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Hi,



It's the little stack on the right. I had the headphones for quite some years...

Cheers Rich

Twinkies? Brrr... But I like Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, they are likely as bad for you.

TEAC UD-H01 DAC. Yay! TOSLink!

 

Any quick impressions of the Teac Dac? Was gonna check one out a while ago, they're cheaper now in the uk than when they first came out so it looks like a bargain! 

Pretty nice. It's a mostly plastic case, but still feels solid and substantial. USB(Async or not) requires some drivers for smooth running. Makes a slightly irritating clicking noise when you change sample rate or source though. Headphone amp section is ok, but I haven't really used it aside from a quick listen.

 

Easily worth the £149 I paid at Richer Sounds. :)

Thanks, yup I've bought some great bargains from R Sounds over the years. Teac have always made quality gear but there is stiff competition for them with items like this. Does seem like a bargain though.

It was between the Audioengine D1, Arcam rLink and the TEAC for me. The TEAC just happened to match my Asgard nicely so I jumped at it. I may still pick up a D1 for the laptop in a couple months, although I don't really take my laptop anywhere.

Haven't heard the D1 or Rlink but I've tried quite a few dacs in the bugdet to mid-price range and the best bargain I would recommend is the original Vdac (through optical) it really is quality for the price especially if you can get one 2nd hand for less than £100. My Rdac just beats it with a smidge more finesse and realism (at the cost of a little attack) but there is not much in it. The early Beresford 7510 are always worth a go too and can be got for as little as £60-70 on fleabay, very punchy with great bass.   

Yamaha A-S300

 

Those are sexy, do they make any difference in sound to you?

 

 

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Was considering one if these for my incoming Harbeths but the Leben got me. Love the looks of these units so much.


Can't use them yet. While curious as to whether I'll hear a difference or not I've never believed in cables I've tried in the past. No difference.

I make cable purchases for 'piece of mind' and aesthetic reasons. These speaker cables look about a million time better than bare wire.

I love how yamaha is one of the only companies (McIntosh aside) who's products still look very similar to the ones they made 40 years ago.

 

 

Yes good choice.  I use their power cables, speaker cables, HDMI cables, Coax digital cables, RCA cables.  Pretty good stuff.

 

 

My first lightweight tripod, should arrive early next week.

SSD and 8G Ram for the MBP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XTZ Divine 100.33 speakers, replacing xtz 99.26MKII. These are awesome..