[gr8soundz]

The Holo Spring DAC is replacing my humble Resonessence Labs Herus DAC.

 
Nice setup.
 
Would love to hear your impressions of the Holo vs the tiny powerhouse Herus.
 
The Herus+ is still on my radar due to it's size/performance ratio. R2R dacs like the Holo are on that list as well but would be good to know how the ESS 9010 in the Herus measures up.
 

 

[Peaceofmind]

The ESS chip in the Herus still gets on my nerves after only a few hour of listening which is why I was looking at R2R DACs. The Holo Spring DAC L3, from a cold start this morning sounded punchier, quicker more extended on the top end than the Herus. After a few hours of play time, the Holo DAC got more mellow, which I like a lot. Right now, I'm only using my wife internet radio station on the Aries as back ground music to break-in the DAC, as I have read, one or two weeks is needed. I can easily say the Holo Spring DAC does sound better than the humble Herus, no surprise there. Looking forward to hearing the Holo Spring DAC as it breaks in and fully develops.

 

[rajacat]

Got my Kitsune Holo Spring DAC level 3 today and using my wife's favorite radio station to break-in the DAC. The Auralic Aries is feeding the DAC using Wireworld Starlight 7 AES. The passive preamp (Sonic Euphoria) and the class D amp (D-Sonic) are both fully balance designs, cables are Van Den Hul balance Second. All power cords are connected to a Hydra power conditioner.



The Holo Spring DAC is replacing my humble Resonessence Labs Herus DAC.

Beautiful rig! I think the Spring is a very attractive DAC. It has an unique look that is very classy without being flashy. The copper sides are anodized aluminum aren't they? I would think real copper would be cost prohibitive. If it's real copper, that would be very impressive indeed.


I like that it's a heavy DAC (8.5 kg) that you can hang heavy power cords and interconnects on without disturbing it. 


It also looks like they didn't skimp on the footers. They appear to be a set of three plastic balls contained in a base so that the unit is resting on the balls.

 

[rigo]

What is the height with the footers? Can anyone with one check? Thanks.

 

[Torq]

What is the height with the footers? Can anyone with one check? Thanks.

 
I'll measure mine when I get home later today.

 

[mscott58]

   
I'll measure mine when I get home later today.

Sweet. I had assumed the measurement on the site was with footers, but that might not be a correct assumption. When you measure could you also see how big the gap is, that is now talk the footers take the bottom of the Spring off the ground? Cheers 

 

[kolia]

If this pushes through, there will be Levels 1 to 3 in your meet. This is the besy chance to get the 3 levels compared. Very nice.

AFAIC I'll wait till the results are known. I'm not convinced that L3 is the best value. Thanks in advance to those doing A/B/C comparisons.

 

[rigo]

I never know if the height measurements that are stated on the product pages include the feet.

 

[Robert McAdam]

  Dimensions: 430mm (W) * 300mm (L) * 55mm (high, without machined feet), machined feet are 12mm additional
Net Weight: 8.5 kg
Gross Weight: 9.5 kg

This from wildism-audio-hk web site.

 

[rigo]

This from wildism-audio-hk web site.

I wish they were all that specific. That helps thanks.

 

[rajacat]

I wish they were all that specific. That helps thanks.

It'd be great if the designer had his own website where detailed photos and specs would be available for potential buyers. Most of the online sales sites are somewhat rudimentary, don't supply much info. 

 

[ZGojira]

This look like it could be the official site: http://www.holo-audio.com/
 
However, it is all in chinese

, so it might not be very useful...

 

[rajacat]

Thanks, I got Goggle to translate it. You gotta laugh at some of the "translation".

 

[ZGojira]

I should repeat

 
Given the url, I think that this is the official site. I could be wrong... so usual caution be taken

 

[rgs9200m]

How much heat does the Holo Spring generate (subjectively) when in use and when in idle/standby (if it has a standby mode)? Is it cooler than the Yggy? Thanks.