bill_k
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| Bryston BDA-3 Reviewed by The Ear: http://www.the-ear.net/review-hardware/bryston-bda-3-digital-analogue-converter , also by Soundstage: http://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/977-bryston-bda-3-digital-to-analog-conver... Hope these help! | |
| HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner. Charles,It would be extremely helpful to hear how both of those comparisons go, especially against the Bricasti SE since that's a more widely known product. I look forward to your further thoughts on the Holo DAC.Enjoy the tunes!- Bill | |
| HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner. I haven't seen anything specified regarding the type of I/V conversion circuitry used in the Holo Spring DAC, if that's what Charles is asking about. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD +1 on ctsooner's post. While many Yggdrasil owners want to believe that it's the best DAC in existence, in the real world it provides a good value but is not in the same league with some of the other uber-DACs being discussed on this thread. As lo... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Regarding the Chord DAVE, it is reported to be exceptional with PCM possibly even setting a new standard regarding its natural recovery of depth and decay. However its performance level with DSD is not at the same level, and to maximize its sound ... | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables Bob's Graphene cables are the real deal and well worth the wait! | |
| New Bel Canto REF600M using NCORE I haven't heard the REF600M myself, but all accounts I've read from those that have claim that they are a significant step forward from the previous BC models. The company felt so strongly about it to discontinue the more costly REF1000M since the... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Despite the reports of its exceptional sound, there is one operational issue I have with DAVE is described on page ten of its manual:Dave has two menu options specifically tailored for PCM or DSD playback. You can play both PCM and DSD music using... | |
| Magnepan's 1.7i c/w 2 DWM bass panels v 3.7i ahendler took the words right out of my mouth and is absolutely correct. I would only add that the 3.7i offers a real improvement over earlier versions in dynamics and more seamless driver integration. | |
| Tidal 60 day free trial They still offer a discounted value plan if you prepay for six months at $16.99 per month. http://tidal.com/us/try-now-c | |
| Parasound JC3+ or Audia Flight Phono I haven't had the JC3+ in my system, but can attest to the superb quality and sonics of the Flight Phono. It can provide enough gain for even the lowest output cartridges without the use of a step up transformer. The sound is very fluid and dynami... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD On the distributor's website it shows the DAVE's US retail is $16,000, but I recall reading that it's ~$13,500 without the machined base. | |
| Andra Day ! Very nice track, and the album is available on Tidal. Thanks for sharing it! http://listen.tidal.com/album/50163369 | |
| It's Back - Technics SL-1200 MKGAE I read elsewhere that the price is expected to be around $10K, much higher than many were expecting from Technics. | |
| Anyone extensively test filters on latest Bricasti Nice that someone agrees with me on an audio forum! ;~) |