Denafrips Avatar looks the goods




I really like what I see with this Denafrips Avatar, it’s looks to have the goods inside for the money, and no dvd rom slot drive or CD rom drive used either. Two transformers lot of separate regulators, many little caps to get lower esr than just big ones. lots of different outputs.
https://www.denafrips.com/avatar

And it uses a Philips Philips CDM4/19 swing arm laser, much better than rom drives slot or tray, just a little slower to read the TOC no biggie.
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB14vz0QFXXXXXpXFXXq6xXFXXX1/CDM4-CDM4-19-CDM-4-19-Brand-Part-HIFI-CD-La...

Cheers George
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I was looking to get one but then the repricing puts it out of my budget.
I’ll look for one of the old rated transports of yesteryear.
Yep, 35% increase, just not justified in my books. Keep it at $1698 and you’ll do well with it.
Schiit Audio threatened to bring one out, and you know that will priced to scatter the competition. And a US product with 14 day trial period, like all their stuff.

Cheers George
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When is the Schiit one coming out?
These are the old Theta people. They surely know how to make a good transport.

Yeah supply and demand usually make things cheaper, not more expensive.
Nope. Not in the slightest. If you have more product than demand, then, yes, the price should come down. If you have more demand than product, then the price could go up.

Also not mentioned are the supply costs for Denafrips. There's great competition amongst Chinese makes for the same products that are rebranded. It's still the wild, wild west out there's with little, to no regulation.

All the best,
Nonoise


mikey8811248 posts09-10-2020 2:26am@georgehifi 

When is the Schiit one coming out?

Don't know, but you can bet it will be cheaper with 14 day trial, and it won't be released at $1700 and then go up to $2300 just because they sell a few.

 
  These are the old Theta Digital people. They surely know how to make a good transport.
And yes they (Mike Moffat) really knows his Schiit when it comes to digital.

Cheers George