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Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC
Very very interesting Charles....I would have gone with the Total if I had the opportunity to listen to it before buying. Did you notice that Srajan mentioned couple of times that the Metrum tone is darker and richer. Now that sometimes makes me n... 
Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC
Hi Charles, I just went through the review of Metrum DAC. It definitely is intriguing and for the price is just surprising. One thing though, Srajan did not at anytime talk about the Metrum Vs Yamamoto in his review (sonically). He spoke about oth... 
Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC
thanks for that elaborate reply Charles. Really helpful. So, do you have the YDA01 (SS version) or the YDA01b (tube version) ? Which transport are you using ? Have you heard other NOS dacs like Audio Note, BOW Technologies etc ? 
Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC
Anyone ? 
Life after DarTZeel
I know this is an old thread but I am sure people are still around and would love to talk about their favourite darTZeel. I have never heard a darT but I can imagine and understand when people say it is "musically neutral" without any signature et... 
Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC
I have been following this dac for sometime and have it on my must audition list. Has anyone heard it ? It is priced very attractively at under $3k but how does it sound ? Srajan Eaben seemed to replace his APL NWO player with this dac, Whats in it ? 
Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ??
Thank you Steve. I am not really surprised by this price because high end hifi has always been this expensive and more. Cables like Nordost Odin, Siltech Emperor etc cost even more :-). I will want to listen to this Kondo DAC at the earliest oppor... 
Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ??
Steve, can you please post the MRP of this product ? 
Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ??
There are brands like Zanden, Jadis and few others who all have expensive line up of digital players but I also see a lot of reviews, user reviews and information about these players. Agree that Kondo may not be hungry fro reviews but reviewers ? ... 
Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ??
Glory, even the price of a Kondo DAC is not easily available on the internet. I read somewhere that it costs about 30k. Far away from my budget. Yes if I ever get to hear one I would definitely write about it. It is interesting that not many have ... 
Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ??
Interesting and surprising !!!Are there other brands like these ? 
Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ??
Dac's being built today can sound as good or better than the Kondo/Audio Note gear at a faction of the $$$.Know one owner of the AN 4x that can not listen to it as his Lampizator L4 Dac outruns it.Glory I agree with you that such a thing is possib... 
Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ??
They sell all they make and there's a waiting list to boot!The point is not how much they sell. In fact the fact that they are such a well known, well respected product should attract at least a few reviewers to review the product in their magazin... 
Warm, fullbodied, smooth, and transparent
Fusion Audio Romance IC is the one that exactly fits the bill.If it is out of your budget then the Solitone ModelX IC from Hungary will do really well for your needs. 
Power cords, AC line conditioners---preferences?
One of the best VFM power products I have used is the Monarchy audio AC regenerator. It can only support upto 150 watts so power amps are out of question but for CDP and preamp this one product is right among the best. The improvement in definitio...