Dura, I have one of these DACs and I find it sounds "fine", nothing amazing yet nothing bad. As I've already stated in this thread,when I A/B testd it, it sounded identical to a £1000 Primare CD21 CD player. (which is no big deal as my Xbox 360 once level matched, also sounded identical too)...

err yeah cheers.. I think I'll file this under placebo, sorry.

Quote: Originally Posted by Towert7 Even through my HD650 a year ago I heard the change between the GE 5670 and the WE396A. Doing an A-B-A was no good. Hearing the difference was easy when I listed to one for a week, and then switched out. If you have even more revealing equipment...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarKu Marc can you tell us which tube is used now in your Havana? cos stock one is not so great, you will need to change it with a JW WE396A for a maxxed Havana yeah it's the stock one , but since I can't hear a difference between two totally different...

Quote: Originally Posted by Towert7 What equipment do you use it with? Primare I30 amp , Dali Helicon 400 speakers , QED Revelation/Silver Spiral cables , all in an acoustically treated room (10x Gik panels) Definately no change in sound over time.

I got a havana about a month ago , I played it via the spdif from my Primare CD21 and didn't hear any difference at all... Definately no burn in as a month on it still sounds exactly the same.

Quote: Originally Posted by tourmaline mark303 must be the same as bigshot. they use the same terminology and troll in the same way. troll ? why ? have i said something that you dont like so you too react with petty insults ? this is an 8 page thread about how mp3 makes his...

Quote: Originally Posted by vcoheda why. because they both think that there is something better than radio shack cables. go troll somewhere else!!! boo hoo, pick your doll back up will you . at what point did i say anything about cables ? who give you the honour of forum...

are tourmaline and patrick82 the same person ?

i feel sorry for your hifi you have destroyed it in the name of being an obsessive unhealthy compulsive fidler.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarchi The funny thing is that of all the people crying foul, not a single one has given any personal experience of actually trying it. Ah, well....whatever. To me it sounds about on a par with the Naim CD3.5...not the world's best player, but very smooth...

i record from a Michell turntable ==> phono stage ==> emu 0404 using soundforge then zoom in and remove any large clicks as i find click remover software such as "clean" tends to reduce the trebble detail.

this whole post is a weird sarcastic joke right ? Quote: Originally Posted by Herandu It's old news, but not bad advise. The PS1 was manufactured on a large scale, making it a relatively inexpensive mass market product. The R&D cost that has gone into the PS1 surpasses even the...

can I ask what you are trying to achieve with your tweeks and why you have never taken the loudspeaker route ?

Quote: Originally Posted by Patrick82 I made these comparisons with the computer using the fat Valhalla power cord which made the differences between mp3 and wav smaller. No your hifi isnt revealing enough to hear the difference between mp3 and wav. Your power cord does not...