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We are pleased to have a group of dCS Audiophile, recommended their friends to use Giesemann Trifecta Extreme for output 44.1khz and 48.0khz, while other 4 outputs preset with 10M Master Clock. ☺️ The order below is build with reference grade OCXO : Emperor Giesemann EVA Purchase Link

The Nocturnes USB Conditioner is one of the best adds on for USB DAC, the sound is smooth and full of micro details when we use them to examine the sounding with reference grade LCD-4 headphone. 😊 The below order is customerize with both chassis in black colour, build in Giesemann OCXO optimisation.

This is the made to order for one serious Audiophile. This version is the reference grade Buffalo BS-GS2016 cascade x Giesemann EVA OCXO Special Edition with dual 10M Master Clock outputs. 😊

Hi! We are delighted to receive some positive feedback from Audiophile to connect the DAC with Black Magic MKII i2S HDMI cable. This is quite amazing review for us. Have a nice weekend and enjoy music. 😃 Purchase Link Best Regards, Adrian AfterDark.

Thanks for the orders, we received more orders for the Black Edition. 😊 The order from 10-Aug is testing on progress and will be ready to dispatch to post office today. The order was a bit delay due to lastest clock chips was used up and we are waiting for more productions coming to meet demands. Please feel free to forward the discount code for all audiophile's friends. This is time to upgrade and unlock the performance on streaming music. 😄 Discount Code: PA1 Purchase Link for NEW BLACK Edition

We would like to share the positive feedback when Audiophile first open box his NETone Switch, Network Enhancer PA1 and Finisar 1G SFP 😁 The double layers of arrangement on switch and isolations will create a cascade effect with double re-clocking for network signal. The music is much smoother and resolving. This is a good examples when we apply different SFP and DAC cable with respect to sound tuning. The setup below involved an orange Cisco AOC SFP cable, Ampernol DAC cable and Finisar SFP cable with Corning optical fiber. The overall outcome is the sounding becomes so balanced with high, mid and low ranges when you get most of the tastes of the three SFP cables. Please feel free to forward the discount code for all audiophile's friends. This is time to upgrade and unlock the performance on streaming music. 😄 Discount Code: PA1 Purchase Link for NEW BLACK Edition

The orders from 2nd of August is testing in progress and will be on schedule to dispatch this Friday. 😀 The below order is Special Black Edition with the function of external 10M Master Clock and auto switching to internal FemtoClock when there is no external 10M signal detected. The latest developed Giesemann Clock Sync Module (GCSM) MKII will be utilities this functions. The extra Audio Note Silver grounding pole is special request from Audiophile to connect the ground box. Please feel free to forward the discount code for all audiophile's friends. This is time to upgrade and unlock the performance on streaming music. 😄 Discount Code: PA1 Purchase Link for NEW BLACK Edition Audio Note Silver grounding pole

The order for summer holiday is just completed and will perform testing. The ER4 is one of the must buy item for Audiophile, very resolving and refine on music playback. We can garantee this router is the most worthly upgrade ever or investment for Audiophile. 😀 This order is modified with followings: Install the Giesemann Clock Sync Module (GCSM) for external 10M Master Clock input. Carbon Fiber backplate to secure and EMI shielding on the BNC Socket. The switching power supply inside was removed. Installed the new 2.1mm gold plated DC socket. External power supply for Audiophile LPS at 12V DC Arrays of LT3035 power regulators for GCSM Install the Floyt Audio Capacitor for power section on GCSM Purchase Link

Hi! simon_pepprer, Thanks for the questions. The fuse socket is located above the Furutech NCF IEC inlet. The fuse is rated at 2A for 220 and 1A for 120V. The change of better fuse, will change the sounding and improve sounding with the fuse characteristic. The Giesemann clock is very sensitive to vibiration and good power supply and required to have independent LPS and better DC cable will always improves sounding a lot. The black ceramic beads footer below will works very nice for Giesemann Clock. https://www.adark.co/products/afterdark-audiophilemat-black-mountain-series-2?variant=32241777967222 Thanks and have a nice day. Best Regards, Adrian AfterDark.

The orders from 21 of July is testing in progress and will be on schedule to dispatch this Friday. 😀 The below order is Special Black Edition with the function of external 10M Master Clock and auto switching to internal FemtoClock when there is no external 10M signal detected. The latest developed Giesemann Clock Sync Module (GCSM) MKII will be utilities this functions. This is a special order where we made one for one audiophile. The chassis is BLACK in color with carbon fiber as standard top cover. Please feel free to forward the discount code for all audiophile's friends. This is time to upgrade and unlock the performance on streaming music. 😄 Discount Code: PA1 Purchase Link for NEW BLACK Edition

The summer orders for Mutec MC3+USB Black Modernized Edition is work in progress and will be ready to dispatch tomorrow. The power supply is premium selected from Farad Super3. This LPS is made to order for AfterDark. We believed this is a very refined choice for powering Mutec MC3+USB, which requires extreme high precision power rating and current for high sensitive devices.

We would like to share some listening impression with reference IX2000 vs DELA C1 DAC cable with respect to reference grade Taiko Switch and Taiko Extreme Server. 😃 The IX2000 is the upgrade option and sound much better when compared with DELA C1 DAC Cable. Purchase Link

We would like to share some listening impression for NETone. 😁 The Audiophile is using the Black Edition with Giesemann Clock Sync Module MKII with internal Femtoclock. The below order is Special Black Edition with the function of external 10M Master Clock and auto switching to internal FemtoClock when there is no external 10M signal detected. The latest developed Giesemann Clock Sync Module (GCSM) MKII will be utilities this functions. Please feel free to forward the discount code for all audiophile's friends. This is time to upgrade and unlock the performance on streaming music. 😄 Discount Code: PA1 Purchase Link

We are delighted to recieve some positive feedback or first impression on ADS1 DAC Cable. The PA1 is on the way to Audiophile for further sound improvements. Purcahse Link for ADS1 DAC Cable Purchase Link for PA1

It is quite surprise, we received more orders for the Black Edition. 😊 The order from 10-July is testing on progress and will be ready to dispatch to post office next Monday. Have a nice weekend. Please feel free to forward the discount code for all audiophile's friends. This is time to upgrade and unlock the performance on streaming music. 😄 Discount Code: PA1 Purchase Link for NEW BLACK Edition

The new length of 1.5M is optimal length on sounding for Audiophiles. 😁 The new order is ready to dispatch today.

The group buy is processing and work in progress now, and will be ready to dispatch tomorrow. Thanks and have a nice day. 😀

Hi! Ulrich, The SkewClear technology will be applied for Amphenol ADS1 cable as decribled. This is unique and leading technolgy to provide lowest crosstalk in high speed transmission in cables. https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/18/1/New SKEWCLEAR Brochure 2-25-02-8977.pdf We just check the order for you, it was dispatch to postoffice yesterday and we are quite excited and believed you will be impressed with the sound performance. 😊 Thanks and have a nice day. Best Regards, Adrian AfterDark.

AfterDark. Project ClayX Black Lake Extreme Carbon Fiber Woven USB Type C Cable The design is based on the unique material on outer layer, selection on USB cable, the wiring arrangement is re-designed for connecting USB Type C, the grounding arrangement and the brand selection on the USB plug will provide the best contact on the USB Port for USB DAC. There will be choices of USB A to USB B and USB A to USB Type C Purchase Link Specification: One Layer of Carbon Fiber Shielding (CFS) woven for EMI shielding and Two Layers of aluminum foils for high frequency effective shielding: This will prevent external noise from getting to the signal conductors, shields the shield of the cable to further prevent the ingress of noise (RFI, etc.) into the ground plane. Silver Plated 99.999% Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) conductors High speed low-loss gas-foamed polyethylene insulation: high quality insulation for cables that has less impact on the signal and insulates the conductors well. Gold plated USB A to B or Tyoe C Connectors. Review: AfterDark Back Lake USB Cable got better sense of space in the sound-stage with exceptional clarity and delicate resolution reproduction. When designing the Black Lake USB Cable, we are very aware of how important a clean ground plane is in digital audio. Because it acts as the reference for every calculation of voltage in the digital audio system, the cleaner you can keep your ground plane, the cleaner your audio will sound thanks to the prevention of significant amounts of jitters and noise. The Black Lake USB is a big step to apply the Carbon Fiber Shielding to keep the ground plane cleaner and eliminate the noise by apply 3 layers of shielding, just to ensure the digital signal is always in optimal level. “Connecting the Black Lake USB brought a depth and timbre to my music that I haven’t heard before” The reviewer after listen to Black Lake USB cable. “Definitely, the Carbon Fiber Shielding do have very positive impact on any digital cables, like USB cable” After applying Carbon Fiber Shielding to the cable, the signal is unchanged in its overall character / signature, but everything just got clearer and more open. There was more space in the sound, both in the overall size of the sound-stage, but also in terms of the space around each instrument / sound. By apply Carbon Fiber Shielding (CFS), it improve isolated ground plane allowing every sound to be more accurately rendered by the DAC with no hash / background noise to muddy the end signal. Black Lake USB cable can help to prevent noise from reaching your DAC so an audiophile DAC will benefit from a carbon fiber shielding cable upgrade. In fact, any affordable DAC will generally handle noise worse than an expensive DAC so the cable may be even more important.

The very 1st batch of order is completed and ready to make delivery today. 😁 This DAC cable is warm, with sweet details and very balanced sounding. The reference IX2000 SFP DAC Cable will be one of the impressive upgrade when compared. Carbon Fiber Woven material for anti-vibration and EMI Shielding KARMET EMI Shielding + WA-Quantum Supreme Chips

New Group Buy Option for shorter length is avaliable now: 0.5M 😃 Purchase Link - Group Buy

The first batch group buy is processing and work in progress now, will be ready to dispatch today. Thanks and have a nice weekend. 😀

We are delighted to share the positive feedback from Mr. Ole, a Audiophiles to use PA6 with his SoTM sMB-Q370 Motherboard with Giesemann Clock Sync Module (GCSM). The PA6 is the advanced SFP card which is certified to accept all DAC SFP Cable including the following models: AMPHENOL DAC SFP CABLE ADS1 - AfterDark. Edition AFTERDARK. PROJECT CLAYX CONSTELLATION REFERENCE IX2000 SFP/SFP+ DAC LAN CABLE FOR AUDIOPHILES The PA6 Sound Tuning Tweaks can be download as below: PA6 Sound Tuning Tips and Tweaks for Intel Proset.pdf Purchase Link

Thanks!!!! More PA1 is testing in progress. The order purchased from 01 Jul May will be dispatched to post office tomorrow. 😄 All PA1 this batch are build in Giesemann OCXO Master Clock with GX16 DC socket. Thanks for the refereral friends. 😃 Purchase Link Discount Code: PA1

Amphenol DAC SFP Cable ADS1 for Audio Grade Network Switch (Group Buy for Audiophilestyle.com) The Amphenol DAC SFP cable will improve the perfromance on data transfer. Since signal transfer is so sensitive to vibration on SFP module, vibration countermeasures are most effective to reduce jitter and improve sound quality. This ADS1 DAC Cable is special industrial version for AfterDark. made from Amphenol for Audiophile. The Amphenol DAC SFP Direct Attached Cable (DAC) Lan cable, is well known and developed specifically for audio, taking a different approach from SFP optical cables which are "expected to cut noise from upstream" by focusing on the diversity of SFP. The Amphenol uses exotic copper wires for connection, and is designed to "connect SFP-compatible audio devices." The ADS1 DAC Cable will improve the texture and details of the music and we like the dynamic and very natural and refined sounding. The improvements with Amphenol is immediately noticable during our listening experience when we develop this product , we recommended to mix with the use of Finisar SFP optical fiber to achieve the optimal sounding. Group Buy Purchase Link Amphenol DAC SFP Cable ADS1 for Audio Grade Network Switch Audio Grade Quality Stamped EMI Ground Finger and the "T" Cable unlatching options with push-to-release Why Direct Attached Cable (DAC) is good for Audiophiles? A standard RJ45 cable comprises twisted pairs of cables that are accessed by a Bus interface called the PHY (Physical Layer). This is robust and reliable but not optimal for audio use. Twisted pairs are subject to impedance mismatch, speed restriction, pulse infidelity, crosstalk and external interference, all of which can be minimised by good engineering but not entirely negated. Th SFP Direct Attached Cable on the other hand, is constructed and designed to build with tighly controlled impedance, tested to manufacturing at 100 Ohms, without any impedance mismatch. As a result, the sound is much more natural and music is more musical. Most audiophile will hear the presentation is more transparent and alive sounding with much great space and air around everything, it’s not a subtle shift at all. The SFP completely bypasses the need for the PHY interface and allows for data stored on the music server with SFP NIC card to be accessed directly, with a commensurate decrease in data errors and loss, improving the sound quality of the overall signal. The DAC cable comprises of two twisted pairs of silver plated OFC Copper conductors rather than four in an RJ45 cable. The copper conductors is braided shielded twisted and each pair is individually screened and the entire cable is constructed with exacting precision to ensure that the technical benefits of the design are achieved in reality. This makes the ADS1 DAC cable with much higher bandwidth 14Gbps vs 10Gbps. Low cross-talk and pair to pair skew with Amphenol SkewClear® Twinax Wire The benefits of improving the data integrity (often referred to as the ‘eye pattern’) is that the demands placed on the decoding hardware are reduced as less reinterpretation and reconstruction work is required, yielding further sound benefits in overall audio quality. The DAC cable is designed to reflect the requirements of transmitting digital audio where stability and minimising errors are more important than out and out transmission rates. The cable is used between AfterDark. NETone Switch or PA2 fitted with SFP sockets and the matching connections on the Buffalo BS-2016 SFP network switches, creating an ultra-high-quality link between the two devices that is almost wholly immune to outside interference. The SFP DAC Cable enables to supply the finest connectivity and interface between its components that far outweighs off the shelf alternative connectivity options, delivering performance that simply isn’t possible with less sophisticated network hardware. A plug-and-play solution, the SFP DAC Cable can be used with most audio hardware equipped with SFP ports such as Aurender, HiFi Rose, Linn Klimax DSM, Taiko Audio SGM Extreme / Extreme switch, SFORZATO DSP-Columba, DSP-Corvus, DST-Lepus, UpTone EtherREGEN, Mirotik SFP Switch, Cisco SFP Switch, and Intel NIC. The signature blue protective cap for Amphenol DAC Cable Group Buy Purchase Link Method 1: Product details: Optimized for New NETone switch with built-in SFP optical bridge connected to a single clean output Ethernet Silver plated OFC copper conductors for excellent signal intergrity. Audiophile grade Direct Attach Cable (DAC) for highest quality data trasfer SFPs abstract the connection to the module to support a variety of cable formats, but direct attach cables directly connect SFP ports without conversion in the module. Compared to RJ-45, which needs to support a variety of connections, and optical fiber, which needs to perform optical encoding and decoding, there is no overhead processing, making it an extremely simple and straightforward configuration. The four internal cable conductors are made of silver-plated OFC copper solid wire. The structure is designed and built ultiizing a shielded twisted pair construction. Low differential to common mode conversion Industry-leading within pair time delay skew Ultra low latency for Audio Applications Foam perimary insulation utilizes uniform, small cell structure for exceptional performance. KARMET EMI Shielding material on the side of SFP connectors for extra shielding. Heavy modified with tweaks for sound optimisation KARMET EMI Shielding material on the side on SFP connectors for extra shielding for Audio Application. Electrical Performance 100 Ohm Impedance Applications up to 14Gb/s per lane 14 Ghz clean performance Cable Structure Silver-plated AWG30 OFC solid wire Connector Shape Gold Plated SFP/SFP+ Module Cable length 0.5M / 1.5M / 2.5M Weight Approx. 450-980g Compatiable devices All AfterDark. products includes PA1, PA5, PA6, S2 etc. UpTone EtherREGEN Buffalo GS2016 DELA S100, N1, N5, S10, S100/2 Cisco, HP enterprise Switch, Linn KLIMAX DSM SFORZATO DSP-Columba, DSP-Corvus, DST-Lepus SOULNOTE Z-3, TAIKO AUDIO SGM Extreme / Extreme Switch Transmission speed 1000Mbps / 10G