Audio GD R8 MK2 DAC


I was wondering if anyone has experience with Audio GD 
On the Audio Science pages this brand has got a very bad wrap ,saying fake specifications 
and poor quality ,on YouTube the R7mk2 got a very good review .
wally has this dac for just under $2k  he says it is much better then the Denafrips pontusmk2
The Audio gdR8 mk2 does look very well built and weighs over 30 lbs 3 Rcore transformers and a lot of filtering , this is very perplexing ,Wally says 2 year warranty in the US for repairs if any issue .
I see nothing for a trial period it is a R2R dac dynamics I am sure there is plenty of control with all the big power supplies but how does it sound ? No Reviews ,which is very odd. Please comment for anyone that knows the prior R8 or current model .
jimob

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Don’t read threads from idiots , most on Audio science are in the under $1 k dac club , which therearea few stars like the Aries 2 dac, Schiit has a couple ,even topping , audio gd is pretty decent but waaay behind the times in trying to change a filter or other th7ngs the internal parts quality is below average been there done That ,being in Audio-a Loong time  power cords for sure can make a noticeable improvement, measurements don’t tell all , and everythung needs some type of breakin , dielectric ,and metals have to settle in, as well as capacitors 

bare-minimum for any quality dac  $3-400 hours runin time.

My friend is a master Audio technician  and he says the vast diy community 
on the Audio science forum no Little to nothing about digital and the vast 
methods of testing ,at different  band  frequencies ,filtering , pink noise ,white noise ,he said don’t waste your time ,AudioGT especially with their FPGA for regulating the ladder dacs is the most accurate way of doing this 
And servos , and precision Rcore transformers are more quiet and less electrical fields then torroidal transformers . I heard The  exceptional Audio GD R7 HE MK2
with the 3 Rcore transformers plusPower regeration .the unit took a couple months to fully settle in but at   Under $4k. It competes very well against 
even the Holo May KTE dac, and I heard it head to head with theDenafrips 
terminator and the Audio GD flagship I thought was  more depth of image  and for sure  best dynamics I have heard I from a dac ,especially anything in this price. class,, and their lower priced gear are solid Engineering ,just compare 
power supplies with the competition  for example .
I will saythe  new AudioGD lineup is drastically improved.
The dacs  run at least1/3 rd cooler for the digital section is servo controlled.
land units that did have higher heat these filers they were stacking them with minimal ventilation ,there’s 2 sides to every story.
I just bought the R8 MK2 dac .I have had the experience of hearing many dacs 
this dac I feel is most musical of any dac under$2500 vs several well respected dacs like Schitt Yggsdrasil, holosprings 2 Denafrips pontus and on par with the
venus ,none are as good in the Bass or dynamics .just compare power supplies 
and capacitance for example.