Jeff Flowerday;695929 Wrote: > I'm just test driving this dac. Chinese made, Grant Fidelity is the > North American distributor which just happens to be right here in > Calgary. > > It's built around the: ESS Technology SABRE32 Reference DAC (ES9018S) > > http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Yulong-Sabre-D-18-Reference-32-bit-D-A-Converter.html > > My thoughts so far: > > Doing a quick input switch back and forth with my Rega dac, I can say > that vocals and instruments pop more on the d18. Slightly larger sound > stage that is a little more forward on the d18. Rega seems ever so > slightly veiled and compressed in comparison. The Yulong sure is > smooth overall with no lack of detail. > > Can't wait for it to get a few more hours on it the Rega is well broken > in.
Sounds interesting Jeff, I might have to pay Grant Fidelity a visit when I'm in Calgary this summer - do they have a good storefront with stuff on display? I must say that my first experience with Sabre DAC's wasn't all that positive. I used an Eastern Electric MinMax DAC Plus for 2 weeks. The tube stage on that unit was clearly inferior and noisy and I didn't feel the SS output was any better than the Transporter. Wondering which SB device you're using the DAC with? -- Archimago ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94135 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
