slex said:

I was into this until denaflips pop out. Its hard to beat on the pricing with balance output.

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i think this has a accs balanced output too http://www.magnahifi.com/index.php/webshop/product/agd-sing19

slex said:

I was into this until denaflips pop out. Its hard to beat on the pricing with balance output.

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Proprietary ACSS . You need a ACSS Audiogd amp to connect to. I do not know whether this is true balance though.

slex said:

Proprietary ACSS . You need a ACSS Audiogd amp to connect to. I do not know whether this is true balance though.

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thanks for the info. is there any other reason why you are going for denafrips? i really do not know much about tech and dac.

gunwale said:

thanks for the info. is there any other reason why you are going for denafrips? i really do not know much about tech and dac.

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Im going balance with jotunheim balance amp.

S19 in da house!
 
First impressions... This sucker sounds GOOD. 
 
I'll get some more time in tonight with my new ZMF Eikon and report back.

heliosphann said:

  S19 in da house!
 
First impressions... This sucker sounds GOOD. 

 
I'll get some more time in tonight with my new ZMF Eikon and report back.

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Cannot wait to hear some detailed impressions. I've been waiting for awhile to hear if this could sound on the same level if not better than the 1704uk counterpart. Maybe you can give some comparasions with other dacs you've owned as well. 

Mine arrived today also.  Just got it hooked up and doing some listening with the Milo and HE-6.  Sounds really good so far.  My initial feeling is that it's a bit brighter than the DAC-19, tighter bass but maybe a bit less bass presence. Seems to have very good instrument separation and spaciousness. 
 
I'm going to need some more listening time to see if it's going to be a replacement for my DAC-19.  I think there's a good chance.

astral abyss said:

  Mine arrived today also.  Just got it hooked up and doing some listening with the Milo and HE-6.  Sounds really good so far.  My initial feeling is that it's a bit brighter than the DAC-19, tighter bass but maybe a bit less bass presence. Seems to have very good instrument separation and spaciousness. 
 
I'm going to need some more listening time to see if it's going to be a replacement for my DAC-19.  I think there's a good chance.

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can you compare it with your ygg? thanks

astral abyss said:

  Mine arrived today also.  Just got it hooked up and doing some listening with the Milo and HE-6.  Sounds really good so far.  My initial feeling is that it's a bit brighter than the DAC-19, tighter bass but maybe a bit less bass presence. Seems to have very good instrument separation and spaciousness. 
 
I'm going to need some more listening time to see if it's going to be a replacement for my DAC-19.  I think there's a good chance.

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We're going to have the same setup! My Milo lands on Friday. 

heliosphann said:

  We're going to have the same setup! My Milo lands on Friday. 

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Out of all the audio gear I've bought, the Milo is my favorite.  

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Out of all the audio gear I've bought, the Milo is my favorite.  

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Nice. I'm can't wait!

tekk83 said:

Cannot wait to hear some detailed impressions. I've been waiting for awhile to hear if this could sound on the same level if not better than the 1704uk counterpart. Maybe you can give some comparasions with other dacs you've owned as well. 

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can you try the nos mode? thanks

Any updates? The Yggy seems to be the gold standard so any comparisons to that would be much appreciated. 

Interesting finding so far... After a couple 2 hour listening sessions my initial impression is that this new DA-M1 module in the Singularity 19 benefits greatly from being left always on.  Even after 2 hours warm up I don't feel that it has reached thermal equilibrium.  There is still a bit of sibilance in the upper midrange, slight harshness to the highs, and the bass isn't hitting as hard as I like.  Unfortunately, 2-3 hours is usually all the listening time I have in the evening, after which I normally power my equipment down.  So, last night I went ahead and left the Singularity on and it's been on for 24 hours now.  When I started listening tonight it was immediately noticeable that the sibilance was vastly tamed and the bass was much more present.  Overall sound was much more balanced and neutral, which is how Kingwa claims it should sound.  It's sounding better than it has the past 2 days, which is to say very, very good indeed.
 
I'm going to keep it on for a few more days and keep checking back to see if there's any further change.  Suffice it to say, I will likely just leave it on 24/7 as I do my Yggy.  

does it have a distinct sound? not really better or worst but something you will never get from a conventional delta sigma dac?