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St4vKa
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Oct 22, 2018
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I'm going to recommend the Behringer Ultramatch Pro SRC2496, you just can't get better sound for under 200$. Although the unit is very industrial in it's design don't let that fool you into thinking that it's subpar. The sound it produced blew me away when I first heard it, there's only one way I can describe what I was hearing, this Behringer was the first digital source that made the sound seem analog. I did my research before buying and found out that it's perfectly engineered from the chips using delta-sigma modulation to the analog outs having feedback destroyers. Also it has the capability to upsample wich no other DAC in this pricerange offers.
Oct 22, 2018
jabrams235
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Oct 23, 2018
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St4vKaThanks! First review on Amazon starts, " I bought this to take a chromecast audio to the next level..." so I'm definitely interested.
I am not familiar with audio interfaces and I'm sure it can do a lot more than what I need from it. Are you aware of a web page with a simple introduction on the various types of controls and how to set them to get a reasonably high fidelity reproduction of whatever the source is for the music? I'll likely want to set it once and then leave it alone.
Oct 23, 2018
St4vKa
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Oct 23, 2018
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jabrams235From what I know only the manual explains different functions and how to use the device, although it has been made to explain more for studio users than for home users.
This is the link to it: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/214430/Behringer-Ultramatch-Pro-Src2496.html
For your needs I can simplify all that, since you're probably going to use only the DAC part of it.
You just connect the optical output from the chromecast to the optical input on the Behringer. After that you only have to set the source to "optical" on the Behringer.
And now comes the fun part, you should have these settings as this in order to achieve maximum fidelity.
Sample rate and word count, highest = best. Mode should be on "sample rate converter" Clock on "internal". Format on "spdif". Dither is only used when recording so there's no need for it to be on. Emphasis and copy also don't need to be modified.
If you get stuck setting it up or it doesn't sound right just message me and I'll gladly help you out.
Also here's a really good review wich explains things more in depth than me: http://novo.press/behringer-ultramatch-pro-src2496-24-bit96-khz-ad-da-sample-rate-converter/
Oct 23, 2018
jabrams235
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Oct 23, 2018
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St4vKaThanks -- this is fantastic!
I just received a FiiO D3 (D03K) DAC to try out courtesy of Amazon -- it's an attempt at a $20 solution -- my expectations are low, but I figured worth a try.
Biggest question I have about the Behringer is where I'll be able to put it -- might need to see if I can stand it on its side.
Will let you know.
Oct 23, 2018
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