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Audio GD R8 MK2 DAC

I was wondering if anyone has experience with Audio GD 
On the Audio Science pages this brand has got a very bad wrap ,saying fake specifications 
and poor quality ,on YouTube the R7mk2 got a very good review .
wally has this dac for just under $2k  he says it is much better then the Denafrips pontusmk2
The Audio gdR8 mk2 does look very well built and weighs over 30 lbs 3 Rcore transformers and a lot of filtering , this is very perplexing ,Wally says 2 year warranty in the US for repairs if any issue .
I see nothing for a trial period it is a R2R dac dynamics I am sure there is plenty of control with all the big power supplies but how does it sound ? No Reviews ,which is very odd. Please comment for anyone that knows the prior R8 or current model .
jimob
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audioman58
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I will saythe  new AudioGD lineup is drastically improved.
The dacs  run at least1/3 rd cooler for the digital section is servo controlled.
land units that did have higher heat these filers they were stacking them with minimal ventilation ,there’s 2 sides to every story.
I just bought the R8 MK2 dac .I have had the experience of hearing many dacs 
this dac I feel is most musical of any dac under$2500 vs several well respected dacs like Schitt Yggsdrasil, holosprings 2 Denafrips pontus and on par with the
venus ,none are as good in the Bass or dynamics .just compare power supplies 
and capacitance for example.

media-sources
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I would not buy anything from underwood. His speaker are not very good but mysteriously get good reviews. Something does not smell right!!!!!!!

disc
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I’ve purchased several items from Walter over the years, including as recently as a month ago.  I’ve been very happy with his speed and service, and with the quality of the gear, each time. 

auxinput
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I have seen a few things that are useful from Audio Science forum. However, I have noticed that they are very firmly in the mentality that is common from traditional engineers: "if you can’t measure it, it doesn’t exist". They put a huge emphasis on distortion measurements, which we over here at Audiogon know does not actually tell you if a product sounds good.

I have seen a thread at Audio Science where the OP started a discussion on a particular piece of equipment and his initial thoughts on sound quality. He then went on to discuss how he wanted to see what the piece sounded like after burn in and different power cords. Immediately, there were at least 5 different forum members posting and telling him he was basically a complete idiot (i.e. "there is no burn in" and "power cords make 0 difference"). And then very soon after, they closed down the thread to prevent any more "controversial" posts!  It was unfortunate, because I was actually interested in hearing the OP’s impressions. I can’t remember the actual item or I would post the thread here.

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Don’t read threads from idiots , most on Audio science are in the under $1 k dac club , which therearea few stars like the Aries 2 dac, Schiit has a couple ,even topping , audio gd is pretty decent but waaay behind the times in trying to change a filter or other th7ngs the internal parts quality is below average been there done That ,being in Audio-a Loong time  power cords for sure can make a noticeable improvement, measurements don’t tell all , and everythung needs some type of breakin , dielectric ,and metals have to settle in, as well as capacitors 

bare-minimum for any quality dac  $3-400 hours runin time.

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