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| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? I preferred the UD-701 sound over that produced by the RS-150. Given that sound of RS-150 was very similar to NT-505, advantages of UD-701 over RS-150 were very similar to its advantages over NT-505 (see post on 3-19-22 at 5:38 pm in this thread).... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? The second listening session at my dealer put the winner from my in-home shoot-out, the TEAC UD-701-N, up against the winner from the first session at my dealer, the HiFi Rose RS150. A Bluesound node functioned as the streamer. Audioquest Earth I... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? Okay. The results from this listening session were weird. Perhaps they reflect bad taste on my part, a problem with my ears, or a problem with the set-up. (However, in my experience the folks at HiFi Buys know what they are doing.) Hence, I will u... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? Onto to notes from DAC shootout at my dealer, HiFi Buys in ATL. First session compared dCS Bartok to Chord Hugo to HiFi Rose RS150. Setup: Not sure about how streaming was set-up. Selected music using Roon. I used same set of tracks to test DAC... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? @milpai I don't think upsampling to DSD from FLAC is possible. But this is at edge or beyond of my technical sophistication. On page 15 of manual, chart shows 44.1 kHz (FLAC) can be upsampled 8x max to 352.8 kHz. Delta-Sigma DA modulator sampli... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? @mantis007 You own/have owned some awesome systems. Curious if you have had a chance to compare 701 to PS Audio Direct Stream DAC. That's one I wanted to A/B 701 against but did not pursue in end because of dissatisfaction I see some owners exp... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? PPPPS I promised to comment on the 701 build. It's an absolutely beautiful unit. I ordered one in black. Thick black aluminum (?) plate on front with beautiful grain. Knobs and switches that feel great to the touch and respond well to your actio... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? PS The 505 had AKM chips. It was NOT the NT-505-X with Sabre chips. PPS Additional notes regarding set-up. Streaming was via Quboz. Most but not all tracks were Hi-res. Settings on 505 are thanks to tips from @nomorelandings and @bhvf : fixe... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? The TEAC UD-701-N was superior to the NT-505. It had all the advantages of the NT-505 over the Vault but in larger amounts. But none of the disadvantages. The NT-505 at times sounded bright and at moments glassy. For example, on Hamadoun Toure f... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? Home Listening Tests... NT-505 had several advantages over Vault. More detail. For example, on opening of Bruca Manigua by Buena Vista Social Club featuring Ibrahim Ferrer, the backup horns sound more like individual horns playing together on th... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? First will report on listening tests at home. My system is described in my profile. Set-up for tests is described below. Could not perform direct comparison of 701 to other units (new TEAC NT-505, old Vault 2) because my Audioquest Victoria RCA I... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? Qualification regarding report is the left channel of the UD-701-N was dead, so I could only do one channel listening with it. I have not heard of any similar or other manufacturing problems with this model or other TEAC products so I don't take ... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? Can report back now. Sort of. First, want to thank all for a thoughtful, informative, and helpful thread. There were a couple points that where the thread could have turned to mudslinging and I want to thank both parties for turning away from th... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? @nomorelandings Get your tag now. Trust not holding the lives of hundreds in your hands relieves some stress. Curious what filter settings you employed with your NT-505? I I have settled for now on fixed volume (line out) DSD 512 (Upconversion), ... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? @nomorelandings Thanks for notes on TEAC HR streaming app. @milpai Appreciate pointers to Dutch and Japanese reviews. @lordmelton Hope to check out Aurender kit. My dealer used to carry their equipment. Not sure if he still does. I located open... |