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Chord Dave - Missing soundstage width

Hi I am in the process of evaluating the Chord Dave.I have a Orchid dac and to my ears it has a wider soundstage than the Dave, but in every other aspect the Dave is the clear winner.
The Dave has height, depth and a way to make you feel that you are there. but not much sound outside the speaker boundaries.
Is my observation correct or does my system suck (;
Equipment: Primaluna HP integrated EL34 tubes. Tekton Design DI, A well treated room.Streaming with Tidal HIFI/Master
martin-andersen

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I had been using EmmLab Dac2 from 2001 to 2009 then I need a fresh air.

I auditioned Dave with and without Hugo Mscaler.

Without Mscaler, Dave is about same level as EMMLab Dac2.

But with Mscaler, it gave wider and deeper soundstage with more details.

Thus I bought Dave and HMS about one year ago.


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