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Replaced tubes but now it doesn’t work?

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
First of all, you have voided your machines warranty by opening up the unit but if it’s past warranty you are welcome to do what you want. Having said that,…
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UPNP/DLNA Apps

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
The Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature is DLNA/UPNP compliant. There are many options for suitable control Apps other than Muzo, which is mainly needed for setup etc. https://www.computeraudiophile.com/ca/ca-academy/the-complete-guide-to-hifi-upnp-dlna-network-audio/ UPNP/DLNA control panel…
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Upsampling/Upconversion – Are they the same?

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
1) Upsampling – (aka. ASRC) the ratio between input and output sampling rate is an arbitrary fraction, e.g. 1114.56 for 44.1kHz PCM to 49MHz DSD. The non-integer ratio makes rounding…
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Using USB A input for storage

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
USB powered drives need to be low power to work reliably. We’ve not tried 1 TB but cannot see a reason why it should not work, just mounting such a…
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What is the barrel size?

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Aurora DC iPurifier2 iPower iPowerX micro iCAN SE micro iPhono2 micro iTube2 nano iUSB3.0 Pro iCAN Pro iCAN Signature Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature Pro iESL ZEN Blue ZEN Blue V2 ZEN DAC
5.5*2.1mm is the DC barrel size.
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What is the RJ-45 output for?

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
It is not an output, it is a connection to your local area network (LAN). For reliable streaming, especially for High-Resolution audio wireless networking can be frustrating with dropouts and…
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What is the total harmonic distortion?

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
There are many, as this is affected by: DSD up-sampling or not and which speed Filter selected SS/Tube/Tube+ selection HiFi or Pro levels Line out or headphone out Headphone out…
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What Ohm is the BNC connectors?

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
The Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature uses 75 Ohm BNC connectors and is terminated with 75 Ohm internally. No other termination is required.
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What Ohms can it drive?

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
The Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature can easily drive 600 Ohm studio loads in all modes. We recommend using balanced connections for best results.
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Which clock to select?

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
The standalone setting is appropriate for any use where the Pro iDSD/Pro iDSD Signature does not require any external synchronization to a house clock. Most commercial clocks of lesser Pro…
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Why does my virus software flag the driver as a potential threat

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Firstly, it should be stated that ifi’s USB driver is a safe and reliable software that will not cause any adverse malfunctions to your computer. There are generally three situations…
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XMOS processor

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Pro iDSD Pro iDSD Signature
The XMOS processor handles primarily the interfaces, including USB connections, SPDIF/AES-EBU connection and I2S input from the Wi-Fi/Network audio module. All inputs are decoded, pass through a memory buffer, then…
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