Thank you ROSE_LOVE,
I just sent you the email.
Hello @Rose_love ,
Thank you for your quick response; I was even surprised, well done!
I took two days to evaluate the different filters: 1.17, 1.24, 1.34, and 1.41.
- Filters 1.17 and 1.24 are the two best in my system (see my signature) in terms of tonal accuracy and reliability (information on the screen is sometimes missing on 1.34), with a preference for the warmer and more natural 1.17.
- Version 1.34 is the worst of all. The sound is as if loudness has been activated (the sound is fatiguing in the high frequencies, and the bass is, in my opinion, too pronounced; the vocals donāt sound natural and are difficult to place in space), and the soundstage loses depth. The filters are more impact than on 1.17 and 1.24, but the sound is off on all of them except for the āsharpā filter, which is slightly better.
- Version 1.41 is essentially the same as 1.34, but without the display bugs.
I tested it with the RS130 connected to the RD160 via fiber cable, standard USB, and I2S, but also with my Roon server connected directly to the RD160 via USB. The RD160 is connected to my Moon 700i V2 amplifier with high-quality XLR connections, much to the chagrin of someā¦
Iām curious to read the comments from TomT and other users who will test the different versions.
In conclusion, Iām very happy to have been able to test these four versions and especially to have rollback to 1.17, which is clearly the best for PCM. I havenāt tested DSD.
Bonjour Patrice,
Personnellement jāai connectĆ© mon RS130 au RD160 en HDMI IĀ²S et cāest cette connexion qui māa donnĆ© le plus satisfaction.
Le firmware de mon RD160 est actuellement en version v. 1.26
Quelle est la meilleure version de firmware du RD160 ?
Good evening Dominique,
I used a fiber optic connection (Finisar 1475 + Corning fiber) for a while, then the Amphenol DAC cable which I love, and most recently, I tried and bought a Dragon AQ HDMI cableāitās absolutely fantastic.
In all cases, firmware version 1.17 is my favorite. Itās easy to test, it only takes a few minutes to update, and you can easily revert to a previous version.
As always, your ears and your brain will be the deciding factors. Version 1.17 is super stable, and I havenāt encountered any problems, except that it seems the DSD sources are reversed (left/right). But 1.34 is also reversed, and I havenāt tested 1.41.
PS: You should write in English, because youāre going to get ripped apart by some people who canāt stand it when you write in anything other than Englishā¦
@PatriceP
Thank you for your insightful advice regarding the RD160.
Sound quality will vary depending on personal preference, but weāll take your feedback into consideration and review it to see if there are any areas for improvement.
Thank you again for your feedback.
Hi @PatriceP and @Rose_love,
I upgraded to the newest version 1.41 two days ago.
I)
Sound-wise, I canāt tell if it sounds better or not but it gives me a louder sound impression in general.
II)
I used to turn off the screen completely for screen saver. With the new version, the screen now comes up regularly when I change songs manually or add new songs to the playlist being played, plus other circumstances I donāt recall.
I really donāt like this change to the screen saver. I set the screen saver to off because I donāt want to or I donāt need to see the information screen. Now it pops up again and again. Itās quite annoying.
III)
Within the 24 hours after the update, the device locked up one time after powering up. I needed to press the power button to recover it.
IV)
The Active StandBy now works. It didnāt in the 1.24 version. 
I am not sure to keep the new version or roll back to 1.24 yet.
Edit: I just rolled back to 1.24. It sounds more comfortable to my ears.