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Poll Results: DACMini Vs. HA-160D

 
  • 47% (26)
    DACMini
  • 52% (29)
    HA-160D
55 Total Votes  
post #16 of 23
7/27/11 at 9:52pm

Funny, my search is now also between the HA-160D, the DACmini, and the Grace M903 too.


Edited by NeoDiNardo - 7/28/11 at 1:55am
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post #17 of 23
7/27/11 at 10:27pm

Decided on the Grace M903. Pricy, but ticks more of the boxes I want.


Edited by NeoDiNardo - 7/28/11 at 1:55am
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post #18 of 23
8/16/11 at 5:43pm

So... which has better performance?  

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post #19 of 23
8/17/11 at 11:13pm

I am interested too. Had a glimpse at Playback's review in progress of the Centrance, it says that the Centrance is reminiscent of Pass Lab's amp, transparent, detailed and organic. I just wonder if it could match the Burson in terms of tonal colour and richness.

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post #20 of 23
10/28/11 at 3:53am

I too am interested. I have a set of HD650's and a DACport, but am looking to upgrade to a powered DAC/Amp and the DACmini and Burson HA-160DS are my two final choices. Now to decide which way to go. The 160DS uses the same DAC and head amp as the 160D so a comparison should still be valid.

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post #21 of 23
11/5/11 at 1:23am
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Originally Posted by scottv50 View Post

I too am interested. I have a set of HD650's and a DACport, but am looking to upgrade to a powered DAC/Amp and the DACmini and Burson HA-160DS are my two final choices. Now to decide which way to go. The 160DS uses the same DAC and head amp as the 160D so a comparison should still be valid.



Anybody? Should be a few of these out in the wild by now.

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post #22 of 23
12/8/11 at 5:11am

I've tried both setups and feel that both are good but different. the dacmini is more neutral, with excellent extension both ways. i also found it more musical and has a really good midrange. the burson on the other hand is a tad warm, with good prat and excellent bass. i didn't feel that highs were as good as the dacmini though, and the soundstage was slightly small and congested in comparison with the dacmini. 

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post #23 of 23
3/21/12 at 5:27pm
Bump for any other comparisons. smily_headphones1.gif
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