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03-17-06
I highly recommend the bel canto dac 1.1, at around $550 use ... Mwilson
03-17-06
Thanks for the great response, i'll add the bel canto to my ... Hudsonhawk
03-17-06
Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on the old channel ... Hudsonhawk
03-17-06
About the older ci dac, i was well impressed with it for suc ... Mwilson
03-17-06
The birdland odeon-ag. it's small (weighs about 3 lbs.). it ... Tfkaudio
03-18-06
I would add the scott nixon , audio note and audio sector d ... Gmood1
03-18-06
If you value music over hi-fi, you need to hear a nonos dac. ... Brooks
03-18-06
Gmood, the non-filtering, non-oversampling dacs are defini ... Hudsonhawk
03-18-06
My advice (worth what you are paying for it) it to treat aud ... Brooks
03-18-06
Brooks, a good point and well made. i'm definitely not af ... Hudsonhawk
03-18-06
Hudsonhawk - consider the audio mirror non-os dac as well ($ ... Clio09
03-18-06
Clio, are they still selling for ($500)? the website implies ... Sbank
03-18-06
Spencer, the website price has always been $999 for as long ... Clio09
03-18-06
Fwiw, i've communicated with an owner of the bel canto 2.0. ... Gmood1
03-23-06
Thanks everyone for your advice. i decided to take the plun ... Hudsonhawk
03-23-06
Good choice! these dac-ah's are about the best bang for the ... Flye
03-23-06
Hudsonhawk, killer dac, the huge difference i found with any ... Undertow
03-23-06
Thanks for the tip! well timed in fact, as i was just mulli ... Hudsonhawk
03-23-06
Well, i was also looking for an inexpensive but good soundin ... Bombaywalla
03-23-06
Bombaywalla , you should hear a dac like this with a better ... Gmood1
03-23-06
Toroid is better than a wall wart no doubt about it there br ... Flye
03-23-06
Which is why my latest digital purchase is battery powered. ... Clio09
03-23-06
I agree battery power has its strengths. i also feel a well ... Gmood1
03-23-06
Bombaywalla, please tell us more about your trial and inclu ... Sbank
03-23-06
There seems to be quite a few battery powered designs out th ... Fishwater
03-23-06
As a matter of fact on the power cord, we had 2 of the dac-a ... Undertow
03-24-06
Undertow, i noticed the same thing when i changed from the b ... Gmood1
03-24-06
Gmood1, this particular dac is the dac+ version implying tha ... Bombaywalla
03-24-06
I have to ask? where are you guys finding the dac + or whate ... Undertow
03-24-06
Hmm, i found their upgraded dac-ah here , which i found thr ... Hudsonhawk
03-24-06
Okay, the always quick-to-reply pacific sent me a clarificat ... Hudsonhawk
03-24-06
Which is to say, it's a new product that just recently becam ... Hudsonhawk
03-24-06
Great bombaywalla !.. sounds like you got a terrific deal on ... Gmood1
03-24-06
Undertow, just to clarify - the non-oversampling dac that i ... Bombaywalla
03-24-06
I'd like to throw out the possibility of the older museatex ... Mre2007
03-27-06
I've just ordered a non-modded dac ah from pacific valve. f ... Holderlin
03-27-06
Correction. the mod with the select opa627bp op amp is the ... Holderlin
03-27-06
Looks like they just updated their website. they've also li ... Hudsonhawk
03-28-06
I currently run a ps audio superlink gen. ii 18 bit dac. i r ... Chadburr
03-29-06
Spencer, gmood1 & anyone who might be interested: i finally ... Bombaywalla
03-29-06
I would compare the wadia hooked up via analog like it is an ... Undertow
03-29-06
Undertow, thanks for making the suggestion. i did think of w ... Bombaywalla
03-29-06
Bombaywalla, thanks for the little review...good stuff! nic ... Gmood1
04-02-06: Hudsonhawk
So, for those curious, I received my modded Dac-Ah and broke it in. All I have to say is, people aren't kidding when they talk this thing up. This is a genuinely musical, dynamic piece. It has a sweet, smooth midrange which does vocals exceptionally well; the imaging is "3-d" in a way I've only heard on higher-end pieces.
It's funny, I made a similar note when listening that Bombaywalla did while listening to his Nixon DAC - bad CD's sound *bad*. I've got two theories about this - I wonder if either these CD's have digital noise that's actually in the master, or these DACs are particularly jitter-prone.
Obviously I can't compare it to the unmodded version of the DAC, but I can definitely say that these things are the genuine article. It's the most impressed I've been with a piece of budget digital gear since the original Rega Planet.
Hudsonhawk (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
04-02-06
I’ve got to chime in here. i’ve owned an audio mirror for a ... Islandflyfisher
04-02-06
04-02-06: hudsonhawk it's funny, i made a similar note whe ... Bombaywalla
04-02-06
Good for you hudsonhawk! glad to see the non os dac working ... Gmood1
04-02-06
Bombaywalla, i also did some thinking about your comparison ... Gmood1
04-03-06
04-02-06: gmood1 bombaywalla, .......i'm thinking that so ... Bombaywalla
04-03-06
Yes bombaywalla the 10x factor works ok. i'm not sure this i ... Gmood1
04-03-06
Howdy mates...i also have a non os dac- the scott nixon tube ... Knollbrent
04-04-06
Gmood1, yes, 10k input imp of the next stage vs. the driving ... Bombaywalla
04-04-06
Bombaywalla, all your theories and hypothesis are great.but ... Gmood1
04-04-06
Gmood1, you must ask yourself. why use a preamp between yo ... Bombaywalla
04-04-06
Fair enough my friend..at least we agree on something.lol i ... Gmood1
04-04-06
Gmood1, i think that we have been agreeing on almost everyth ... Bombaywalla
04-05-06
Bombaywalla, what exactly is done to just modify the digital ... Undertow
04-05-06
Undertow, as i understand it, when mods are done that exclud ... Bombaywalla
04-05-06
Interesting... i got a little lost on the re-attaching the x ... Undertow
04-05-06
04-05-06: undertow i got a little lost on the re-attaching ... Bombaywalla
04-06-06
Hudsonhawk, i've owned the bel canto 1.1, ack dack 2.0, kora ... Gunbei
05-16-06
Long-dead thread, but since there was some question as to th ... Hudsonhawk
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