fatfred Wrote: > I am tempted by the Nos dac from derek shek as I think that this may > bring something to the squeezebox table. What I'm looking for I guess > is detail and natural presence. I have also been offered a Counterpoint > dac for slightly more money. Has anyone had experience with these? I am > not a rich man and want to make sure this is money well spent. The > transporter is out of reach today but will be edging towards one next.
I have the Shek DAC (see my sig)! It's been great. Derek is a great guy, too. I blew the regulator on my first one, by reversing polarity on my power supply, but I sent it back to him and he fixed it for me at no cost (just shipping). Highly recommended. A cheap way to go is to think about getting a ready-made kit to build yourself. The Monica DAC (diyparadise.com) comes to mind. There are a bunch of kits being sold over at diyaudio forums. For what it's worth, I'm now designing my own DAC (it's an upsampler). If nothing else I've learned a heck of a lot about how these things work, and I highly recommend that anyone really interested in these matters to research how DAC's work before plunking down big bucks. It may make you think twice. -- ezkcdude SB3->Derek Shek TDA1543/CS8412 NOS DAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26598 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
