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Nuforce HDP vs. WYRED DAC1 - I have both

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7/31/10 at 11:15am
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I have a main hi-fi system in the family room and I do my headphone listening in a dedicated headphone only system in my office (by the comfy chair). 

 

The main system is Harbeth P3ESR's with a Blue Circle SBH as a pre-amp and MF Monoblocks.  Source is a Cambridge or Onkyo spinner and a WYRED DAC1. 

 

My headphone setup was just a cd-player into my tube headphone amp, the Soundquest SQ84-V2.   Recently I added an HDP to that setup and it is a huge improvement over whatever DAC is in my cd players, Cambridge, Onkyo, etc.   A HUGE improvement.

 

Last night I took the WYRED dac and put it in the headphone system.   As good as the HDP is it can't stand up to a thousand dollar dedicated DAC.   It was like 'Bambi vs Godzilla'.   The WYRED dac has way, way more detail than the Nuforce.   It wasn't close.

 

So.  Damn.   As long as having a little headphone setup was just 'get an amp and a source' I thought it was ok.   But now that I've been ruined by the sound of a thousand dollar dac I might have to fold up that headphone setup and just do my headphone listening in the main room.    Now that I see (hear) how good an expensive dac can be it's hard to justify having two systems.

 

 

 

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post #2 of 7
7/31/10 at 2:45pm
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post #3 of 7
8/3/10 at 12:57am

I don't have the HDP, but the modified W4S DAC-1 I have is killer. It's a musical revelation. Very difficult to tear myself away from, like tonight! Pairs very nicely with my highly modified DNA Sonett. 

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post #4 of 7
8/3/10 at 5:12am

^ What kind of modification were you mentioning about?

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post #5 of 7
8/3/10 at 9:06pm

Just sent you PM. 
 

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^ What kind of modification were you mentioning about?

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post #6 of 7
8/28/10 at 9:28pm



Can give more impression about your WYRED DAC1?

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I have a main hi-fi system in the family room and I do my headphone listening in a dedicated headphone only system in my office (by the comfy chair). 

 

The main system is Harbeth P3ESR's with a Blue Circle SBH as a pre-amp and MF Monoblocks.  Source is a Cambridge or Onkyo spinner and a WYRED DAC1. 

 

My headphone setup was just a cd-player into my tube headphone amp, the Soundquest SQ84-V2.   Recently I added an HDP to that setup and it is a huge improvement over whatever DAC is in my cd players, Cambridge, Onkyo, etc.   A HUGE improvement.

 

Last night I took the WYRED dac and put it in the headphone system.   As good as the HDP is it can't stand up to a thousand dollar dedicated DAC.   It was like 'Bambi vs Godzilla'.   The WYRED dac has way, way more detail than the Nuforce.   It wasn't close.

 

So.  Damn.   As long as having a little headphone setup was just 'get an amp and a source' I thought it was ok.   But now that I've been ruined by the sound of a thousand dollar dac I might have to fold up that headphone setup and just do my headphone listening in the main room.    Now that I see (hear) how good an expensive dac can be it's hard to justify having two systems.

 

 

 

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post #7 of 7
8/29/10 at 7:54am
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Can give more impression about your WYRED DAC1?


 



Seconded. The DAC-2 is on my consideration list so even impressions of the DAC-1 will start giving me some general ideas.

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