LIfatec USA apparently make a very good and significantly cheaper alternative.
Ive copied a link below from the Roon forum where the poster confirms the Lifatec cable is "better than the original" stock NS1 cable.
LIfatec Optical Cable
I believe the cable costs approximately $150.00.
I actually tried to purchase a TX2 but was told they were discontinued. So I bought another transport instead and the NS1 mainly for cloud based streaming. Since the single optilink connection is already taken by the NS1, I suppose the transport is definitively out for me...although I really...
Thank you both for your replies.
The primary streamer(s) that I use with the DA2 is an Aurender W20/ACS10. My original intention for the NS1 was to use with Roon and other DLNA programs primarily for cloud based streaming (Tidal, Qobuz, etc.).
The NS1, however, sounds very (positively)...
Thank you for your reply.
I tried to flip the cable and did not hear too much of a meaningful difference. Perhaps a little bit of a wider soundstage one way but nothing that was very pronounced.
I do agree that there are some benefits to clearing playback memory. I also have an Aurender...
Thank you for your observations.
I own the DA2 V2 and NS1 and was hoping you could help me by answering the following questions:
1. Have you compared SQ between the Tx2 and NS1? In other words is there a significant difference between a file streamed through the NS1 vs. the same track played...