An Audiophile in Seattle "What Sounds Best, USB to DDC - I2s, Coax, Optical, To PS Audio SGCD?"

Douk Audio U2 PRO XMOS XU208 Notes:

💥The I2s not sounding better than coax was driving me crazy! When I did this test on my video, I was using the power off my USB.
I hooked the DDC up to an external power supply later in the day after reading in the forums about it more, then listened to the coax again, it sounded even better! So today I put back in the HDMI cable and played the I2s input again...the result was way better too! There is better separation between the instruments than coax, better timbres, and the bass is much better. The only thing it's missing is the soundstage depth, and sweetness of the coax. Some members on the PS audio forums were saying that the I2s input needs more burn in time than the other inputs due to the clocks or something? Either way I am hoping that after a few days the input will sound better and the DDC will break in too. I think going with an all silver HDMI cable would be a game changer as well.


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