開箱-SOtM dx-USB HD

alviswck

較少人識ga韓國正野！
SOtM dx-USB HD
之前一路用緊hiface，諗左好耐upgrade SOtM定係出名多d ga Audiophilleo 2
直至之前見有外國user講話 SOtM 用條ok ga coaxial cable就已經同 Audiophilleo差唔多
同埋問過一有賣SOtM 及Audiophilleo ga 外國store，都有類似answer
咁即係唔洗諗即買SOtM la, 多野玩咁多！(外置電、腳釘、入面粒clock重可以換！！！)
一於去馬！




包裝都算可以

開機！

有新野玩！

等左一排終於全家到齊:
Black Cat Cable Silver Star coaxial cable

TeraDak Linear 牛


一陣上聽感

alviswck

部SOtM dx-USB HD 兩星期前到步
就咁用stock usb cable + power from usb
初部已經同我用開ga hiface + diy usb y cable 電池供電唔差得遠
係音場亂d
未煲已經收貨有突！

所有野剛剛到齊，隻hiface又剛剛有人要
所以即刻A/B左一陣間 (所以最多只能作參考，不能作準，不喜勿插！)

setup:
win 7 sp1 (fidelizer extremist), foobar 1.1.18, KS output (因為hiface只得KS)
SOtM + TeraDak牛+Kharma Matrix PC (換FI-11G)+Black Cat silver star coaxial+notepad+FE ceraball 舊版
vs
hiface (BNC to BNC adopter direct connect DAC，即無coaxial cable)+ diy usb y cable+ 電池供電

比較之下SOtM比hiface 整體有不少提升，但也不是天地之分
聲音取向唔差太遠，都係走高清平衡路線，味道唔會多
起碼一聽唔會話好唔同feel咁
而SOtM主要都係比hiface 係hifi 質素更勝一層之餘，又唔會有冷、薄、硬等ga數碼味

SOtM明顯低頻好唔少，定位、層次更好、實淨d
人聲、樂器ga結象都更立體實在，d音符更象懸空在空間中一樣
清晰度、密度提升
音場闊左唔少，深度就差唔多，不過在背景後面的結象就明顯更清晰實在多了
一到d複雜野，SOtM的優勢會更明顯，結象音場都隱定唔少，相對hiface會較亂點，層次無咁好
依家發覺原來以前聽d複雜野係聽少左d野
暫時唯一覺得hiface係音場高度感好似好少少(不過唔知係唔係因為SOtM拉闊左個音場ga錯覺)
如果遲d再煲耐d，SOtM個音場可以高番d就爽la

由於隻hiface趕住賣俾人，所以只作好初部比較，以上只供參考

p.s. 部SOtM 對d accessory反應都唔少，落腳、換線等都好有反應，好玩！  

tchoy

Hi Ching,

Very interested topic, could you tell me where to buy SOtM dx-USB HD & the TeraDak Linear 牛??

alviswck

tchoy 發表於 2012-3-29 00:00
Hi Ching,

Very interested topic, could you tell me where to buy SOtM dx-USB HD & the TeraDak Linear ...

我都係買先知原來SOtM香港有代理，pls check pm
TeraDak當然係淘番來ga la

alviswck

另外SOtM重有個剎著
就係support ASIO la
頭先試左ASIO 同KS ga分別
真的又係正ga wor
結象更立體更實在
人聲樂器更分離
音場更立體，層次更好
而且聲音多了一份活力！
加埋ASIO SOtM就拋離hiface更遠了！
終於又係個句，錢係唔會白花ga！
p.s. ASIO 個 buffer setting都有d影響，係唔爆音底下，buffer愈少愈好聲，聲音更活潑、精神d無咁"立"

CKKeung

hkborn hing is the boss of SOtM HK agent.
He should give hiendy brothers some discount wor!

MetalNuts

恭喜恭喜，又有师兄开箱，唔知乜价位呢？

1o1o

CKKeung 發表於 2012-3-29 08:42
hkborn hing is the boss of SOtM HK agent.
He should give hiendy brothers some discount wor!

hkborn brother,

快些給我們大折扣啊。。

alviswck

CKKeung 發表於 2012-3-29 08:42
hkborn hing is the boss of SOtM HK agent.
He should give hiendy brothers some discount wor!

Oh, he didn't give me any discount
But actually the selling price is very reasonable

alviswck

MetalNuts 發表於 2012-3-29 09:09
恭喜恭喜，又有师兄开箱，唔知乜价位呢？

SOtM: $3.6k

hkborn

no problem la, i now have many good gears from low price to high price, from diy to branded ones
hiendy brothers may come and see what they like la

bmonkey999

alviswck 發表於 2012-3-29 12:06
SOtM: $3.6k

Ching Pls Tell Me Where to Try Thx ching

alviswck

bmonkey999 發表於 2012-3-29 20:13
Ching Pls Tell Me Where to Try Thx ching

PMed

番薯

hkborn 發表於 2012-3-29 12:08
no problem la, i now have many good gears from low price to high price, from diy to branded ones
hie ...

請問那裡有產品展示及試聽？

ccscho

hkborn 發表於 2012-3-29 12:08
no problem la, i now have many good gears from low price to high price, from diy to branded ones
hie ...

hkborn c-hing,

Can you tell us what products you carry and something about their characteristics pls?

I think Hiendy wouldn't mind.  

hkborn

ccscho 發表於 2012-3-29 22:51
hkborn c-hing,

Can you tell us what products you carry and something about their characteristics  ...

my showroom not ready for formal open yet, but quite a number of gears now available for audition

active speakers:
KSAudio
    Coaxial series
    Studio series
    Domestic series
    PA series
    Audiophile series (Backes & Muller)
http://ksaudio.com/
Grimm Audio: Grimm LS1 , Grimm Clock
http://www.grimmaudio.com/hifi_products.htm
HiFi and AV speakers
Audes
http://www.audes.ee/?id=1770

DAC
Lavry Gold 2002 n DA11
http://www.lavryengineering.com/index_html.html
Metric Halo (uln-8,lio-8, 2882, uln-2)
ADC,DAC,preamp(line n digital input) 8 channels (good for 2 channel n av)
http://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/products/hardware/2882.html
SOtM DAC
http://sotm-audio.com/sotm/products/dAC-200%20HD.htm
Tentlabs b-dac
http://www.tentlabs.com/
DIY usb-i2s dac

CD player
Tentlabs cdpro2 tube cd
http://www.tentlabs.com/Products/diycd/index.html

Tentlabs Hybrid Amp
tube pre+ ucore amp

Headphone DAC n Amp(very popular in the Sates)
CEntrance
http://centrance.com/

DIY voyage mpd and some DIY dac

bergkamp0828

CAS初體驗 ... with SOTM dx-USB HD

首先要多謝樓主的推介和hkborn兄的協助, 可以令小弟一嘗 CAS的滋味.

小弟其實想玩CAS已久 .... 主因是家中藏碟量已破千, 蝸居已無空間再添大量CD .... 另外小弟的聆聽主力是classical music, 古典之門浩瀚無窮和可以選擇的唱片數目實在驚人, 故此洐生了玩CAS的念頭. 最初其實有考慮過購入logitech transporter, 因為可以外接時鐘和利用AES output到DAC. (小弟的lucid解碼只對應AES輸入). 但作為第二選的訊源, 不想花費太多之餘自己也是電腦苦手一名 …. (我連什麼是NAS也搞不懂… ) 故此遲遲未有所行動.  一次機緣巧合下我弟弟帶了部notebook+USB DAC到我家探訪, 開聲後發現聲音又乾又硬, 音場扁扁的, 不合格也… 但手癢下用那DAC的digital out接到我的lucid, wow!! 聲音好多了! 細想下覺得用CAS再接上現有的系統應有不錯的表現, 於是馬上展開行動, 開始CAS的初體驗. 　

手上有部廢棄已久的lenovo netbook, 馬上命令弟弟替我裝上SSD和抄錄手上擁有high resolution檔案.  接下來就要物色USB to AES的converter.

方案1: Weiss INT202 firewire to AES (可以利用dual AES播放176.4/192的file) hmm....有點貴, 而且手上的高清檔只有24/88.2同24/96,  有點浪費了Weiss的 dual AES.
方案2: M2tech USB-SPDIF converter. 只售千多元, USB手指般大小. 但又要將coxial轉往AES .... 故不作考慮.
方案3: SOTM dx-USB HD. 一個無意中在hiendy發現的converter. 有我所需的AES output和可用external power supply .... 價錢又在射程範圍內, 去馬!

上星期得到hkborn兄協助和熱情款待, 終於帶了SOTM回家.   過了幾天後終於正式開聲, 真有多少驚喜.... 這個converter和一部cheap cheap netbook的配搭下, 在音色上竟然和小弟的Eso P-70vu transport沒有很大差距, 只是在音場的深闊/定位方面差了一點點 ....播放24/88.2和24/96高清檔案時有eso八九成的效果. 16/44.1就再差一點點, 但效果絕對收貨有餘. 加上在DDL訂製的純銀USB cable, 很期待run-in後會有更好表現. 播放軟件方面沒有太多心得... 暫時試過foobar/cplay/mediamonkey. cplay聲音比較討好, 但介面實在太醜和不方便... 所以暫時決定用mm, 介面漂亮之餘也同可以使用iphone作remote. 另外因為沒有多餘的插位外加一個linear PSU, 所以暫用Energizer XP8000作external battery supply, 效果也相當不錯.

這部SOTM dx-USB HD配合上小弟源用的系統 (diy10m/ocx clock + lucid 88192 dac)令今次的CAS初體驗給了我不少驚喜和好印象. 在此推介這部好機給有興趣想加入CAS行列但又不願添置多一部USB DAC的朋友們.    

hkborn

bergkamp0828 發表於 2012-4-8 22:31
CAS初體驗 ... with SOTM dx-USB HD

首先要多謝樓主的推介和hkborn兄的協助, 可以令小弟一嘗 CAS的滋味. { ...

bergkamp hing,

you may try try linux la, install mint or ubuntu on your notebook, sound quality is better than windows ga

bergkamp0828

hkborn 發表於 2012-4-9 01:02
bergkamp hing,

you may try try linux la, install mint or ubuntu on your notebook, sound quality i ...

明白明白，做好功課後一定會再打搞你....

alviswck

玩得好ga話
CAS真係超高 C/P ga