I think the main purpose of the DI-24HE clock output is for feeding upstream equipment like streamers. Is your data connection I2S? Synchronising both devices on S/PDIF makes sense, but for I2S not sure. @FredA made experiments with DI-20HE and found that it sounds better when attaching OCK-2...

@naynay keep quiet. :)

I guess, optional. Some PSU's come with two-prong mains plug, phone chargers by example.

Soldering fuse solves poor quality contact problem. It won't get any better without fuse.

I assume you have already cycled power of DI-24HE. If not, do it now. 1. Unplug DI-24HE USB cable. 2. On Windows go to the Control Panel (not a Device Manager) and uninstall the existing Amanero driver. 3. Run setupuac2.exe file and follow prompts. There are two parts: for a Windows interface...

You are always naynay. :) A product is selling for one month or two and has no negative feedback.

This is a lowest price I saw! There is a new isolator in a smaller package, but PCB seems to built on the same concept. It has USB type C input, it is not what I do prefer, but convenient for Macbooks and ultra slim notebooks users. Only $27 which is surprising given what is inside. Posted...

Seen a photo of a fragment of PCB. It looks transparent - two sides only without a solid ground plane between. It is acceptable for $50 product. Even the model you found for $80 had four layers board.

Problem is, we have been using driver 1067 for years with a standard firmware CPLD_for_1080. See a yellow marks on a screenshot. There is a note on the bottom that links to the same 1067 driver which hasn't been updated. This driver do not enable DSD512 on Windows! If Audio GD started to supply...

Something has changed. Did you buy DI-24HE before 25th April? EDIT: I keep a link to the old page, that provide links to the two different drivers for Windows, but can't advise any further, just for a reference: http://audio-gd.com/Firmware/AmaneroforLinuxEN.html

:) Not. Use it with Windows or Linux as you like. Just with Windows load a different driver than you use now.

This is common mode filter. The best use is at the receiving side. This is equivalent of Ifi Defender. The best use as per Ifi instruction. None of them are isolators. For the latest high-speed isolators look at Douk Audio U2Pro poorman DDC thread.

You can boot Windows from a separate partition. Or just keep a hard drive and install Linux on the new hard drive. Then swapping hard drives is a safe method. Other than that: - You don't use Blaster for flashing Amanero firmware. Only for flashing motherboard firmware. Follow a flashing...

You are absolutely right, a balance is in between. Higher sampling rate increases jitter proportionally. However I need to give credit to @naynay. There is a special case with Delta-Sigma DAC's, where only a specific sample rate allows bypassing internal DAC oversampling engine. HQPlayers fans...

A final result is important. Sound quality, not numbers. I know, you need PCM 768kHz which is optimal for your Delta-Sigma DAC. But do PCM 768kHz sounds better than DSD512 in your DAC? That is a big question and seriously... doubtful. But a DSD512 is available with DI-24HE.

It blocks noise on the isolator and regenerate signal. Audio jitter or USB timing jitter? If the later, yes. Isolator chip recreate timing and it seems there is also on-board USB 2.0 hub chip that fully regenerate complete USB frames. We can talk about audio jitter once synchronous datastream...

That is perhaps in our brain, but I didn't experience such long term degradation. What I do experience in most of DACs is a fatigue which comes between half an hour to few hours of a session. Initial details, separation and harmonic coherency are gone, it is a time to stop listening...

! This post, first paragraph. :gs1000smile:

! this post.

Nah, it helps a cable ground potential convert to EMI. It makes it difficult to deal with later. Rule #1. Deal with a source noise at a source before it converts to EMI. Rule #2. Deal with EMI on the receiver side.

Hehehe. Solder a standard fuse to a socket base. No expensive fuses, no arrows. :)

You can't go wrong with these little devices. There are equivalents to ifi Defender and Purifier. Can be used in series, but there are rules to follow. A Defender type (2nd link) should be plugged directly to the USB host, with the LPS following a rule of minimising surface area between PC...

It sounds like an announcement. :) Reading between lines, they have hardware ready for shipment, just waiting for a firmware to be finalised. IanCanada is promising release next month, I expect there will be similar timeline, except with extensive product line it takes more time for testing.

It was back in 2020 Ian wrote, it was an assumption. He made it during first experiments based on a general knowledge that USB frame native DSD512 timing is the same as PCM 768kHz. In a consequence after flashing Linux optimised firmware Amanero should support PCM 768kHz too. Wrong! A maximum...

For DSD512 you only need to flash firmware optimised for Linux. With no hardware upgrades. For PCM 768kHz wait for an announcement of upgrading DI-24 with Amanero Combo768. I can't guarantee it will happen. Current restriction are specified on the website.