Hi folks,
Picked up an Audiolab DAC / CD player (8200CD) recently to go with my 8200A. Also to replace a little DAC I have that has problems. CD playback is fine and sounds very nice.
But of course, like most 2nd stuff I seem to buy these days, it has problems:
Hooked up to the optical output from my LG C9 (almost brand new) into the DAC function, it "locks" at 48kHz and seems to be working fine. But then I get intermittent momentary loss of "lock" and connection, causing a slight stutter in audio output. This happens fairly frequently (like every minute or so) streaming output (like youtube), but less frequently when playing digital files (both audio and video) from a USB stick (although its kind raondom). Same with a Panasonic TV decoder. It does not seem to be a problem when I play a CD through the DAC from an external CD player, using the same cable. Almost like direct streaming services are worse.
However, I have an ancient Onkyo system (from 2000!) with built-in DAC that decodes without issue from the same AV sources (and cable).
So, I guess the optical inputs on the 8200CD are knackered? Either that or it is very picky with optical feed?
Any advice or suggestions that I could try to improve the situation? Maybe a different cable? Does this sound like a problem with age, or incompatibility? Any way to diagnose it more fully?
Thanks
Picked up an Audiolab DAC / CD player (8200CD) recently to go with my 8200A. Also to replace a little DAC I have that has problems. CD playback is fine and sounds very nice.
But of course, like most 2nd stuff I seem to buy these days, it has problems:
Hooked up to the optical output from my LG C9 (almost brand new) into the DAC function, it "locks" at 48kHz and seems to be working fine. But then I get intermittent momentary loss of "lock" and connection, causing a slight stutter in audio output. This happens fairly frequently (like every minute or so) streaming output (like youtube), but less frequently when playing digital files (both audio and video) from a USB stick (although its kind raondom). Same with a Panasonic TV decoder. It does not seem to be a problem when I play a CD through the DAC from an external CD player, using the same cable. Almost like direct streaming services are worse.
However, I have an ancient Onkyo system (from 2000!) with built-in DAC that decodes without issue from the same AV sources (and cable).
So, I guess the optical inputs on the 8200CD are knackered? Either that or it is very picky with optical feed?
Any advice or suggestions that I could try to improve the situation? Maybe a different cable? Does this sound like a problem with age, or incompatibility? Any way to diagnose it more fully?
Thanks