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Xindak dac-8 anyone?

post #1 of 10
11/13/09 at 1:59pm
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cant find a lot of info on this.
any owners/ previous owners care to post their comments!?
how it compares with others, etc.

have found a UK supplier, hence my interest.
thanks
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post #2 of 10
11/13/09 at 8:02pm
I own one of these and think it sounds fantastic. It bested the Apogee Rosetta, Lavry DA10, Stello DA220, Monarchy NM24, and others I've had before that.
The only thing I don't like about this unit is the sound of the balanced(allegedly) output. It's just doesn't sound right to me. It's kind of thin and bright sounding. The single ended outputs, both tube and SS, both sound really great. Highly recommended!
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post #3 of 10
11/14/09 at 7:57am
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cheers
my "shortlist" is getting longer by the day!
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post #4 of 10
11/14/09 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by santacore View Post
I own one of these and think it sounds fantastic. It bested the Apogee Rosetta, Lavry DA10, Stello DA220, Monarchy NM24, and others I've had before that.
The only thing I don't like about this unit is the sound of the balanced(allegedly) output. It's just doesn't sound right to me. It's kind of thin and bright sounding. The single ended outputs, both tube and SS, both sound really great. Highly recommended!
Interesting santacore.I own the NM24,would you care to elaborate where you think the DAC-8 is better? Thanks in advance.
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post #5 of 10
11/14/09 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by alvin sawdust View Post
Interesting santacore.I own the NM24,would you care to elaborate where you think the DAC-8 is better? Thanks in advance.
did you buy direct from monarchy?
if so did customs sting you?
cheers
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post #6 of 10
11/14/09 at 1:44pm
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did you buy direct from monarchy?
if so did customs sting you?
cheers
Yes i bought direct from Monarchy when it was on offer for just under $1100 and i got hit for about £60 this side of the pond,if i remember rightly.
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post #7 of 10
11/14/09 at 1:45pm
I notice there is a DAC-9 out now.
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post #8 of 10
11/14/09 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by alvin sawdust View Post
I notice there is a DAC-9 out now.
thats just shifted the goal posts again.

had email from monarchy offering roughly same deal.
$1018 + $150 shipping roughly £700 + customs fee
i estimated customs to be about £130. making total of £830

had also been considering the cheaper option of a meier stagedac at £530,
plus a whole host of others including the xindaks.
as you can tell, i am getting knowhere fast
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post #9 of 10
11/14/09 at 2:21pm
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oh
and i forgot to mention the ,ever rising, number of cd players out there now with digital inputs!
far too much choice.
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post #10 of 10
11/14/09 at 3:28pm
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Interesting santacore.I own the NM24,would you care to elaborate where you think the DAC-8 is better? Thanks in advance.
I have owned both the M24 and the NM24, of which I thought the M24 sounded better.

I think the Xindak betters both of them, not a night and day difference mind you, but better. It's been a few years since owning a Monarchy so take this with a grain of salt. From what I remember the Xindak had better detail and better soundstaging. I think the bass was a bitter tighter too.

The Xindak DAC-9 looks good. It seems like they improved the USB input, which is a welcome advancement. It also looks like they completely re-did the chassis to match there other pieces. Interesting! I think I actually like the looks of the DAC-8 more.
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