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post #16 of 27
2/8/13 at 1:26pm
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It's like" the size of an iPad mini
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post #17 of 27
2/8/13 at 8:49pm
Are you able to DIY? Many projects worth considering if you can handle the solder station.
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post #18 of 27
2/8/13 at 9:30pm
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I'm looking for a much larger unit, to stack my Little Dot MKii ontop of, sorry!

 

why not stack the dacport on top of the little dot?

theres also the $99 schiit dac

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post #19 of 27
2/9/13 at 8:10am
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Are you able to DIY? Many projects worth considering if you can handle the solder station.

I can DIy if needed, if it's not too complex, and there are instructions smily_headphones1.gif
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post #20 of 27
2/10/13 at 4:48am

As you don't mind DIY so long as there are instructions, I have a project (slowly) going on here for building your own discrete (no opamp) NOS DAC based on Lite DAC-AH. Is the DAC-AH case the correct size for your stack?

 

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?9121-The-Ozone-layer-modding-the-Lite-DAC-AH

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post #21 of 27
2/10/13 at 5:14am
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As you don't mind DIY so long as there are instructions, I have a project (slowly) going on here for building your own discrete (no opamp) NOS DAC based on Lite DAC-AH. Is the DAC-AH case the correct size for your stack?

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?9121-The-Ozone-layer-modding-the-Lite-DAC-AH

The NoS scares me a bit, as it's not the latest and greatest. I'm sure it's grea,t but my mind won't allow me to buy it frown.gif
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post #22 of 27
2/10/13 at 5:31am

This is the latest NOS DAC - built for sound quality but has good measurements too - better frequency response flatness and better HF distortion. Don't confuse 'NOS = no oversampling' with 'Nos = New old stock'.

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post #23 of 27
2/10/13 at 5:49am
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This is the latest NOS DAC - built for sound quality but has good measurements too - better frequency response flatness and better HF distortion. Don't confuse 'NOS = no oversampling' with 'Nos = New old stock'.

OH! Makes sense. Project seams complex though! Haha is the gamma2 an easy build?
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post #24 of 27
2/10/13 at 6:42am

Agreed, its not for the faint hearted DIYer. Dunno about the gamma2.

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post #25 of 27
2/10/13 at 1:29pm
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I'm thinking DACMagic by Cambridge, but I thinks it's out of budget. Tubemagic D2 looks good too, but, I hear it's only worth it with the OPAMP upgrade, and Thad put me at $289. A bit too much. This seams to be a bad price point, at about 350 there's the bitfrost, the DACMagic, gamma2 built, a few AudioGD's. At 150, there are a bunch of Amp/Dacs, and the Odac. At $250, there's nothing lol. Only thing I really have found is the non upgraded D2...


Any help is greatly appreciated
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post #26 of 27
2/14/13 at 7:39pm
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Bumpity bump bump... Sorry... Had to do it haha. Still dont know what to dooooo!

Thinking:
Audio GD NFB q5.32
Maverick D2
Gamma2, but prolly a bit out of price range
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post #27 of 27
2/18/13 at 2:54am
DacMagic plus gets my vote
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