I had a Diablo 300 w/ Dac and I would say that the Diablo Dac is not even close to the $6k they charge for it. I had an Audiomirror tubadour3 and Holo May dac...both of those sounded much better than the Diablo dac.
Gryphon Diable 300 DAC vs. Lumin X1 DAC
Greetings folks,
I'm about to do an A-B test between the DAC in the Gyphon Diable 300 (integrated amp) versus using the DAC in the LUMIN X1 Streamer. I'm doing my best at understanding the architectural / technical / specification difference between the two DACs before I actually get it all hooked up for listening. This is working toward the potential purchase of the X1 as a streamer upgrade.
The Gryphon Diable DAC (a separate add-on purchase, btw), has a Sabre ES9018 High-End D/A converter, if that helps. Not sure what technical specs would be helpful here.
The Lumin X1 DAC has Dual ES9038Pro SABRE DACs featuring 140dB dynamic range. Plus a bunch more specs.
Anyway, would appreciate any insights you knowledgeable DAC-goners have about the difference in the two DACs. Anything significant in the architecture of the two, of the components they use to build? Yada Yada Yada
And no, please don't suggest any other models at this point. This is an A-B comparison right now.
Remember, this is just educating myself before the actual listening takes place.
Thanks in advance
I'm about to do an A-B test between the DAC in the Gyphon Diable 300 (integrated amp) versus using the DAC in the LUMIN X1 Streamer. I'm doing my best at understanding the architectural / technical / specification difference between the two DACs before I actually get it all hooked up for listening. This is working toward the potential purchase of the X1 as a streamer upgrade.
The Gryphon Diable DAC (a separate add-on purchase, btw), has a Sabre ES9018 High-End D/A converter, if that helps. Not sure what technical specs would be helpful here.
The Lumin X1 DAC has Dual ES9038Pro SABRE DACs featuring 140dB dynamic range. Plus a bunch more specs.
Anyway, would appreciate any insights you knowledgeable DAC-goners have about the difference in the two DACs. Anything significant in the architecture of the two, of the components they use to build? Yada Yada Yada
And no, please don't suggest any other models at this point. This is an A-B comparison right now.
Remember, this is just educating myself before the actual listening takes place.
Thanks in advance