Ben Diss;202878 Wrote: > The "lately discovered issue with CrystalLock mode" has to do with how > the manual was printed. It hasn't changed the sound of my DAC in any > way. That being the case, how would the Blue sound better? > > -Ben
Sorry to disappoint you, the issue is not about manual. There was quite common impression that CristalLock doesn't resample, and particularly works without ASRC. Those guys found the opposite. They also found some discrepancies between earlier descriptions of CrystalLock principles, and DA10 implementation. The outcome was that CrystalLock in DA10 was either severity watered down, or redesigned to the point of elimination. Generally speaking end user shouldn't be bothered by this, but I was concerned that Dan refused to provide any reasonable technical explanation - given that usually he seems to like discussing technical aspects. There's some uncertainty on the differences between Blue and Black, and it seems noone is clear in that. Lavry marketing keeps telling they are sonically equal, which, considering that designs are different, and also how subjective human perception is, doesn't make much sense to me. They might sound very similar though. Based on the talks and rumors I'm getting an impression that CrystalLock in Blue works as originally advertised. If I ever find any confirmation, and considering how high Blue praised among the PROs... that may be a decisive factor for me... if its look doesn't conflicts with WAF... -- 325xi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35342 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
