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PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
04/22/21 at 01:49:48
 
https://vimeo.com/537470248

Coming soon to your DirectStream!
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #1 - 05/03/21 at 18:43:49
 
Come and get it!

https://www.psaudio.com/announcing-sunlight

Down load is toward the bottom of the page.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #2 - 05/03/21 at 18:53:28
 
Thanks for the headsup! I ordered an SD card.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #3 - 05/04/21 at 14:21:39
 
I've been out of the loop for a bit, still looking for a new job...I only heard about this last night thanks to Lon.

I've not even fired up my DirectStream in...6+ months!

Looking forward to giving it a whirl later tonight!
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #4 - 05/04/21 at 14:30:02
 
Don't forget to thank Joe too! Best of luck finding a job, sorry you lost the last one--a good friend of mine also lost his in a similar hotel business situation. Things are improving though.

I'm probably a week away from listening to Sunlight but that's okay--an HDMI cable change between transport and DSD and a new complement of tubes can both use the time to settle in and for me to familiarize with. Life is never boring with a Decware and PS Audio system.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #5 - 05/09/21 at 15:40:38
 

I did install Sunlight the other night, and listened for about an hour before I had to head out to run errands.

I don't want to give away too much because I'd like to see what you all hear is changed with this update and not influence you.

I did have a slight panic when I first started playing music...it was really..."itchy" and I'm like OMG this sounds awful! But then I remembered that since I'm repairing and painting some walls, I've had the DirectStream unplugged and set aside for about a month. It really sounds best after it's been plugged in and warmed up for about an hour.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #6 - 05/09/21 at 16:04:57
 
ETA on my SD card is Thursday. I've been following all the comments on the PS Audio forum and it seems that similar to Windom some are finding this a fundamental change that needs system addressing. Windom was certainly a change that needed a lot of attention for me, mainly because of bad loads. This time I know pretty much what I can do that works to help the system to sound great and am looking forward to the challenge if it appears.

Eric, I find it takes more than an hour for the DSD to be all it can be after being powered off for a long time!
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #7 - 05/11/21 at 14:24:21
 
I got Sunlight in the mail last night, three days early. I installed the SD card with no problem, rebooted and listened a bit. Definitely a significant change–albeit not as severe as Snowmass to Windom. I’ve let it burn in overnight with a favorite cd and will sit down and listen soon–as soon as I can get my wife out of the house! She is leaving late today due to a doctor’s appointment near the house.

I don’t anticipate the ordeal I had with Snowmass making the system sound excellent. I will probaby toe-out my speakers a bit and I already rolled a tube in my ZROCK2 EQ unit that helped “enrich” the sound and also take advantage of the more “focused” sound I noticed immediately. I expect after a little burn-in and tweaking this will be a nice improvement.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #8 - 12/06/22 at 14:15:10
 
Snowmass turned out to be a great improvement to the DAC.

Then less than a year ago I bought a second DSD DAC that had the "upgrade" Edcor transformers installed, and a Farad Super3 external power supply for the analog board and wow that was an improvement, and allowed me to really revamp my headphone system with my original DSD DAC as a source.

Now they are beta testing a Mk II version of the DSD DAC that seems really promising. I know I'll want one. . .but I have to get the Decware 300B first. It never ends. . . which is probably a good thing.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #9 - 08/11/23 at 10:56:08
 
Well, to add to this thread I now have a DSD MkII and the SEWE300B, and amazing sound as a result. And the first real firmware upgrade for the Mk II, "Massive," was installed last night and it is bringing a new bit of the good kind of smoothness and a bit of a fuller sound. Love that these DACS keep improving! And the Decware components show you every little change.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #10 - 08/11/23 at 16:55:54
 
That is good to hear, Lon.

I have been led to believe that DAC's can be very important for good digital audio.  Buying into that thinking, I have tried many different ones.  The PS Audio DAC that I purchased from you has been the best one yet.

If money were no object I would continue to upgrade this digital setup.  That said, there is nothing missing with the present gear.
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Re: PS Audio DirectStream Sunlight Update
Reply #11 - 08/11/23 at 17:13:57
 
I'm glad that worked out so well for you Paul. It is a solid DAC with a fine sound.

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