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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    To my ears this is the defining quality of the M-Dave combination and what makes it so special, unique and worth it. I wouldn't like to be without my blumk2.
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Is this new capacitor board designed to be used in conjunction with a DC4/ARC6?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    It's a standard Dave version of the DC4. The ARC6 is still in development and I will have the option to upgrade to ARC6 spec. as and when it becomes available (I don't think its to far away). It had been burning-in for 24h before I first tried it. I've been told the full burn-in process can take...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    I've just taken the plunge and purchased a DC4 to go with my Dave. It's something that I've been considering for a while after reading the rave reviews on here, but I wasn't prepared to spend that amount of money without making the comparison first - fortunately Triode User very kindly helped me...
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    I have a BluMK2 with my DAVE and couldn't be happier. IMO the improvements are subtle and not night and day; I noticed straight away that piano, violins and lead guitar (when bending the strings) sounded more authentic, with added timbre. If the BluMK2 was taken out of my system, I'd miss it...
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    ASUS Xonar Essence STX II

    Yes, I fully appreciate that and tried it to see if the DAC on the STXII was holding things back, which as it turned out it was.
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    ASUS Xonar Essence STX II

    I've been an STXII user for a while, thinking that I was getting the best possible sound quality out of my Pc, but then I started to question this. I'm not knocking the STXII, it's a great sound card and I found it better than the Creative ones. I was feeding the analogue o/p into a decent...
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    Hugo TT 2 by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Zenlisten - many thanks for the link to the review; I'll watch it tonight.
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    Hugo TT 2 by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    Thank you for your feedback, it's given me plenty to think about. The new DAC will be for a second system that I'm upgrading in my mancave and will be used for auditioning new music to play on my main hifi and computer gaming. The source is a Asus Xonar Essence STX11 Pc sound card which I...
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    Hugo TT 2 by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    I'm considering buying an M-Scaler and Qutest combination and I looking through some reviews, I see one reviewer recommending that the Chord Hugo TT2 gives a better end result than the M-Scaler with Qutest, which kind of surprised me as I'm already familiar with the benefits that the M-Scaler...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    I have recently switched from using Ipeng to control my Innuos Statement, to now using Roon and my favourite music has never sounded so good. Until reading the last few posts, I didn't realise there was any difference in the software and had put it down to my hifi breaking in more as it doesn't...
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    Best possible way of streaming Amazon Music HD

    Thanks, I think I'll give it a trial.
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    Best possible way of streaming Amazon Music HD

    I have an Innuos Statement that I control with Ipeng on my Ipad. I've just taken out a Tidal HiFi subscription that I use with Apple Music to be able to download and play hi-res tracks. I'm not familiar with Roon, so what are the benefits that a subscription will bring to my setup?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    I had the opportunity to audition the Quadraspire QPLUS Reference Supports installed underneath a DAVE at a recent UK HiFi show. I was so impressed with the difference that they made (improved sound stage, more detail and better defined bass) that I've decided to go the whole hog and ordered an...
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