novisnick
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Post by novisnick on Apr 10, 2018 21:19:22 GMT -5
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Post by mountain on Apr 11, 2018 8:58:06 GMT -5
I have not heard the pre box, but the price is nicer than the Mytek Liberty or the TEAC NT-505 (not sure if released yet in the US) which are about one grand. The TEAC is also reportedly Roon Ready and a network player. It has Dual monaural circuit design with a high-end AKM VERITA AK4497 DAC on each channel. You are familiar with the Liberty i believe. I’m just in the looking phase, as I will wait for Roon to do the first Mqa unfold (Tidal) and send to my Oppo usb dac, then listen, etc. (currently I enjoy Roon and it’s ease over Mqa capability).
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Post by creimes on Apr 11, 2018 10:29:00 GMT -5
Looks real nice, looking it over I thought it would be nice to grab one up here in Canada but amazon.ca it's $1121 yet amazon.com it's $399  what gives sheesh. Chad |
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Post by routlaw on Apr 11, 2018 10:32:19 GMT -5
I believe Music Direct has these for sale, was just looking at it yesterday. Looks like a great deal if its everything its cracked up to be, though at least one person stated it is nowhere near a "giant killer".
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Post by novisnick on Apr 11, 2018 10:38:12 GMT -5
I believe Music Direct has these for sale, was just looking at it yesterday. Looks like a great deal if its everything its cracked up to be, though at least one person stated it is nowhere near a "giant killer". My link was to Music Direct, never hurts to repost though. 😁 At $400. I wouldn’t think it would be a giant killer, but it could be a great add on to many folks looking for a DAC/Preamp in a very reasonable setup. Hope it’s underpriced! |
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Post by routlaw on Apr 11, 2018 10:45:42 GMT -5
Whoops, sorry didn't catch your link that was already posted. Good points though on the rest.
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Post by creimes on Apr 11, 2018 11:30:01 GMT -5
I believe Music Direct has these for sale, was just looking at it yesterday. Looks like a great deal if its everything its cracked up to be, though at least one person stated it is nowhere near a "giant killer". My link was to Music Direct, never hurts to repost though. 😁 At $400. I wouldn’t think it would be a giant killer, but it could be a great add on to many folks looking for a DAC/Preamp in a very reasonable setup. Hope it’s underpriced! Is there a benefit of a DAC processing the MQA instead of the PC software ?? |
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Post by novisnick on Apr 11, 2018 11:30:30 GMT -5
Whoops, sorry didn't catch your link that was already posted. Good points though on the rest. No worries, can never have too many links! I can’t recall the number of times I went looking for one from the past! All good mate!😁👍 |
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Post by novisnick on Apr 11, 2018 11:40:36 GMT -5
My link was to Music Direct, never hurts to repost though. 😁 At $400. I wouldn’t think it would be a giant killer, but it could be a great add on to many folks looking for a DAC/Preamp in a very reasonable setup. Hope it’s underpriced! Is there a benefit of a DAC processing the MQA instead of the PC software ?? Some DACs are hardware decoders which means they don’t require a decoded stream but they do a complete unfolding of MQA whereas the software unfolding is only one unfolding of the data stream. |
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Post by spom409 on Aug 8, 2018 14:11:21 GMT -5
Picked up this unit the other day and so far so good. Connected it to a USP-1. Using Roon and Tidal on Macbook Pro connected to USB of this DAC. MQA decode (on the DAC)working as advertised. DAC is recognized by ROON as an endpoint.Also connected a CD player to the Pro-Ject optical input.
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Post by bluemeanies on Aug 8, 2018 14:34:00 GMT -5
Nick...you should have grabbed my Grace m920 pre-amp dac/headphone amp. YES, more money but a great value with remote. Quality, made in U.S.A. Designed by technicians in the recording studios. |
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Post by novisnick on Aug 8, 2018 16:06:10 GMT -5
Nick...you should have grabbed my Grace m920 pre-amp dac/headphone amp. YES, more money but a great value with remote. Quality, made in U.S.A. Designed by technicians in the recording studios. Thanks bud, that was four months ago and I was looking for an MQA dac. The Grace has gotten rave reviews from everywhere I know. You’ve seemed to have landed on your feet with its replacement! LOL I know your enjoying the music! You may have heard I ended up with a Mytek Brooklyn and am amazed every time I turn it on. It too was made and designed for the recording studio. |
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Post by counterpoint on Aug 8, 2018 21:10:39 GMT -5
No mention of the RME ADI-2 DAC... I'm on the hunt for a new DAC too. I've been eye balling all the ones mentioned here but the RME seemed the most appealing to me. Waiting for Emo to release the new DAC before I decide. I have ZERO interest in MQA, though.
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Post by mgbpuff on Aug 9, 2018 10:09:03 GMT -5
The Project S2 Digital looks a lot like the Oppo Dac. Same Sabre dac and same look on the front except the Oppo has a USB on the front. Since the Oppo does not have MQA, I wish I had the Project instead. At $399, it's a no brainer!
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what gives sheesh.
