When you can't unhear !
So about two weeks ago I brought a dac home from my favourite dealer to evaluate over the holidays.
I have done this a couple of times but never been really impressed . This was different.
The DAC is soulnote d-2 and it's not going anywhere soon !
Had it in my system for about 5 days when a friend came over and we had a listen, he thought it sounded really good and asked if I had compared it to my old? I haven't. So I plugged in the other and started the same track . It was not subtle, it was saddening how big the difference was. Switching back to the soulnote and wondering about how to unhear that, but I couldn't so I sold one kidney and one of the children and I'm much happier now 😁
Jokes aside, anybody else had that " can't unhear this " experience and what did you do about it?
My former dac was the Matrix audio X-Sabre Pro MQA.
Have a good 2024 everyone !
Hi @lalitk The A-2 is very nie. It was hardly optimized, replacing a Halo A51 with surround pre pro, stok ables everywhere and old B//W Nautilus 802's. but it shines! I now have added an Elation PC, Auralic altair wifi streamer / DAC nad an elation Power cord. It shines already. smooth and sweet sounding, and plenty powerful. I am only there about every other weekend, so trying to not go nuts. I have large HO layout I have been working on for years. I could pm you some pics...
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+1 @coralkong if you look at my system, it was supposed to just be a second basement system to hear while working on my model railroad. I went to audition the Parasound Halo Hint 6 integrated w onboard DAC. The speakers at the demo were mid level Kef. I thought it sounded so so. then the dealer swapped in the Esoteric CD player as the DAC. I was blown away. I did not buy it, but I bought a lot of other good stuff once I had heard it. @iseland congrats on the D-2. I recently purchased a barely used A-2 for our weekend home, and it is amazing. I am jealous as to the possibility of a D-2 DAC with the A-2. I would need a streamer though I think. Recommendations for a weekend home @lalitk ? @chayro do you have an A3 with the D3? and of course the clock? how much better is it? |
