Your amp has 50k input impedance so that shouldn't be a problem. I'd run it in a little more and then contact Gary Dews if you're not satisfied. The good news is I saw one sell here yesterday in about 20 minutes.
Borderpatrol Dac SE
I've been seeing this DAC mentioned a lot everywhere lately, hearing that it performs way above its price class, etc.
I took the leap and bought one. Mind you I've only broken it in for 48 hours but I'm at this point I'm not sure it will ever open up.
So far it has really soft and closed in treble with no air or decay. Mids are okay, bass is a little soft without great definition or extension. Imaging is ok but feels a little confused.
To be honest it's getting smoked by my current Fostex HP-A8. The Fostex is the design antithesis of what's gaining traction: a delta sigma AKM chip.
Owners: does this thing ever open up, or has the Sopra unmasked another pretender? If this is "analog" sound, I think I'll pass the next time I hear that descriptor.
System:
roon
Sotm Sms-200
Perla Audio Sig 50
Focal Sopra 2
I took the leap and bought one. Mind you I've only broken it in for 48 hours but I'm at this point I'm not sure it will ever open up.
So far it has really soft and closed in treble with no air or decay. Mids are okay, bass is a little soft without great definition or extension. Imaging is ok but feels a little confused.
To be honest it's getting smoked by my current Fostex HP-A8. The Fostex is the design antithesis of what's gaining traction: a delta sigma AKM chip.
Owners: does this thing ever open up, or has the Sopra unmasked another pretender? If this is "analog" sound, I think I'll pass the next time I hear that descriptor.
System:
roon
Sotm Sms-200
Perla Audio Sig 50
Focal Sopra 2
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Check out this post on another forum: https://hifiwigwam.com/forum/topic/126075-border-patrol/?do=findComment&comment=2209672 This user had the same kind of experience, and apparently Gary’s advice to turn the tube on and off periodically worked wonders. |
Hi Jon, No way, the Yamamoto is staying put! :-) Actually although I did like the YDA-01 better than the Sig 3, I wasn't comparing them per se as I have two systems. It's nice but it didn't wow me like the Yamamoto did. Someday I would like to give the Border Patrol DAC a try though. OP, please report back with your results. I'm curious to see how it works out for you. |