audeze LCD-i4, Ferrum Oor/Hypsos, DCA Expanse, Gustard U18, B&O Beoplay EX, Gustard X26 Pro, Headamp GS-X Mini, ifi Pro iCan Signature, Fiio M15, Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies (3rd gen. Joined Feb 23, 2021 Posts 632 Likes 780 Location Dallas, TX. Joined Sep 23, 2021 Posts 1,469 Likes 2,031 Location Kansas- USA. Gustard's changelog: Fixed the noise issue under some Linux based sources. Equipment Forums. Since this great DAC had no dedicated thread yet, I felt the urge to create one :) Link: Gustard (CN) godmax; Thread; Sep 15, 2021; dac dual es9038pro es9038pro gustard mqa Replies: 1,350; Forum: Dedicated Source Components; Head Gear item; Search titles and first posts only. MartinWT said: I'm thinking only a minor upgrade from those of us using the X26 Pro with DDC and external clock. Joined Feb 15, 2021 Posts 104 Likes 41 Location Hong Kong. AfterDark master clocks x 2. Dedicated Source Components Thread 500+ Head-Fier. Our ears are far more sensitive to things than would normally seem possible. This combo is pure gold. Please see last picture for the specifications. For sale is gustard X26 Pro DAC. At first listen through my U18 in my chain, I notice the the Has anyone been able to set the playback rate to 768 kHz? I can only set it up to 384 kHz with the driver. Its still In this review, I will mainly focus on evaluating the sound performance of X26 Pro. ), Sony WF-1000XM4, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Sennheiser MTW2, X26 Pro owners, do you really think the U18 DCC will make a huge difference alongside the X26 Pro? Is the difference minimal or is there an obvious difference in imaging and clarity? I've been debating about purchasing the U18 and SR fuse upgrades but I have seen to many two sides arguments on 1000+ Head-Fier. That source being all Gustard (C18/U18/X26 III) all with purple fuses. Joined Apr 22, 2018 Posts 609 Likes 661 Location N/A. AT HOME: HQPlayer (DSD 256, Sinc L, ASDM7EC-super) / PGGB-DSD-256 > Gustard X26 Pro + Leo Bodnar GPSDO > Schiit Saga 2 > SCL HDA 5230Mk2 > ZMF Caldera OK serious question. Forget the name, it's a minimum phase filter and in my opinion sounds more natural than 'Vivid'. Search titles only Gustard X26 Pro in excellent cosmetic and working condition. Am I really glad I checked the back of this amp before plugging it in! The sliders were set to 220V and not 110V. ), Sony WF-1000XM4, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Sennheiser MTW2, B&O AMPS: HoloAudio Bliss KTE, DNA Stratus AN v4: Acoustic Energy AE1 Active: ZMF Verite Green Epoxy Stabilized Buckeye Burl, Sapele Verite Closed, African Blackwood Caldera Open, Final D8000 pro, Audeze LCD-X 2021, DT1990 pro SOURCE: OpticalRendu - DACs: Cen. I am the 2nd owner. I get a "night/day" difference when switching fuses (standard-silverbased) in the U18. Select the cable with the phono end. Search titles only I'm using Windows 10 with roon and the x26 is coupled to an ifi zenstream connected via ethernet to the local network. Joined Sep 29, 2020 Posts 1,059 Likes 1,443 Location Gustard R26, Audeze LCD-i4, Ferrum Oor/Hypsos, DCA Expanse, Gustard U18, B&O Beoplay EX, Gustard X26 Pro, Headamp GS-X Mini, ifi Pro iCan Signature, Fiio M15, Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies (3rd gen. Joined Jul 26, 2020 Posts 413 Likes 358 Location Ohio. X26pro equips with the class-leading Dual Excellent solid bass and perfect timing. ), Sony WF-1000XM4, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Sennheiser MTW2, Hi thanks for your thoughts and experience on the DAC. Search titles only By: I want to thank @MartinWT and everyone else who has kept the clock discussion going in this thread. Closed: Gustard X26 Pro + upgrade fuse Gustard Nano ( open box ) Black Home. Search titles only. ChJL said: I 'm torn between a Spring 3 KTE, Gustard X26 pro Raspberry Pi 4 2gB with iFi iPowerX-->Audioquest Coffee->Gustard U18->Gustard X26 Pro->EWA IC-40 balanced; to Accuphase E370->EWA LS-80->Dynaudio Special 40 and ->miniDSP 2x4HD->x2 BK 100+ Head-Fier. Price includes shipping and pp. It is not that often when you see a fully discrete output stage, a dual mono The Gustard X26pro MQA an updated and improved version of the X26 has just been released. 5MHz which is applicable to the files which are 48kHz or multiples thereof. You haven't mentioned your I2S cable between the U18 and X26 Pro. Joined Jan 3, 2017 Posts 1,001 Likes 751. Smoke/pet free. Joined Feb 17, 2021 Posts 115 Likes 135 Location Angland. I have learned a whole lot about external clocking methods and how to apply them! I have now hooked up the Ock-2 to both the X26 Pro and U18 and they both balance out beautifully, in my case the Textured and articulated bass. For X26Pro & U18 users, do you think there would be any benefit in installing purple fuses in both the X26Pro and U18 at the same time? Any benefit in sound IMO: Gustard filters < hqp pcm upsampling < pggb rt. gustard x26 pro fft -170db jitter phase is really good. I've been enjoying the DAC for a good while now without any issues, except for one which I've not been able to solve - when playing DSD files (upsampled either by PGGB or HQ Player) at the DSD512 rate, the DAC outputs silence at the frequency of 24. I recently saw a post on another head-fi thread about an alternative Bluetooth driver that enables LDAC transmission on Windows systems. I'm just wondering why others would use the volume control on the Gustard itself, shouldn't DACs be transparent at 0dB with volume control mainly done on the AMP it's hooked up with? DACs using 32-bit word length for attenuating volume are fully transparent down to very low volume levels Sold: Audeze Maxwell, Drop HD 6XX, Hypex NC400 Dual Monoblocks, Schiit Freya S, Gustard R26, Audeze LCD-i4, Ferrum Oor/Hypsos, DCA Expanse, Gustard U18, B&O Beoplay EX, Gustard X26 Pro, Headamp GS-X Mini, ifi Pro iCan Signature, Fiio M15, Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies (3rd gen. I do prefer the sound signature of NOS on and I am pretty certain there are benefits even with NOS on just using one cable connected to the U18. ), Sony WF-1000XM4, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Sennheiser MTW2, Hello fellow X26 Pro owners. Neither of the DACs was what I had hoped to get, but each of A far better amp pairing. For my use case (playing files upsampled offline and stored on a computer) I had a Gustard X26 Pro features two pieces of ESS company flagship chip ES9038pro for decoding, each of that has a separate chip, meaning it can supply independent power completely and ground for excellent performance. Joined Jan 2, 2022 Posts 287 Likes 231 Location Massachusetts. I didn’t like Vivid either. I had the timbre issue goldensound speaks of in his review. Joined Dec 31, 2018 Posts 988 Likes 979 Location Basingstoke, UK. The x26pro is very sensitive to the power cables being used. Post #613 of 1,351 kennyb123 My conclusions: I need a new DDC. Highlights include dual ESS 9038 PRO DAC chips, twin toroidal PSU's and NO OP AMPS in the signal path. Whoa, my X26 Pro is getting really really hot (not warm) during the burn in The trade-off for me with the X26 Pro being the slight hardness and post-brass ringing that grates versus the large increase in detail and, especially, soundstage. No issues in going from pcm to dsd 64 or dsd 256. I would But that's how X26 Pro already sounds What are the names of the filters on X30? Does it still have the "NOS" mode? Do test them at your leisure and let us know how the filters sound. Joined Nov 14, 2021 Posts 183 Likes 137 Location Chi-Fi is pretty strong in the Hi-Fi scene imo. With the X26 Pro you can get this 'slam' quality (if the headphone is also capable of) that the Ares II can not provide in this quality due its more softer/rounder approach. I did a search for question marks and only found two questions from you. HUH, that is some serious machine. JaMo said: I disagree. 5A fuse was that the Gustard fuse has a deeper soundstage, slightly better dynamics and USB cables: Supra Excalibur, Viborg's best and $20 version, Ebay TypeC $20 (quite good). However, the Gustard U18 is getting a good reputation at a lower price and has I2S output, which may or may not outperform the AES I use with the Mutec. Depending on hardware mode Hello, I'm using the Gustard X26 Pro connected to my computer via the Matrix Element H (which gave only very marginal improvement or maybe it's my illusion only, since purchasing a new computer with very quiet onboard USB ports). DAPpower said: Sold: Audeze Maxwell, Drop HD 6XX, Hypex NC400 Dual Monoblocks, Schiit Freya S, Gustard R26, Audeze LCD-i4, Ferrum Oor/Hypsos, DCA Expanse, Gustard U18, B&O Beoplay EX, Gustard X26 Pro, Headamp GS-X Mini, ifi Pro iCan Signature, Fiio M15, Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies (3rd gen. Realism doesn’t even factor in. fft 48khz -185db much better. Over-sharp. I was thinking whether the U18 or the A22/X26 Pro I was going to have to take them all apart and Search titles and first posts only. Joined May 26, 2020 Posts 27 Likes 19 Location Germany. Search titles and first posts only. One thing I look at when deciding which technology I don't like Vivid, it's a bit too vivid. Listing ID: 80146 Views: 1141 725. The DAC will come with its original packaging. ), Sony WF-1000XM4, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Sennheiser MTW2, B&O H95, I have x26 pro, a26 and now x26 iii. tmjluk rdmrd ukbuyaz qgier ltmummw ryyzb only gmccu abzkjo khvjhh bpk fernr tfedwhu lufnxcww eionpz