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| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs To say what I did not like about the EMM will come across as harsh as it sets a high bar for comparison. However, to me it sounds very detailed but sterile. The John Wright modded Museatex bidat best EMM where it was musical and engaging but limit... | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs Socfan12 - They accidentally sent me a black D5000 unit which was replaced with a silver. I put 100 hours on it and it is perfect condition. They plan to re-sell the unit as an open box item. Talk to your local dealer or if you have not had contac... | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs Portland. Ore. Anyone in the northwest region reading this, I am always looking compare and post impressions of gear. Hard to gain valuable insight, especially as gear becomes more expensive. If I ask local dealers to audition gear they just laugh... | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs If there is anyone reading this that lives in the Nw region of USA and has a lampizator, I would love to meet up and a to b the two dacs. | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs I am very excited about this DAC, given my experience with Allnic. I have the L5000 DHT Linestage and A6000 Monoblocks. I hear great things about the H5000 Phono Pre. Give me a few weeks to burn in the dac, as the Sabre chip requires about 300 hrs... | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs Hi Joe,Yes, I did purchase it from David.It should arrive in a week or two. I will post when I have meaningful thoughts. | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs I am very excited about this DAC, given my experience with Allnic. I have the L5000 DHT Linestage and A6000 Monoblocks. I hear great things about the H5000 Phono Pre. Give me a few weeks to burn in the dac, as the Sabre chip requires about 300 hrs... | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs Hi Matt,I believe you and Albert Porter are close by. He has audition parties at his house and is a audio dealer. www.porterhouseaudio.com | |
| Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs Hi Matt,I would call David. I believe they have a demo for review in the NY area but that may be destined for a buyer already. I purchased one after selling my EMM DAC 2x. It should arrive in a few weeks and will be able to compare to my Empirical... | |
| DAC help For my tube rig Two to consider:Empirical Audio Overdrive SE with Paul Hynes Regs and CUTF caps. Won best in show at RMAF last year. Best my EMM labs. Very engaging. Non-upsampling dac (this is a good design)Allnic D5000 DHT output dac. Chip: ES9018K2M SABRE 32 R... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Matt,I am not sure if we discussed Steve Nugent's Overdrive SE with his final drive bypassing a pre-amp. This setup did surpass my tube 12K preamp and did so by a VERY WIDE margin. This is where Steve Nugent's dac really shines. I have since up... | |
| import duty sending used gear from Canada to USA I wanted to post my result. 3% import duty for non-nafta produced goods, new or used. For me $300. No other fees. I did purchase speaker new from Australia and there is a trade agreement and no import duty. No import duty. From japan and I underst... | |
| Know of anyone in NJ that can repair Musetex Bidat I would send it back to John Wright and have him modify it to current standards. www.museatex.com. I have sent mine in 3 times over 6 years and have an EMM Labs PS in my current model. Best the EMM Dac2x but as you know is limited to 20/48 and no ... | |
| what are the most commonly used audio outputs used I prefer fully balanced XLR. | |
| import duty sending used gear from Canada to USA Interestingly,I purchased a pair of Ambience 1600 reference series speakers from the manufacturer in Australia. Shipping on them was $1400. I received a weird message from the shipping agency that the customs were going to dismantle the speakers f... |