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Reimyo DAP-777 compared to Audio Aero Prima DAC.

Has anyone had a chance to compare these two DACs and if so what were your thoughts?

Unfortunately, I cannot audition either based on my location. I've read stellar comments on both, but haven't come across a comparison of the two. The impression I've got based on what I've read is that the Reimyo CDP-777 betters the Audio Aero Capitole II - however, I'm not sure if I can extrapolate from this that the DAP-777 betters the Prima DAC.

I will be using a Sony SCD-777ES player as my transport and for SACD playback. I'm currently using an Ack!Dak for redbook but am looking for an excellent DAC with both coax and optical inputs. The optical inputs are so that I can feed it from my Apple iMac via AirportExpress.

Many thanks in advance for your help and advise.

Neville
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jwmin
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Hi Neville,

I understand that my posting is not an answer to your question, but I wonder if you could share your impression about Sony 777ES with Ack! Dac, which I lately consider trying. I also have 777ES. Just like you, I have AA Capitole in my mind for the future upgrade item, which is now out of reach for me. In the meantime, I want to either try adding a DAC to Sony 777ES or having it modded by VSEI. Which version of Ack! Dac do you have? I heard that v.2 is quite a substantial improvement over v.1x.

Thanks in advance!

Min
jwmin
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Hi Neville,

I appreciate sharing your experiences. My observation on SCD-777ES is very consistent with yours both on SACD and redbook CDs, except that the upper end of redbook CDs sounds rather sterile or dry than bright here. Your stated improvements by adding Ack! are exactly what I am looking for, and I am looking forward to trying Ack!. After I posted my question, I picked up a pre-owned Ack! v1.3a, rather than v2.0. I thought that with less than half the price of a new v2.0, I could give an earlier version a try to see how it works in my system. If so, then I will go for v2.0. FYI, my system consists of Harbeth Monitor 30 driven by Bryston BP-25 pre-amp and Jeff Rowland Model 10 amplifier.

Wish you good luck on your quest for the next level DAC, and please keep us posted....

Thank you so much again. Min
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