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Topic: Turn off ADI-2 to standby or Auto Dark mode

Hi all, I would like to know how many of you are tends to turn the adi-2 Dac fs to standby mode or just leave it to auto dark mode?

What I heard from other people, DAC is not necessary to turn it off and suppose to leave it on to have a better sound. If shut it off then it will take much longer period to warm it up.

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Re: Turn off ADI-2 to standby or Auto Dark mode

Having to warm up the dac for better sound is unnecessary. Its a HiFi "myth".

BR Ramses - UFX III, 12Mic, XTC, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, RayDAT, X10SRi-F, E5-1680v4, Win10Pro22H2, Cub13

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Re: Turn off ADI-2 to standby or Auto Dark mode

ramses wrote:

Having to warm up the dac for better sound is unnecessary. Its a HiFi "myth".

It's not a myth, but still truth for poorly designed devices manufactured in China today, and can be verified in apx555 measurements:

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/foru … -amp.8337/

" the unit needs 30 minutes to warm up to required temps.... After around 30 minutes while I was doing other things, performance jumped way up"

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/foru … %9D.10267/

Of course, RME device is not one of them:)

4 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2020-05-11 09:14:42)

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Re: Turn off ADI-2 to standby or Auto Dark mode

Interesting .. thanks. Luckily I do not buy such devices.
Other question is whether its audible....
But as you say, with RME you do not have such issues.

BR Ramses - UFX III, 12Mic, XTC, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, RayDAT, X10SRi-F, E5-1680v4, Win10Pro22H2, Cub13
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Re: Turn off ADI-2 to standby or Auto Dark mode

Thanks guys. Perhaps I can just turn it off for electricity saving smile