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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I would strongly consider the sx and either not bother with dsd or have a dsd dac.I anxiously awaited the release of a certain Jazz album to be available in DSD. It was recorded in 1958. There are many iterations of it, including a 24 Karat Gold p... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I presume that Bulgarian women are somewhere in the middle like your dac….?Well, maybe, depends on the mood. :-)But that is probably true when it comes to the little puppy DSD-S. When it comes to its big brother DSD-M, I am not exactly sure. :-)Be... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Tbg,Aplhifi-usa, you do know that BMC is a German company and that they have trained all their workers and make most of the parts within the company?Oh, sure it is a German company. But the product is 100% Chinese-made, at least from what I can se... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Well, IMHO, Trinity and Lampzator can be compared as German and Polish women. :-)Cold strict and quick, as opposed to warm slow and romantic. :-)My opinion of course based on internal pictures. Best,Alex PeychevAPL Hi-Fi | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Tbg,I still say the inexpensive BMC PureDac is the best.Though it is clear that the BMC is another Chinese-made product judging by the way it is built internally, I would agree with you that it packs unique technologies, unlike some "name brands".... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I were willing to spend $16K for a DAC I would certainly put the Berkeley on my short list.Fair enough Al, though a $16k converter should at least give the option of DSD64 via S/PDIF. But that is just my opinion, as well as the fact that there is ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve,Op-amps are far from perfect, even though the textbooks would lead you to believe it. However, like most things, the answer is "it depends". It depends on how the power for the op-amp is treated and what op-amp you are using. I have done a l... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve, IMO, yes. Implementation is everything.While I cannot agree more with you, sometimes implementations are not correct by initial design concept. I personally cannot approve the use of any Op Amps on the signal path. Yes you are using Op Amps... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Alex, you have a name for yourself modding transports like the Esoteric. What would be needed to bring it up to snuff, and similarly, would could or should Matt do to bring his Mini up to snuff?Agear, those are tricky questions, especially not kno... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, I've auditioned the Synergistic Research Tesla D2 coaxial digital cable and was impressed. Some say the D3 is even better. Link here:Synergistic Tesla Digital CablesAlso, please note that the DSD-S (as many other DACs) has RCA type connector... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, DSD-S will come back to you with its output stage biased with twice higher current compared to what it was before.Also now it has Zero oversampling for PCM, compared to 8x oversampling earlier. This made a good difference during experiments ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Tbg/Norm, Nice review you wrote on the Zilplexes! Link here: Zilplex Resonators Review StereotimesAs far as I know, Franck Tchang has pioneered the acoustic resonators. Link here: Franck's ResonatorsHave you auditioned both and what you think abou... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hey, my Kuzma is only 140 pounds but be my guest beating it with any digital, cost no object. :-)Paul, Sure I understand. Yes, the monos sounded better when I've auditioned them at the Munich show. Better in terms of a cleaner top-end and overall ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Paul, Alex,Sounds like my kind of DAC.. I'd like to compare your DAC to my Totaldac rig, but we can't all be as cool as Matt ;)A customer of mine traded-in a TotalDac few months ago (now with a new happy owner in Germany) and I also auditioned the... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, thank you for taking the time evaluating the DSD-S! You are absolutely correct when you said: "it is about accuracy and presence". Though I understand that certain coloration would be favorable in some audio systems, this is something you wi... |