sunseekerespana
Responses from sunseekerespana
| Warm, lush and dark ... Dac up to 1.2K I would recommend the Audio Note kit 2.1 DAC. It is easy to build and has R-2R AD1865 chip (best sounding chip ever) and tubed PS and tube line stage. Very smooth and dynamic DAC. | |
| DAC Regenerator and Reclocking Devices I would recommend dropping USB out altogether and going Ethernet to AES or SPDIF. The Rednet 3 is highly effective in my setup, liquid and super smoothy, very undigital. The fact is USB from almost any PC or Mac and even many music servers is not ... | |
| Crazy to buy a 17 year old CD Player? An old but maybe good at the time DS DAC can be hammered nowadays. You are in for a treat! I would look for a used Audio Note 3.1 balanced. Great tubed R-2R DAC with no up sampling or filter, dead smooth and analogue sounding. Just real and IMO a ... | |
| I need a new DAC! Advice/Recommendations? I would look at the best R-2R you can find for the money, either used or new. Or build the ANK Audio Kit DAC 2.1 for a wicked tube R-2R DAC. | |
| R2R NOS PCM vrs analog playback As far as I know Esoteric is now AK4495S or similar in all models, so they have abandoned R-2R and gone 35 bit oversampling route. | |
| How Is MQA Fareing? jazzdc2 posts07-29-2017 3:29amMQA - is not worth time and effort. Consensus with my audiophile contacts is some things sound a bit 'better' will others a bit worse! Mostly it just makes things sound slightly different and NOT better. When I record... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD CH Precision demo was a disappointment. I fed it via Mac Mini optimised with 12V DC supply and SSD inc Audirvana. The C1 sounded too bright and edgy in the treble region for my tastes. Some smooth tracks sounded very good, but way too many AIFFS w... | |
| Speakers with warm treble and good bass Look at the Zingali range. They are hand made in Italy and use a wooden horn. Deigned for tube amps with low output they are superbly smooth and great bass but have the detail and speed of a horn without the forward or harshness you are concerned ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I look forward to hearing whether the DAC with volume direct approach will sound better than sending the signal through the AN tantalum resistors in the volume control of my zero gain, buffered preamp. It would also be fun to try the Adagio with ... | |
| Audio Note DAC 5 Special / Signature v the rest of high end? I built the Audio Note Kit 4.1 LE and subbed in some VH Audio CuTf caps on the output, plus rolled all of the tubes a fair bit. It is a great DAC for the money IME, and it easily displaced my EAR Acute with greater body and "feel" of all instrume... | |
| Audio Note DAC 5 Special / Signature v the rest of high end? I have heard the Audio GD M7, to was nice and great for the money, incredible for the money. It was not my style, but I can see why many like it. The Audio Note Kit 2.1b is not sold now, I think it is updated and improved to be the 3.1 SE or 4.1? ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Getting a demo of the CH Precision C1 DAC in a week at home. I will compare it to my Audio Note DAC 5 Special V2. Massively different designs so should be interesting.I also have the AMR DP-777 DAC / Pre-amp which has an R-2R chip and for the mone... |