Welcome to the Atrium family :wink: I have TT2 and Feliks Euforia Evo / Violectric V550 as amp. I agree that Atrium is really good with OTL tube amps. Euforia is a great OTL amp, especially after upgrading power tubes. For me, TT2 was the best DAC for ZMF headphones, used as a DAC for...

Personally I'd choose a cheap tube amp and the cheapest Chord device like a Mojo 1 over the TT2 directly. I've enjoyed every Chord DAC I've owned but never particularly as an amp. They all have extremely low output impedance which isn't great for 300 ohm headphones. I've owned every ZMF and...

If you will be using the single ended output, I can recommend the Sparkos SS2590 op-amp (two, with adaptor which Sparkos will see you directly; Geshelli does not offer it) is a step up from the SS3602. It is too large to fit the xlr outputs, which is why I asked if your intended use was...

Hey guys - casual observer of the thread here, thinking about DAC upgrades. I've recently came from a Chord Qutest and downgraded to the Mojo 2 for extra cash although I liked it. Which version would you recommend the most to make it perform closer to what I'm familiar with? And what kinds of...

Just checked my records, I got the Audio GD R-1 DAC (full clocks upgrade) 4 years ago and you know how audio memory goes so can't comment further than before, but I do recall the general sound sig. as I had mentioned. I have considered that mine could have been a rare fluke to this as an...

I was able to cut away a wider opening for it to fit, and it hardly noticeable.

$1.7k dac/streamer vs. $4k dac/streamer. I'm very happy with my R26! Especially with the help from this thread and the improvements that have been made since first purchase. Edit: YMMV

I have two of these so selling the one - Ideal for software upsampling from HQPlayer and other upsampling software. Utilises the Dual BNC connectors of the Chord Dave, TT2 & Qutest DACs. Doesn't work with non FPGA DACs. SRC•DX™ is a revelation for software upscaling: a low RF noise USB to...

Hello, I'm selling my Chord Qutest desktop DAC. It's a fantastic unit, and (as can be seen in the pics) it's in excellent/gently-used shape. I am the original owner, and I purchased it from Bloom Audio. Feel free to message me with any questions. Thanks! PayPal G/S I ship insured/signature...

This is different from my experience. Going Zen -> NEO (also adding Power Elite 15v) meant calmer and blacker background, improved resolution and denser tonal colors. As I see it, the NEO is first and foremost a streamer. Surely, the DAC is not an afterthough, but it's easy for iFi to add a...

i had both zen stream and neo stream in my experience neo stream is great as stand alone device. streamer+internal dac but when i attached it to my chord qutest not good as zen stream . in addtioan if you add ipower elite 15v and ifi lan silencer to zen stream it gose to another...

DAC is not very good. I use Eversolo with Chord Qutest and it's a great combo.

Are you sure of that? I read somewhere that using PEQ would downsample to 48khz (like Dirac or Audyssey do)

Glad it arrived safely and that she's good to go. Once you get the G73R in, plus the GEC U709 and the Valvos, it will really come alive. From your DAC list, one I would have reservations on is the border patrol, a lot of people find a little soft sounding from what I understand. Since the...

That’s a bummer my regular RME has regular RCA connectors and it’s a great pairing. It hugely benefits from the soundstage this amp can produce as it’s pretty flat in that regard.

I’m planning on getting the Cyan 2, but have my Gungnir for now. It’s really excellent, but benefits from an RCA to XLR adaptor to use the balanced outputs. There are a lot of used ones for sale that come and go. It’s an excellent match for the pendant!

I have been using the Audio-GD R-1 NOS for 8 months and its been a great time. It takes a lot of burn in time but the performance is really superb for the price. Honestly you have picked a lot of respectable DAC's. I don't see how you could go wrong with any of them especially if you buy used.

That is an absolutely gorgeous looking Pendant! That walnut burl is one of the best I have seen. From that list, I have heard great things about the Musician Pegasus. . .

Than it’s my mistake, I never use peq or eq, I thought I read it somewhere, my bad 😉

Holo Spring 3 KTE (or Holo May KTE) 😈

Sonnett Morpheus is excellent. Preferred it over the TT2 I sold after getting it. ZMF sells them (still I think) and occasionally in the classifieds where I got mine.

It is in, and it powers up. Good signs. Unfortunately, it turns out that my excellent sounding RME ADI-2/4 PRO SE has TRS unbalanced connectors instead of the RCA unbalanced I wrongly assumed it had. K, time for a new DAC - RME is up in the classifieds 🙄. I've come up with some options, but I'd...

It won't, there is no oversampling. If it plays 24/192, the DAC will go 24/192 even when using PEQ. I use Eversolo via USB to Chord Qutest, I have PEQ and it plays with the correct samplerate.

I have the same experience. If I just plug in the new DAC, I can hear a difference. But once I've volume matched and is a/b switching, I cannot tell them apart. I have tried ESS based DAC's, FPGA and I've got an AKM based on the way, but I don't think that one will make a difference either. I...

I am a happy owner of the S17 pro and wanted to improve the sound further by replacing my DAC Loxjie D40. I compared it to Topping D90LE, Gustard R26 and Chord Qutest. Exactly volume matched I could not tell the DACs apart with statistical significance in a blind test. I do suffer from some...