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Byrnie reacted to Vincent_Amsterdam's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.And there she is 🥰 first impression: desperately in need of burn-in time🕙 lets give it min 100 hrs for first critical listening session.
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Byrnie reacted to George Hincapie's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.He's right about the audiophile BS. The level of price gouging in this hobby is insane.
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Byrnie reacted to project86's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.Sadly I did not get to do any significant listening on the DAC 200 for this project, though I have heard it several times and do think...
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Byrnie reacted to Aibek's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.Gentlemen, today I connected CEN.grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe. I listened for a couple of hours to check if everything works. Then turned off...
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Byrnie reacted to Rayon's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.It would be so amazing to make this fight with Holo May, both fed by HQPlayer generated DSD1024. May is already so incredible that to...
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Byrnie reacted to project86's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.I went ahead and replaced my initial post of this thread with the full evaluation of the DSDAC1.0, including plenty of comparisons to...
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Byrnie reacted to jianhuideng's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.DSDAC 1.0 is a full DSD audio DAC because its final DA conversion process is on 1bit, not multibit. Any DA conversion process that is...
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Byrnie reacted to geoffalter11's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.I always go to Srajan's last page and read his conclusion as I can't follow his writing style. There is no doubt he knows his stuff...
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Byrnie reacted to project86's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.I've received a few components lately that had no batteries with their remotes. I think it's related to new(ish) rules about shipping...
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Byrnie reacted to project86's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.Thread cleaned up, let's try to keep it on track. Plenty of room for dissenting opinions as long as we all treat one another with...
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Byrnie reacted to Monsterzero's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.It really is. There are two pair that were both earmarked for CJ NYC but they didnt get finished in time. I don't think Zach is getting...
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Byrnie reacted to Pharmaboy's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.Never heard of Thuya before this post. Just looked it up: it's from Morocco, a relative of cedar, and it's beautiful.
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Byrnie reacted to taipan254's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.A few points: This is not the first, nor last, DAC that is both garnering positive feedback and has lackluster measurements. DACs that...
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Byrnie reacted to jianhuideng's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.In particular, this result is obtained by testing with a maximum input signal of 0db, the THD+N is 0.04%. If the input signal is...
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Byrnie reacted to Pharmaboy's post in the thread Cen.Grand DSDAC 1.0 Deluxe - ending point in my search for a new reference with Like.I think both of you (@Monsterzero & @project86) are being too modest here. IMHO, anyone who sets out to compare the sound of DACs is...