[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: nOOb DAC advice

2005-07-23 Thread Jetlag
I ended up finding a great deal on a used Benchamrk DAC1 that was purchasd new in April of this year. The seller guaranteed me that it is in "new" condition. It arrives on Wednesday. I'll let you know the results once it is in my system. I will be running: server side decoding of my FLAC file

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: nOOb DAC advice

2005-07-18 Thread Pat Farrell
On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 04:24 -0700, cliveb wrote: > pfarrell Wrote: > > I love my Benchmark DAC-1, I've got a SB1g. > > > > Depending on budget, things like Larvy Engineering 44-96 Blue Series is > > also in the range, it is about $1400. > > Lucid DA9624 is under a grand. > Pat, your reply seems t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: nOOb DAC advice

2005-07-18 Thread cliveb
pfarrell Wrote: > I love my Benchmark DAC-1, I've got a SB1g. > > Depending on budget, things like Larvy Engineering 44-96 Blue Series is > also in the range, it is about $1400. > Lucid DA9624 is under a grand. Pat, your reply seems to suggest that the Lucid is somewhere near the same ballpark a

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: nOOb DAC advice

2005-07-16 Thread MrKegFlex
I've been playing around with a nice, used Perpetual P-3A I recently picked up. I've been really impressed with it but I haven't compared it to any of the other DACs mentioned. -- MrKegFlex ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.c

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: nOOb DAC advice

2005-07-16 Thread Pat Farrell
On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 02:30 -0700, Fifer wrote: > The April Music Stello combined DAC/Head-amp The Grace 902 headphone amp/DAC, a upgrade of the 901, is also getting good reviews. Its a little more expensive compared to the Benchmark -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: nOOb DAC advice

2005-07-16 Thread Fifer
The April Music Stello combined DAC/Head-amp (can't remember the model number) has had some stunning reviews and is probably worth an audition if you can track one down). -- Fifer ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://l