Musical Fidelity V-DAC Owners? - Page 20

Besidss the facts that the V-DAC improves dramatically with at least 1 week of cnstant burn-in, the bass control on my gear is extremely pleasant - The bass is very well defined, expertly tuneful, well rounded and with the exact Ooomph i like. I have no idea how much your gear differs from mine or if it sounds uperior, but ihave atl least 2 rigs to judge.
The bass on my nearfield / subwoofer monitors was better than with my nboard 24/192 soundcard- Jimi Hendric Band Of Gypsys Video benefits most from it. The ridiculous low bass voice by Buddy Miles made my sub woofer go mad - the V-DAc tamed it immediately.
I can fell each bass note played on a good mastered Rock album. Talking bout prat or toe tappping - the V-DAC surpasses this easily too - When i listen to old Rock Hits from Dylkan or The Eurythmics, Bruce springsteen etc. I start singing along with all my lungs have to offer.

There are no surface noises with the cheap adapter, that comes with the V-DAC.
Can you improve that power supply or get better sound with expensive cables ? Probably - but that would mean quadrupling or tenfolding the price - is it worth the effort / money ?
Well this is a question one can only answer for himrself - I do not buy that cable hype, neither do I hunt down for all these 'solutions for non existing problems' the High End Business is taking advantage off.

These types of reviews are not helpful imho.

It is all a mater of perspective - If you want the absolute best buy MacIntosh's new DAC's or something in that price range...

One day of use - come on....

Good that you're happy with yours. Just try to accept the fact that there are some people who disagree with you. It's ok really, don't get frustrated or angry about it.

The unit I used was rather new. Probably played about 20-30 hours. Maybe the bass would've come better with more burn-in but I doubt that the difference would be dramatic. IMO there was plenty of bass but it slightly lacked dynamics and punch.

The USB input (add on for Bel Canto S300i amplifier) is in the same price range as the v-dac so the comparison is justified.

These types of reviews are not helpful imho.

What do you mean? My impressions? How are they less useful than your impressions? And how on earth did you get an impression that I'd be looking for the absolute best? Would I be testing something in £150 price range if I'd be looking for the absolute best? No, I wouldn't.

I'm just guessing that better PSU improves the unit A LOT. It doesn't have to be something that costs thousands of dollars to be better than the stock one, which looks and feels like it costs about $5.

One day of use - come on....

Do you really need one day to judge a hifi gear? I usually need 0,5 - 2 hours to form an impression about the gear I'm testing.

All in all, please don't downplay my impressions just because they differ from yours.

FYI: MF will bring out a PSU within a couple of months. It's part of the V-range and is allready advertised on the packaging of your V-DAC! So look forward to that: it's likely to be in the same price range (which IMHO is most reasonable).
Second, if this can help, I have my speakers (ATC studio monitors) single wired although they have separate connectors for tweeter and mid/bass speaker. If this is your situation: did you try to switch between the lower connectors and the upper ones? I enjoy better bass through the lower plugs. BTW: also the quality of the bridges is important (if you are into hi-fi): ideally exchange factory bridges by bridges identical to your speaker cables. Easy to make!
And yes, I am still enjoying the V-DAC (see my earlier review) and maybe, I will purchase the PSU in time.
May I add that I hear no difference between an optical cable (gift from a friend: don't know what it costed) and an expensive shielded coax cable (QED Signature). So, the latter will go.

Yeah I know. I checked the package myself and was confused because I couldn't find any info about the PSU. Now I know it's yet to be released.

I used USB-connection and my speaker rig for auditioning. My speaker rig has ProAc TR8 Signature speakers and Bel Canto S300iu amplifier (with built in USB-dac which I compared to V-DAC).

Reporting in again on my experience.

While its hard to be objective as my ears may just be getting used to the sound, either the bass is improving or my ears are getting used to it. It's improved on my 'pro' sound card a great deal and I love how musical it is. When I finish building a Millett Starving Student I'll compare it to diyMod 4G, diyMod Mini and the D2 as DACs, though I get the feeling it'll win .

Don't know if you tried the V-DAC yet, but how is the Little Pinkie? I can't find many articles / reviews about it. On this forum it are many 'for sale' threads and that is not very encouraging.

Am still loving the sound but gotta say I am not too keen on design of this DAC. The wires coming in and out of the side of this makes the thing look horrible on my desk as you can see all the wires

I love the sound and the design, now it is easy to hide the dac behind other equipment in the rack. Once connected there is no need to touch it anymore.

Little Pinkie Feedback

From the site that sells the Little Pinkie. 10 pages of feedback.

Rock Grotto Audio Forum - Little Pinkie V3i - first impressions

Yeah, i saw that, but i would like something a bit more independant

It's not like the owner is culling bad posts. I'm sure that if someone didn't like what they bought, they would post negative as well as positive posts. Maybe check with some of the sellers and see why they are selling them. Let us know what they say.

My patience to try this V-DAC is starting to wear thin. It is still not in the hands of Australian dealers

It´s kind of hard to lift up the negative points if you are about to sell something... Some are more honest and others I suppose and some are like me can´t lie lol. Worst salesman in the world ...

most do sell for two reasons though... upgraditis or they just thought the old gear was good enough or maybe better even

I am very happy with my Little Pinkie and now would not go without it. I should warn people though that in my view, the Little Pinkie sound is less euphonic than the cheap wall wart. My personal take on this is because the Little Pinkie makes the bass much more taught with much less flab, colouration and distortion and better timing. Once you get used to the more precise and clean Little Pinkie presentation and then try the wall wart again, the difference is quite noticable. Imaging was significantly improved with the Little Pinkie right off the bat.

I would certainly consider a Little Pinkie PS built specifically for the V-DAC were such a thing made, since it is pretty clear reading between the lines here that cheap wall wart the DAC comes with is holding it back. I would wager it is also probably responsible for all these PRaT issues if my experience with the Little Pinkie and XCan are anything to go by.

I guess the Pinkie fits the v-dac as well, they are both 12v so maybe you just need another plug. Or does it not work that simple.