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YOUNG DSD

HIGHEST RESOLUTION DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER

DIGITAL PREAMPLIFIER

USER MANUAL

REV. 1.0 – 2/2014

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M2tech young dsd highest resolution digital-to-analog converter digital preamplifier user manual rev. 1.0 – 2/2014.
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 3 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz warning! Changes or modifications not authorized by the manufacturer can invalidate the compliance to ce regulations and cause the unit to be no more suitable to u...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 4 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz the label above, printed on the product case, indicates that the product, when no more usable, can’t be treated as generic garbage, but must be disposed of at a co...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 5 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz dear customer, thank you for purchasing young dsd. You are the owner of a very high quality digital-to-analog converter with many unique features designed to obtai...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 7 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz table of contents 1. Unpacking and placing the unit.............................................................................. 9 2. Front panel ...................
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 8 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8.3.3. Windows driver panel ............................................................................. 61 8.3.4. Using the young dsd as windows predefined audio...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 9 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 1. Unpacking and placing the unit lay the box on a table and open it by separating it from the external paperwork and removing or cutting the adhesive tape seal. T...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 10 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz do not place the unit on thick carpets or inside a box or piece of furniture, not even close to curtains..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 11 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 2. Front panel figure 1 1) power on/power off/mute/menu exit button. Press this button to switch the young dsd on when it’s off. When the young dsd is on, a short...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 12 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz discarding any configuration change. A more prolonged press while the young dsd is on will cause it to switch off. 2) standby led. When the young dsd is in standb...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 13 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 3. Back panel figure 2 5) outputs. Connect the young dsd to your amplifier/preamplifier with balanced inputs using balanced cables terminated with three-pole xlr ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 14 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 6) aes/ebu digital input. Connect a source provided with 110 ohms pro aes/ebu output. Female three-pole xlr socket. 7-8) s/pdif digital inputs. Connect sources pr...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 15 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 4. Remote control the young dsd comes with a fully-loaded remote control which allows for setting all of its controls. Standby key: this allows for putting the yo...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 17 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 5. Connecting and powering the unit warning: all connections between the young dsd young dsd young dsd young dsd and other equipment must be made when all units a...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 18 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz note: it is possible to use a dedicated low noise power supply in place of the wall wart, to increase the sonic performance m2tech provides a device for this purp...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 19 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 6. Cleaning the unit the young dsd should be cleaned with a soft, slightly damp cloth. Do not use alcohol or any other types of cleaning fluids as they could dama...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 21 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 7. Using the young dsd at power on, the young dsd spends a little time to ensure that all supplies reach their nominal levels, during which the indication in fig....
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 22 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 7.1. Volume setting volume setting is done by either rotating the encoder knob (figure 1.4), or pushing the vol+ e vol- keys on the remote control. Volume can be ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 23 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz warning: pay attention to the volume setting when the muting is active: if volume is raised too much, once the muting is reset the listening level could be too hi...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 24 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz to select a source, press the encoder shortly. The name of the current source will start flashing on the display. Rotate the encoder until the desired source is d...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 25 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz if, at this point, the user changes his/her mind and wants to keep the current value, it’s possible to exit the menu by pressing the front panel’s left button or ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 26 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz knob or pushing the “ok” key on the remote control: this is useful to try new balance configurations without losing the current one when it proves to be the setti...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 27 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz true source connecting it to a preamplifier or when a high sensitivity power amplifier is to be driven. This feature is displayed on the display as shown in fig. ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 28 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 7.9. Choosing volume mode the young dsd listening level can be displayed in two fashions: either in decibels or in steps. Moreover, it is possible to freeze the l...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 29 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 7.10. Setting the automatic switch off to comply with ue requirements regarding energy saving, the young dsd is able to automatically switch off after a certain i...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 30 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 7.11. Checking firmware revision the young dsd is a complicated device in which different microcontrollers interact for correct operation. It’s possible, whenever...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 31 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz it is also possible to put the young dsd in standby by the related key on the remote control. In this case, the young dsd, while stopping operation as when it is ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 33 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8. Using a computer as digital source while the connection of the various legacy digital sources (cd/dvd/blu-ray player) to the young dsd is quite straightforward...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 34 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz list, as shown in fig. 14. The young dsd is indicated as “m2tech usb 2.0 audio out”. Figure 14.
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 35 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz to send the computer audio to the young dsd it is necessary to select it in the “sound” window as shown in fig. 14. It’s possible to set some parameters related t...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 36 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz frequency that is the one selected in the midi audio panel (fig. 15). This implies a real-time resampling feature by the mac’s operating system which is seldom we...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 37 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8.1.1. Dsd files playback with mac the young dsd is able to play music files recorded with the dsd format. A player able to send dsd data to the young dsd in a st...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 39 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8.2. Plug’n’play operation with linux as explained in the introductory paragraph to the present chapter, the young dsd is provided with an usb interface compatibl...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 40 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 18 depending on the chosen player, it is necessary to configure it to use the young dsd. Obviously, each player has its configuration parameters. As an exa...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 42 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8.2.1. Dsd files playback with linux the availability of dsd audio files is quite recent, therefore it’s possible that your player is not able to play dsd files, ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 43 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8.3.1. Installing the windows driver first, it is necessary to download the driver from the m2tech website at ( www.M2tech.Biz/youngdsd.Html ) here you’ll find th...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 44 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 21 once the files are extracted, open the temporary folder or the folder you have designated and run the setup application by double-clicking on “setup.Exe...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 45 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 22 once setup is launched, the window shown in fig. 23 appears..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 46 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 23 note: it may happen that the operating systems shows a warning window first, stating that the setup application will modify the operating system. Close ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 47 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz connect the young dsd to the computer and switch it on. Then, click on the “next” button to proceed with installation. The window shown in fig. 24 will appear. Fi...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 48 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz when the young is off young dsd or when the computer doesn’t recognize the connection to the young dsd, then window shown in fig. 25b may appear. In this case, fo...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 49 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figura 25b if the window shown in fig. 25a has appeared and the user has clicked on the “install” button, the installation procedure goes on and a new window appe...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 50 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 26 at the end of installation, the windows will show the complete list of installed files and will enable the buttons located in the lower right angle of t...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 51 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 27 as suggested by the instructions, click on the “next” button to confirm the installation. The final setup window will appear as shown in fig. 28..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 52 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 28 click on the “finish” button to close setup: the driver installation is now complete. Note: some windows versions require a reboot to enable the driver ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 53 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 29 installation success can be checked by looking for the big red “t” icon in the peripheral section of windows bar or in the active peripherals window, de...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 54 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz usb device (the young dsd young dsd young dsd young dsd, of course) and will begin a search for the best driver (which is the one just installed) to create an ins...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 55 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 31 by double-clicking “usb audio driver for m2tech…” the uninstall application is launched, which shows itself like in fig. 32..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 56 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 32 it’s sufficient to click on the “uninstall” button to start uninstall. A windows appears that shows the uninstall progress, like as shown in fig. 33..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 57 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 33 at uninstall completion, the window will show the entire list of deleted files and will enable the buttons located to the lower right corner of the wind...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 58 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 34 click on the “next” button to confirm uninstall completion and to close the uninstall utility. One last window will appear as shown in fig. 35..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 59 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 35 clock on the “finish” button to close the application. At this point if the user launched uninstall from the control panel, it is possible to verify tha...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 60 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 36 note: even after uninstall, depending on the windows version used, it is possible that the system may require a reboot to update its configuration..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 61 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8.3.3. Windows driver panel together with the young dsd driver a comprehensive management panel is installed, which runs in background and allows user to optimize...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 63 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 38 of main interest is the driver version, as users may visit the m2tech website from time to time to check for availability of more recent driver versions...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 64 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz the player (fig. 39). Two drop boxes are present, one for the buffer shared with the operating system and one for an asio buffer (which bypasses the operating sys...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 65 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz the firmware upgrade feature (“firmware upgrade, fig. 40) is fundamental to keep the young dsd up to date. More details in chapter 10. Figure 40 for every device ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 66 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 41 apart some parameters which are displayed but cannot be changed by the user, it is interesting to note the streaming mode and the button to access volum...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 67 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 42 the xmos-based system used in the young dsd allows for digital volume setting. Anyway, we suggest not to use this feature as the young dsd has a built-i...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 70 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 8.3.4. Using the young dsd as windows predefined audio device when using certain players, such as windows media player, or when listening to streaming music from ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 71 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz here the user must select “youngdsd uac2” as predefined device (as it’s already been done in the case shown in fig. 45). From that moment on, every sound produced...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 72 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz by accessing the drop-down menu available in the “advanced” tab it will be possible to choose one of the system’s available configurations. Once a configuration i...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 73 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz the first one is foobar ( www.Foobar2000.Org ). Foobar is able to work in all modes accepted by the young dsd: direct sound, kernel streaming, wasapi and asio. Sk...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 74 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 47 the zip file contains two executables, both to be used: one for the installation of the component for the compatibility with sacd iso files, plus a prox...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 75 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz after installing dll and proxy, in the “asio” section of “output” two asio objects will appear (fig. 48): the m2tech driver and the proxy (“foo_dsd_asio”). Figure...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 76 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 49 configure the parameters as in the figure: foobar is now ready to send dsd streams from dsd files to the young dsd. The second player used as an example...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 77 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 50 then, open the window for the configuration of the output mode (“output mode settings”), which is obviously dedicated to asio, and select the “musbaudio...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 78 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 51 at this point, jriver recognizes the capability to handle dsd in dop (dsd over pcm) format. From the dropdown menu which is selected by clicking on “bit...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 79 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 52 a window will automatically appear in which the user can manually set the bitstream configuration parameters (fig. 53). Set parameters as shown in figur...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 80 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figure 53 the configuration procedure is almost over: we still need to tell jriver not to downsample data streams with sampling frequency higher than 192khz, (an ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 81 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz figura 54 jriver configuration is complete and the user can now listen to pcm files up to 384khz and dsd files up to dsd128. 8.3.6. Connecting the young dsd to an...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 82 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz in such a scenario, the young dsd will still be usable, however limited to audio pcm files with sampling frequency up to 96khz and with no dsd playback..
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 83 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 9. Controlling the computer player by using the young dsd remote control the usb interface of the young dsd implements the hid protocol, which allows for sending ...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 85 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 10. Updating young dsd firmware as shown in paragraph 8.3.3, fig. 40, it is possible to update the firmware of the young dsd, whenever this is required, using the...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 87 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz 11. Specifications inputs: ............................................... Aes/ebu on female xlr socket s/pdif on female rca socket s/pdif on female bnc socket op...
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Young dsd digital-to-analog converter and preamplifier revision 1.0 – february 2014 copyright © 2014, m2tech srl 88 m2tech www.M2tech.Biz volume setting .................................. 0db to -96db in 0.5db steps muting ............................................... -20db balance setting ..........