Yep, that’s the one. I paid $69 though 
…free shipping though lol 
Oh well. Went with the seller with the highest/best feedback rank I could find.
Edit: looking at it again…$39 is for the board only. So not much difference in price for the finished product in the case.
Yep, it should work fine right out of the box.
Ah you to, eh? Great. Do it.
For people like you and Bill @Audiophool who have terrific equipment and have explored so much I’d love to hear your opinion on blu ray and SACD sources treated properly with your best equipment. 
The only thing holding me back is that I’m not absolutely convinced there’s enough difference between DSD64 and 16/44 PCM to warrant the investment. And if I’m going to stick with just regular CDs I’d rather go with a Schiit Urd or Pro-Ject transport. I’ve become spoiled by Octave Records’s DSD256 downloads, but the difference between DSD64 vs 256 is staggering.
It’s not so much the format change as the masters are commonly very different and more often than not MUCH better on DSD, though I think many of the hires masters on Qobuz are derived from the DSD masters.
As an extreme example there is no good IMO master of Deep Purple Machine head on PCM, the only good digital release (again IMO) is the Japanese Market SACD. Every other digital remaster they destroyed by trying to completely eliminate the tape hiss from the original master, leaving the recording sounding overly thin.
The SRV SACD releases were also dramatically better than the CD releases available at the time.
To be fair there are also some terrible SACD releases.
The format choice itself is very dependent on the DAC, I generally prefer the Pacific with DSD masters, and the TotalDAC with PCM, though I’ll often convert a DSD master to PCM for the totalDAC if I have it.
Agreed, but Octave SPECIFICALLY records & masters in DSD, and when I bought the DSD256 download of Gabriel Mervine’s “Say Somethin” I emailed them and asked if I could get the lower res DSD files and they kindly sent me the DSD64 & DSD128 files. All things being absolutely equal, the difference between the DSD256 and DSD64 was jaw-dropping. Of course there are still other variables at play, as always, but all things considered this is about as variable-free a comparison as you are ever going to find and what it taught me was really way more interesting than what I expected. What I expected was something like the difference between a Clear and a Utopia, but what I actually got was more like the difference between the built-in 3.5mm jack on your laptop and a Schiit Bifrost + Lyr. “So easy a caveman would notice it” so to speak. 
Anyway, I’m a total noob when it comes to DSD, so I am still doing my due diligence before I make any decisions, so any and all input is appreciated. 
Part of the Issue that complicates evaluating DSD with an R2R DAC like the May is how it’s handling the output. It could be converting to PCM, or it could have a separate DS output path (the quality of which could be anything).
My TotalDAC has the optional additional path for DSD, but converts if the digital volume is anything but max. And even with the extra path I prefer generally to convert to PCM in Roon, but the DS option is a $300 add on for a $12K predominantly NOS R2R DAC, so it doesn’t really surprise me.
May can do both. It has separate dedicated resistor ladders JUST for DSD, or it can convert DSD via DOP and send it to the PCM ladders. Tbh, I didn’t hear much difference.
Are these the Omega USB?
Omega SPDIF.
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The first major purchase in quite a while is quite a purchase - the KEF LS60 wireless floor standing speakers. I am upgrading from the LS50ii and was able to play them side-by-side and…not really much of a contest. The 50s are terrific, but the 60s have effortless power, pinpoint location, they bring vocals to insane life, and present a one-source soundstage that’s stunning. It honestly took about 5 minutes to get sold on them, and that’s before I started tweaking with some customized settings.
Next step - tomorrow - is to substitute out my single SVS SB3000 sub for a pair of SB3000 Micros. I dragged up my downstairs home theater SB3000 to test drive a pair of subs, and fell in love with the improvement. That said, I don’t want to have 2 huge subs in my living room and I never quite max out my subs (or even come close), so a pair of Micros is going to do the trick!
Which one is your preferred chair? 
Ahem, No unboxing as such they are a Goodwill find:
Sennheiser IE 40 Pro New in Box.
$12.99. This is from the Goodwill nearest to Walt Disney World and it is not at all unusual to find musical performance items ( Keyboards, Microphones, Guitars & AMPS. ) donated.
New in Box is unusual.
You’ll like them. They were darn good for $99. They’ll sound even better for what you paid.
I’ve thrown a handful of music types at them - New Age, Classical, Jazz & Rock. They’ve handled everything with ease.
What tips did you end up using with them? The default medium silicon ones give me a good seal, I’m fortunate to have what appears to be a “typical” ear canal.
Mark Gosdin
I use the default tips. They seem to work better than most default tips. Also tried foam, but went back to the medium silicon just like you have. The only issue I had was if I ran the wires down my back, I’d occasionally pull the cords out. Solution is a Scott-e-Vest personal network shirt (they build them with wire holes and DAC/Amp/phone pockets). And they come with some little advertising cards, one of which shows the Woz in Scott-e-Vest attire.
So, now you’ve had it for a few hours … initial thoughts?
They look nice and pretty compact, interested to hear your opinion on them.
