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HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.

Many manufacturers are going back to R2R Multibit d/a conversion, a good portion of audiophiles are saying it sounds better than the cheaper d/a conversion of Delta Sigma, (1 bit), Bitstream, Saber. etc.
And it says it uses dual R2R’s Multibits to support DSD natively!!? 

Product Description:This new DAC.”Spring” is the first design of a new era, a milestone for HOLO Audio’s own Jeff Zhu. It’s a full discrete R2R type of audio decoder and does not have off the shelf-DAC chip! This is a bespoke custom-designed core DAC module and truly a breakthrough with technology for any DAC chip today. The Spring is here to achieve new heights, new dynamics and simply a full spectrum of audio to please the aural senses. This Dac has been called the poor mans Total Dac / MSB / Wavedream / Chord Dave Etc. It plays with the big boys.

https://kitsunehifi.com/product/springdacbase/

Looks amazing inside for $1,700. Schiit Yaggi better watch out!!!!



Cheers George
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georgehifi OP
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For those here that have some digital technical and diy ability and who know at least some Ohms/Kirchoff’s laws, you can put together your own discrete R2R Multibit dac with volume very cheaply designed by Soekris, for around a couple of hundred bucks, and sorry they don’t come with "voodoo" fuses.

https://hifiduino.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/soekris-dam-1021-r-2r-dac-users-guide/

http://soekris.eu/shop/dac_modules_diyline_dam1021_en/

Cheers George






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jon2020
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..... I make the assumption we here are all mature adults who happily share information and perspectives and are capable of determining what sounds good to us.......
Charles

+1, Charles.
Good to know your Yamamoto DAC is still holding up very well. Enjoy!
J. :)
philipwu
214 posts
 
Thanks Charles! 
i understand your description and preference in sound, hence " no absolute best when it comes to audio components. There exist too many factors and circumstances involved including the listeners themselves" 

-phil 
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georgehifi OP
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Those of us who firmly believe that R2R Multibit is the best type of conversion for PCM, even though DS shows to have "some better" measurements
Here for those interested in it, is one of our Aussie digital guru’s opinions of the measured performance of this Holo dac, screen shot measurements are on the page before.

http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/110550-new-holo-audio-spring-dac-r2r-and-dsd/?do=findComment&comment=1727285

Cheers George
jwm
918 posts
 
I could puke. All this talk about specs and nothing about how it sounds.
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