I2S is the standard that every device uses when digital audio goes from different stages of a chain even in all in one. It contains various information, from word timing, to bits... etc. When you use AES. coax or optical all various data are encoded and transmitted on basically 2 wires, or light codes, and your DAC needs to decode the signal, reconstruct the I2s. PS audio came up with the idea to use a standard HDMI cable and send various data on it's own pair of wires so the DAC will not work to decode it and in theory eliminate a potential source of error. That is why it is consider the cleanest connection. It is not a proper standards so Gustard uses a different pin then PS Audio, Denafrips uses an RJ45 connection for I2S, but most really hi end brands most of them not chi-fi , like Rockna for example, use PS audio pin layout so out of the box, you can use HDMI out of a Rockna transport in to a PS Audio Stellar DAC but not in to a Gustard or Denafrips DAC.
If I stream music and go from, for instance, a 44.1 track to a 192 track and back again, does the Wandla instantly latch on? This was a problem when I demo’d the Holo Spring 3 - it always missed a beat. Same as my Arcam AVR. No such problems with the Chord Qutest which latches on really fast. Thanks.
a lot of people refer to it by different names. eye-eye-ess, eye-two-ess, and eye-squared-es. you will have an easier time finding info when researching the squared version. its mainly used in embedded applications as a reliable way to send data synchronously.
hi, what cables are you using? I have ferrum too. can't find any good usb c? How many volts do you use on tungsten? Been following you for a while on youtube.
I just have a basic braided usb C cable I got from Amazon for the WANDLA. Normally, I'd prefer to use optical, but my optical source is full at the moment. I usually run the HYPSOS to power the OOR between 24 and 30 volts for Tungsten, depending on the music I'm listening to.
IIS is basically the “cleanest” and purest way to transmit a signal to a dac, very common. The source is in charge of the clocking similar to the coax. HDMI port is just a medium through which I2S is mostly utilised. Also different pinouts of the hdmi can be used and it’s not that standardised If you look at DDCs (digital to digital converters), pretty much all will have I2S out too and it’s rather best to use
@@MasterMarslander yes any hdmi cable will work, they’re all 19 pin. Though not every device will have the same pinout as the dac. That’s why many DDCs, like singxer su6, have some switches to set the pinout. The same like the two I2S settings on wandla that you’ve shown
I still don't get the appeal - the upsampling on this is worse than what you'd get just by using a mid-range GPU and HQPlayer. There's also NOS-like DACs that undercut this on price and you can just bring your own upsampling. Still, I like the idea and hope more of this stuff comes in at more reasonable prices. Great overview, though.
"extra imaging" "extra soundstage" - compared to what? Without references for comparison, these types of comments actually say nothing at all. Hope you can improve your approach to reviewing. Good luck.
