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Just a heads up to the three other people on the planet using an Ultra DAC with an 861 and UHD722.
I was using a £20 HDMI Audio extractor to get stereo PCM and SACD over PCM directly into the Ultra from an Oppo 205 via coax. The results were good and I thought on a par with the signal sent from Oppo to UHD722 to 861 then to the Ultra via SpeakerLink!
I have pondered buying the Geerfab D.BOB to get DSD directly into the Ultra from the Oppo but at around £1,200 in the UK I was not sure the investment would pay off in sound quality.
I pondered if the MMHR output and SmartLink outputs from the UHD722 were both active at the same time so I have connected the SmartLink L/R out to a coax input on the Ultra. All the Ultra inputs decode MHR and there is a definite step up in clarity with the Oppo to UHD722 to Ultra signal path, even the dull SHM SACD of Aja has brightened up!
Has anyone else got any tips for this combination of equipment?
861v8, 3 x Ultra Dac, 800 v4, UHD722, 5 x B&W 802d’s, Linn LP12 Akurate, Linn Uphorik, McIntosh MC205, 2x Oppo 205,Roon Nucleus+. All Nordost Heimdall 2 and Valhalla 2 cabled.
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Cool, that's right the SmartLink SPDIF of the UHD722 is active even though you are using MMHR RJ45.
The UltraDac is one component that intrigues me. It has a separate discrete masterclock card. Have you ever gotten a picture of it?
DSP8000SE, DSP7200SEHC, DSP5200SE sides, DSP7200SE rears, 861v8, 210, Sim2 Ultranero 4, Stewart Cinecurve 2.35:1, XEIT CM-5E Anamorphic lens, Dune HD Duo Cinema 8K and Wireworld Platinum 48G HDMI -> UHD722 -> Shunyata Omega Ethernet. Shunyata/Furutech power-cables/filters. SR Master Fuse@861v8. Uptone Etherregen with 10MHz OCXO clock.
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If you mean have I popped the card out or opened up the Ultra then no, I wouldn’t be that brave. I am surprised Meridian did not configure the two BNC’s as a dual connection as they do talk up the dual mono construction.
I’ve now had this wired up for about two weeks and listen for around three hours a day, live switching between the SmartLink and direct coax input convinces me that the direct coax reveals slightly more (10% ?) detail and seems brighter and more airy although SACD through the UHD722 is excellent.
Everything is currently cabled with Nordost Heimdall 2, I’m contemplating going the Valhalla 2 route for the two SpeakerLink (ethernet), one HDMI and two coax cables that connect the Oppo, 861, UHD722 and Ultra, to drag more detail out or get an Aurender N20 and one Valhalla BNC. What do you think?
861v8, 3 x Ultra Dac, 800 v4, UHD722, 5 x B&W 802d’s, Linn LP12 Akurate, Linn Uphorik, McIntosh MC205, 2x Oppo 205,Roon Nucleus+. All Nordost Heimdall 2 and Valhalla 2 cabled.
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