Hi, This is the first time I post a review and a link to my new blog. If the moderators want to move or suggest a different way to do this in the future, please let me know. So here goes: Inroduction: Volumio sent me their first in-house product to have a listen to and evaluate. They call it...

I have one on the way. Will get in in less than 2 weeks if all goes well. It should sound like the R28 DAC. You can find more comparisons to it already than with the R1. I don't know why there are so little written about the R1...seems good and attractive to me if you want a separate DAC. Will...

Hi! Have you or anyone else compared the D77 or any of the dual 9038 Sabre DACs to any of the R2R dacs? I would like an objective and preferably unbiased opinion... ;-) The late 9038 sounds great to me compared to previous versions of the chip. I am torn between the D77 and R1 to pair with my...

I am a regular Foobar2000 user. Assuming that you were only busy figuring out the R28 and fixing the sound and not doing anything else in the background with the GPU, that PC used very little power to do what you were trying to do. Its not the PSU. Although, I do agree with previous comments...

+1. NFB1 user, same experience.

I like to measure sensible spending against other areas of life (non-audio related) that would give me much more pleasure spending the same money on. For me personally the value is very difficult to justify at the levels beyond the R28 for a single piece of audio equipment. Cables should be...

For sure, I assumed interconnect cables are standard equipment for most people. But yes, some people believe in some serious snake oil cables and if you have to buy new magic cables it is definitely something to consider as some cost more than the R28... Although, I think @Currawong stated in...

I can add some more differences to consider between the R28 and NFB1/R2R1 Stack that is not necessarily sound and feature related: Size: @gLer mentioned that the R28 takes less space. It's not entirely true, but I know what he means. The R28 takes about one and a half the table space of a...

How about a mouse pad cut to the correct size? Then you have rubber and fabric. Will this sound better?

Hi, Please elaborate on this, I am very interested. Cheers, W

WOW WOW WOW! WHAT A BEUTIFUL SETUP!!! I hope and believe it sounds a good as it looks! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This is very exciting an I am looking forward to your review! Thanks for your contributions and efforts, very much appreciated!

When I need to upgrade some electronic device, I just leave it plugged in during a thunderstorm and then claim for it the next day.. :yum: Just joking off course..

I have surge protection in place, but nothing protects against a close by lightning strike. I have lost stuff before that was not even connected... I have a PC board that has no copper tracks left on it.. all burned up with a strike NEXT to the house. Just an induced electric spike. Don't take...

About the conversation about leaving gear powered on, here is a good explanation: I think the only real consideration should be if you are OK with your power bill when all your equipment runs permanently. I would guess the equipment is much more expensive to repair/service than the power...

That is basically how I use my NFB1. I have the Breeze DAC feeding the NFB1 and then from there I pre-out to my Woo WA3 tube amp for when I feel like tubes. It works really well. I have no doubt feeding powered monitors would work excellent. You can set the monitors at a relatively high level or...

Yes, its still very new. Will keep that in mind thanks.

Hi A! Yes! Same here! Well, I had/have a range of DACs connected to the NFB1, comparing and swapping out extensively. Schiit Modi Multibit, NuPrime uDSD, Allo Boss Player, Allo DigiOne Player (feeding other dacs), Audio-GD R2R-11 and a Breeze Audio Sabre ES9018S DSD DAC. Currently, my...

Subscribed. This is about to get interesting! :) NFB-1 Amp owner here. Still trying to figure out if R2R-1 is worth it to get and complete the 1-stack. Since the stack and the R-28 are closely related, this will be very insightful indeed. Especially the DSD talks. My opinion so far is that the...

Pleasure! :)

Thanks for the response.   The link below shows that they were supplied at one stage, but I could also not locate an active seller. I guess, you can also retrofit other headphone pads if these are done and you don't care ripping off the old pads and reusing the plastic base plate.  ...

Hi All,   Just had a go at setting up DSD playback on FooBar2000 with my brand new NuPrime uDSD.    I must say, it was a mission. But eventually got it to work. Here is my system setup and the settings that worked for me.   Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, Anniversary update NuPrime uDSD...

Hi,   Did you get any good responses somewhere else? What route have you gone with and would you mind sharing your experience?   Would like to be able to give the pads a good clean now and again but very difficult the stock pads and I am scared of breaking something if I try to remove them...