Interesting, my understanding that Aqvox can hardly be called warm -
based on reviews, never had a chance to hear it myself.
What would be really interesting is to compare PS to Lavry DA-10.
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Another one to check out, the CIAudio VDA-2:
http://www.ciaudio.com/vda2.html
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Since Stella was mentioned earlier in this thread...
I noticed the Stella DA100 ( http://hifi500.com/product/da100.htm ) is
using the AKM 4395 dac chip. What I'm wondering, the Transporter used
the AKM 4396 dac, does that mean that the da100 might have a similar
sound?
The thing looks pretty
Check out the Digital Link III from PS Audio:
http://www.psaudio.com/products/digital_link_iii.asp
Apparently they're selling them faster than they can make them.
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USAudio;171792 Wrote:
Check out the Digital Link III from PS Audio:
http://www.psaudio.com/products/digital_link_iii.asp
Apparently they're selling them faster than they can make them.
325xi has has some similar sounding gear probably(Sim Audio family
sound anyways). See sig that reflects my
No, but I found a couple of measurements of SB made by engineers out of
their own interest. I didn't save the links, but I'm sure you can find
them...
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philodox Wrote:
How do you measure that? I'd be interested in measuring the jitter off
of both my transports. :)
There is one very sophisticated jitter measurement tool, called Google.
Try it some time. :)
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325xi Wrote:
There is one very sophisticated jitter measurement tool, called Google.
Try it some time. :)Ummm, ok. Are you just pulling jitter measurements from
manufacturers
websites then?
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325xi Wrote:
SB3 jitter on coax outs measured to be just about 100ps.How do you measure
that? I'd be interested in measuring the jitter off
of both my transports. :)
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heavily modded
Jenks Wrote:
The modified SB2 beats the SB3 simply by having a better tonal balance -
the SB3 sounding brighter, whether from the digital outs or the analog
outs.
Well, if they sound differently, at least one of them distort the
signal (more then the other one). In SB digital path the only
Jenks,
Your post is the first time I recall anyone reporting such a definite
performance boost from a non-professionally modded SB (i.e.
non-Bolder/RWA). Nice work!
I'm about to mod my own SB3 and was unsure how much improvement I could
gain without paying for pro mods. Feel very encouraged
Jenks Wrote:
Frankly I think you really need to spend more like USD2000 for a DAC to
better the modded SB2, amazing as that sounds.I guess that is the magic
number? :)
FWIW, Dan Lavry says that the Lavry Black sounds about the same as the
Lavry Blue. ;)
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Hi
How does the Lavry and DAC-AH (and others around that price range)
compare to something like the Bel Canto Dac2?
Im looking for a dac that can smooth out some of the High frequencies I
am experiencing with the SB3. The bel Canto was pretty smooth in my
system previously but now with the SB3
The Lavry is quite smooth, yet detailed and resolving.
I haven't heard the DAC-AH, but it is a NOS design I believe and they
sound quite a bit different I hear.
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Lyonesse Wrote:
How does the Lavry and DAC-AH (and others around that price range)
compare to something like the Bel Canto Dac2?
I did a careful A/B comparison of the DAC AH and the SB3 internal DAC,
using a pre-amp with an input selector. Unfortunately the volume
levels were slightly
Well if xand1x brings his stello to the meet I am having on the 5th we
will be sure to do a shootout. :)
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john grado
I have a modded Zhaolu - all the available mods from Eddie Wu except the
clock upgrade, plus I upgraded the internal cabling, changed the
connectors and put in a proper IEC receptacle.
I also have a SB2 and SB3 that I have modded. The mods in the SB2 are
- linear supply with voltage sensing,
Well, somewhere far-far away, on head-fi land someone had a good
intention to do Lavry vs. Stello comparison... ;)
I guess I have no choice but wait...
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Here is some information taken directly from the Stello website (for the
DA220 MkII):
Supports upto 24Bit/192kHz upsampling
- Sampling Rate Selectable: Bypass, 48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz
- True 24Bit Delta-Sigma DAC
- Digital De-emphasis
- Phase Selection: 0, 180 Degree
- On-chip PLL eliminates
Though I own the Lavry, I like this little bit about the Stello: Full
Balanced Class A Operation Analog Stage
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john
I just paid the $480 , but will probably get a duty bill sometime soon,
the other cost was the courier in the UK £28.30
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Just got my Lite 60 DAC from Hong Kong ( GR-Research ), $480US including
shipping to the UK, not bad in my book, never having used a DAC before (
apart from the obvious ) I thought the difference would be minimal at
best ( to non_dac_aware_ears ! ), but !, I am very impressed indeed,
pretty it
PKFox wrote
Just got my Lite 60 DAC from Hong Kong ( GR-Research ),
Have been very tempted by the Dac 60 - especially with the sonicap
mods, and exchenged a couple of emails with GR-Research.
If you don't mind saying, how much VAT / duty did you have to pay?
Look forward to hearing how it
325xi Wrote:
Anything known about this DAC here?
I have the MkI, and it's my favorite DAC so far (owned DAC1, DA10,
Aqvox). The sound was very marginally more to my liking than the Lavry
(more a flavor issue than technical betterment), but the build quality
is off the chart. I could hit
Well I picked up an old assemblage 2.7 signature dac. It uses the BB
pcm1704 (non delta-sigma) dac chip. It also had opa134 as buffers but
I knew I liked ad797 better so I switched them right away.
Let me tell you compared to that sceechy Zhaolu this thing is gold.
It also is much better
BeerCan Wrote:
Cross the Zhaolu 2.0 off your list. I hated it.
I was listening to mine yesterday, thinking how much I liked it, but
then I realized I was actually listening to the analog outs of the SB.
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Skunk Wrote:
It has balanced outputs, which I'm anxious to try with something.I wouldn't
expect much of an improvement with the balanced outputs on
the Zhaolu due to the way they have implemented them, but who knows. I
haven't heard anyone comment on them yet. Let me know if you do try
them
Cross the Zhaolu 2.0 off your list. I hated it.
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Somebody should buy Rajacat's Constantine DAC from him. MHDT makes
great dacs, and they fit right in the mix of cheap enough to gamble
on dacs in this thread.
-Dan
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Anything known about this DAC here?
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Audio Note is one to consider. 1.1 used is in the benchmark pricerange.
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325xi Wrote:
I'm planning integrating a remote PC into my audio system which
currently consists of SimAudio i5 integrated, SimAudio Nova CDP and
Revel M20 speakers.
So I'm almost decided getting SB3 (MediaBox MB200 is the only unit that
still holds me) and I'll need a DAC.
I'm
The head-fi'ers were ga-ga over the Zhaolu when it came out. Has the
clamor died down somewhat? It's not really all that special, but it is
cheap.
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interconnects-Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)-Parasound
Halo A23
ezkcdude Wrote:
The head-fi'ers were ga-ga over the Zhaolu when it came out. Has the
clamor died down somewhat? It's not really all that special, but it is
cheap.
Yeah, it was a 'flavor of the month'. The 2.0 is out* and as one
Headfier put it the hype machine is warming up. I couldn't quite
2006-05-25-14:45:45 Skunk:
I would still like to buy a non-oversampling DAC for comparison.
They're worth a listen. I ordered a stock LiTe DAC-Ah to hear what the
fuss was about (it's certainly cheap enough, and seems solidly built for
under $200), and I'm glad I did. My internal jury's still
I wanted a cheap dac to play with so I ordered a Zhaolu 2.0 for $162.00.
I do not expect it to compete with the truly top end but it should be
fun to mod and play with. I have about 6 sets of opamps I am going to
demo in it.
Personally I would never buy a lite dac. I have read many reports of
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