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| Discrete R2R Ladder dac from Soekris, Absolute Sounds review. Okay, FWIW.I am going from Soekris DAC direct to DNA-500 to Thiel CS5i's. No separate preamp. Listened to John Hiatt "Walk On", Adele "19", and Grant Green "Idle Moments". Not sure how accurate this is with Google Play Store "Sound Meter": So... | |
| R to r dacs Hi All,This seems to be pretty much a thread about $2,000 to $5,000 DACs. I have been researching in that price range as well and have been considering Bricasti, Metrum, Mojo Audio, and Schitt.However, just to try it, earlier this week I got the l... | |
| Discrete R2R Ladder dac from Soekris, Absolute Sounds review. Conrad Johnson 17LS2 preamp. I think, along with some Amperex butt ulglies from Brent Jesse, it adds a musicality to my system. | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well No issues charles1dad. Just trying to share a current live experience!I guess it would have to be an external PS with the Soekris. I mean it is no bigger than a hard cover book you might borrow from the library (I use a Kindle by the way as it is ... | |
| Discrete R2R Ladder dac from Soekris, Absolute Sounds review. Georgehifi,Okay, a new Soekris DAC 1421 arrived at my house yesterday. Right out of the box it was ugly - thin, one dimensional, and bright. Twenty hours later and I am starting to be impressed compared to my old Theta ProBasic III. More detail ac... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well Dsper I listen to an old (late 90's?) Theta ProBasic III DAC and use digital for CD's only. Sounds great to me...You can see my earlier post for this thread above.Anyway, I just received on Monday afternoon a new Soekris DAC 1421, which is sing... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well Dsper I listen to an old (late 90's?) Theta ProBasic III DAC and use digital for CD's only. Sounds great to me...You can see my earlier post for this thread above.Anyway, I just received on Monday afternoon a new Soekris DAC 1421, which is single... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. Soekris 1421 DAC. Trying this to hear what it sounds like as I explore options to replace my Theta ProBasic III. Ordered on Friday and they had it at the post office on Saturday. Should arrive this coming Tuesday. | |
| Discrete R2R Ladder dac from Soekris, Absolute Sounds review. georgehifi,What are we buying in that it weights only 1.5 KG?Don't things like heavy duty supplies, etc. matter in DACs or does this start to get into the law of diminishing returns as you pay for big power supplies, etc.?Just asking as I like my ... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k @whipsaw You’re doubling down on a dubious stereotype, and I’m being charitable with my language. I was in China ten years ago inspecting a potential supplier's factory.Arc furnace process with an overhead crane - dirt floor, no safety gear - har... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well I listen to an old (late 90's?) Theta ProBasic III DAC and use digital for CD's only.Sounds great to me and much better than the half dozen ESS DACs my local audio dealer let me audition at home about a year and a half ago.I was in his store yeste... | |
| Has Digital Audio Tech Plateaued - Is It Safe To Come Out Now? So...should I hang onto my Theta ProBasic III DAC from the late 90's or test again?I bought it for like $550 a couple of years ago after in home auditioning six or seven new ESS chip DACS that were just too analytical and bright... Just like Sota ... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. Don Sachs pre | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? Hi All,Not sure if this exactly fits with this thread but here goes. I had been experimenting a little bit with less expensive, old interconnects as I know nothing about wire and do not want to spend a lot of money on a mistake.I am running Thiel ... | |
| Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts? hshifi...What I have noticed is under $5000 you get what you pay for...paulcreed...$5000 will get started in the do all r2r dac's...Can you guys, or others, please elaborate on what one should expect to get at the $5000 level for a r2r DAC? Is it ... |