Enough is Enough
I've been looking at changing my DAC. I was considering Lampizator, Playback Designs, and Ideon. Recently a dealer basically told me(with the exception of my subwoofer and music server) my system sucks. He went on to say, I should sell my amps, preamp, DAC, speakers, and start all over! I've owned several different speakers, amplifiers, and DACs. I've attended shows and several different dealers show rooms. In fact, I directly compared one of the amplifiers the dealer recommended to a Rowland 625 S2 amplifier and preferred the 625 S2. I didn't build my system in a vacuum. I determined what I wanted to spend, listened and purchase what I preferred. I've been in sales and submit it would have been better to recommend a DAC that would improve my system. So now I say, maybe enough is enough; because no matter what I have some dealer will tell me it's crap and I have to start over.
drmuso,"From what I've heard from several YouTube reviewers I respect, the Chord Dave is a very detailed DAC." I think we have to remember it's a system. In my system the Chord Dave isn't as detailed as the DCS Rossini APEX. Every song sounds different in my system based on how it was recorded...some songs sound detailed, some sound laid back, and some sound fantastic. Depending on the system, a DAC or any component can sound very different. |
OP, what is it about the Chord Dave you don’t like? Do you use the ancillary M Scaler? The Dave is highly resolving and does so much right. I’m not saying you should like it. Just curious about what’s not working for you. it sounds like you might like tons of detail in your DAC. But I could be wrong. I just picked up a LTA Aero and am enamored. It might be the opposite though of what you’re looking for. |
