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| Oppo 93+EE MinimaxPlus vs Oppo 95? I am using an Oppo BDP-95 as a transport to an Eastern Electric DAC Plus and am very pleased with the result.To my ear, and in my system, the sonic performance is at a higher level with this approach than through the balanced outputs of the 95 alo... | |
| Oppo 95 with external DAC I am using a BDP-95 with an Eastern Electric DAC Plus. When streaming FLAC files through the Oppo with Asset DLNA, the EE DAC renders a much cleaner presentation with significantly better bass than the balanced outputs of the 95. I was somewhat su... | |
| Success Rolling Opamps in EE Minimax DAC I'm with Mfsoa on the OPA2107 opamps for the dual slots on the EE DAC. They get along really well with the LME49710 single opamps described in Doug's review. Perhaps even a tad better than the LME49720 dual described in the same review. BTW, Doug,... | |
| Success Rolling Opamps in EE Minimax DAC Doug, As you know there are two pairs of opamps in the EE DAC: Two NE5532 dual opamps for I/V (current to voltage) for tube and solid state; and two NE5534 single opamps for solid state output only.Operating the EE DAC with the tube stage engaged ... | |
| Success Rolling Opamps in EE Minimax DAC Doug, you have my nomination for the audiophile "tease of the year" award for 2011 (so far).Have you ever considered writing for Stereophile?;) | |
| Success Rolling Opamps in EE Minimax DAC Most interesting, Doug... which characteristics of the EE DAC's sound do you feel were changed by the swap of the opamps? | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? My reason for asking is that when I compared my CD transport to my Logitech networked source through the EE DAC, the CDP clearly produced superior sound (to my ear). | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? Bob, How does the Cary 303/300 sound as a transport to the EE DAC as compared to Touch? | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? Paulsax... I agree with you on the relative value of specs, but were you to compare a device with say 129dB of dynamic range to one <100 dB, the result would be most startlingly apparent, all other things being equal, of course. | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? The EE is spec'd at 129dB of Dynamic Range and listening clearly seems to indicate this is correct. Most dynamic DAC ever to grace my rack. | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? Joaco, the 90/95dB figures that you refer to are the signal to noise ratio, not the dynamic range, so nothing is "lost" between the DAC and the outputs.I keep the volume control set to maximum and will eventually consider bypassing it as I'm very ... | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? I've had the pleasure to own the EE DAC for the last seven weeks and find it to be an exceptional piece. Most impressive are its dynamics. The specs claim a dynamic range of 129dB and listening certainly bears this out.The backplane is flexible an... | |
| Why no love for Integra's? Only observation here, but the first poster to respond noted an Apogee DAC as a characteristic of the higher end Integra Pro line of processors... the Apogee happens to be a clock, not a DAC. And the DACs in that particular unit were Wolfsons.Opin... | |
| Why no love for Integra's? Jack... unless opinions have worked well in guiding you to audio satisfaction in the past, I would suggest that you wait to hear the DTC-9.8 for yourself prior to making any decision.The opinions of those who haven't heard it are just that, opinio... |