I've got the rega DAC for 6 weeks now. a few observations: - exchanging the stock powercord for a Belden powercord (30) with adapter was remarkably beneficial. usually i do not find big differences when changing the powercords, but the DAC and the Apollo I had before are exceptions. Perhaps the stockcord is unshielded? - in my system after a month it really seems to open up some more. Again remarkable, I usually find components reach their best within a week. - I used to prefer filter 5, then 2. But after changing the powercord and the opening up I find filter 1 the most expressive.
I love this DAC; since I went squeezebox 2.5 years ago I sold my Apollo and have missed it ever since. Since then I had in my system the Meier Stagedac, the MHDT Havana, the Audio GD Ref 5 DSP and the Touch's analogue outs ; all had their strenghts and weaknesses, but the rega DAC beats them all with its seemingly effordless natural sounding musicality. Like a friend of mine who isn't into audio said: the others all sounded square and flat, this one sounds round and deep. -- Dura ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dura's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39937 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84783
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