[philo50]

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Oh its that simple 

sure is.....at present I have a Metrum Octave mk2 connected using one of the RCA inputs....works just fine

 

[dan.gheorghe]

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Summary: Headfonia mentions one more time that Conductor has a crappy DAC

I don't really think so. Burson Conductor with a good usb interface is excellent as DAC in my opinion . At least they are consistent about this as in the first review about Conductor, if I remember well, they said the Conductor's DAC is not that good or not spectacular on which part I disagree. 

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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I don't really think so. Burson Conductor with a good usb interface is excellent as DAC in my opinion . At least they are consistent about this as in the first review about Conductor, if I remember well, they said the Conductor's DAC is not that good or not spectacular on which part I disagree. 

Mike (the reviewer) is somewhat inconsistent, he talks in length how both of them are good, just different flavor with Conductor DAC more in your face, with accentuated details and better PRaT, and then bam - V800 has technically better DAC

But this is headfonia, I never really trusted reviews from this site much, just another point of reference, that's it.

 

[Mediahound]

Yeah, I don't trust that reviewer/site at all. Others (and maybe even him) have said the Conductor DAC/Amp combo is the best they've heard, even though the DAC by itself may not be as good as other stand alone DACs. 

 

[Clemmaster]

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Yeah, I don't trust that reviewer/site at all. Others (and maybe even him) have said the Conductor DAC/Amp combo is the best they've heard, even though the DAC by itself may not be as good as other stand alone DACs. 

 
That's called synergy. This happened with my SA-31 + Metrum Quad which I prefer to the NFB-27 standalone for the Hifiman cans.
 
That's a matter of tonality more than technicalities, and in the end, I favour the former.

 

[citraian]

6moons said that Conductor has a terrific DAC so that's why it's always better to consult multiple sources

 

[Solude]

Several reviewers at 6moons to be more accurate.

 

[MIKELAP]

http://www.bursonaudio.com/Summary_Soloist_Innerfidelity.html

 

[Mediahound]

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http://www.bursonaudio.com/Summary_Soloist_Innerfidelity.html

Looks to measure quite well. 

 

[negura]

And it sounds fantastic, which is even more important (As good as measurements are). I am reluctantly selling mine, but I have upgraded.
 
Regarding the DAC part, I actually think it's as strong as the Soloist is in the amplifier world.

 

[formula1]

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Regarding the DAC part, I actually think it's as strong as the Soloist is in the amplifier world.

 
I think if they ever fix the USB problem (or maybe an upgrade) it will be close to perfect. 

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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I think if they ever fix the USB problem (or maybe an upgrade) it will be close to perfect. 

Wasn't there a new driver that supposed to address the problem?

 

[formula1]

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Wasn't there a new driver that supposed to address the problem?

 
And it does, but an upgrade is not a bad idea 

 
That way, we don't have to use an external usb interface. 

 

[driver 8]

The updated drivers didn't fix anything for me.

 

[FredrikT92]

I dont have any driver/USB issues on my conductor.
Using the latest driver