Quote: Originally Posted by apatN At least all the impression and reports are very positive. BTW, I'd loose the VDA-2. I haven't read about it enough, but around that price you can get a Benchmark DAC1. Then DacMagic vs. Keces.. Hmm, tough one and completely depends on the price you...

Bump? I'd like to hear some more sound quality feedback on the 131.1. Jim

Quote: Originally Posted by Lil' Knight If you don't go with balanced, the forthcoming Pico standalone DAC is definitely worth having a thought. Basing on Mike's impression, I think it'd be awesome. I'm not interested in a head phone DAC/amp but rather one for my speaker home...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lil' Knight If you don't have intention of going balanced, there's still better choice SE DAC out there. The only reason I chose the DM is it's balanced output. If it hadn't been for that, I would have chosen other DAC. I'm interested in the DACmagic...

Quote: Originally Posted by NilsenNorway 399$? oh sheit. No wonder it was priced wrong over here. List price here now before the hike is about 220$ Actually, retail list price is $449 with a "street" price of $399 here in the states. I haven't found anyone selling them for less...

Any more listening updates on this DAC? I'm debating between it a VDA-2 and a DACmagic. Any thoughts? Jim

Quote: Originally Posted by Jon L 300/302? Their current line is 303/300 and 306SACD. Their past line was 303/200 and 306/200. Were you feeding the Zhaolu with Cary as transport? Often, the transport itself has such a large effect on sound quality that certain transports make it...

Quote: Originally Posted by sid311 I own a Zhaolu 2.0 with the CS4398 chip and was wondering if I could replace it with a PCM1704 chip. I'm looking for a more detailed sound than the 4398. Any suggestions? -sid Hi Sid, I have a Zhaolu 2.5C with the CS4398 DAC that I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by aural1ty I'm going for the D2.5A with upgraded headamp. The cap bypass is simple to do if I want it and anyone can drop some LM4562NA samples in there. By the way I like the modular approach of this unit, that you can choose one of the two DAC boards, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bizzel I keep seeing people claim that the SB3 is a good DAC. That may be true for them but I found it was easily beaten by an old Marantz CD42 player and they're cheap as chips nowadays. Sure, the CDP is nowhere near as versatile as a Squeezebox but for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Herandu The Zhaolu uses one of the PM179X series DAC chip. According to at least one comment it is supposed to be a good chip. Why all the need to modify, and at great expense, a Zhaolu when you can buy something better sounding straight out of the box? I...

I found this post on AVS with a lot more info. It's not quite as mysterious when you find out who is building them and the technology it's based on. (paste) Inside Pics of the Beresford At http://paulberry.livejournal.com/75357.html you'll find that identifying markings have been scratched...

Quote: Originally Posted by Herandu The TC-7510 is an oversampling DAC. From what I understand, the chip details were erased in order to slow the Chinese down from copying it and selling it even cheaper before it could make a name for itself. It's not marketing: it's a fact of life that...

What technology (over sampling, up sampling, NOS) and DAC chip is the latest version based on? I researched them before buying my Zhaolu 2.5C and couldn't find any info so I didn't pursue it. If I remember correctly, the marking on the chips were erased. Is that still the case? I don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Crow It's amazing, isn't it? I have a ton more CDs in the crap-bin because of this. If the recording isn't just A-rate perfect, you become painfully aware of it. Sort of a mixed blessing, but now I'm hooked and could never go back to being un-zapped...